Is there much less caffein in tea than in coffee?
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Like the doctors told me, caffein is very bad for the kidneys. Contrary to what the other writers have said, I've always been told there is less caffein in tea, so I don't know what to tell you. There is decaf tea as well as coffee, which do you prefer? They taste the same as regular. Watch your soda intake, loads of caffein... especially MountainDew!
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no, it's not true. \ntheir religious tenents state that they MAY not, but they are indeed capable of having caffiene. \n\nas for the tea, your friend was possibly just poorly informed, or perhaps it was herbal or decaf.
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When I am sick, I switch from Coffee to Tea.\nMy favorite Tea is YUNAN from China - loose tea of course -\nI avoid Teabags!! You can squeeze a little fresh lemon juice into the Tea.
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The antioxidant content of various types of tea has been well studied. An analysis on 20 common brands of tea has shown that they contain widely varying amounts of antioxidants, which are known to help fight off cancer and heart disease among other illnesses.\n\nThe following teas were brewed for 3 minutes each and the antioxidant level is shown below:\nBrand of Tea Catechin content (in milligrams)\nCelestial Seasonings Green Tea 217\nLipton Green Tea 201\nBigelow Darjeeling Blend (black tea) 164\nUncle Lee's Green Tea 157\nStash Premium Green Tea Decaf 53\nTwinings Earl Grey Black Tea 46\nBigelow Constant Comment (black tea) 38\nBigelow Constant Comment Decaf 10\nLipton Lemon Iced Tea 0\nSnapple Peach Iced Tea 0\n\nThe overwhelming of all tea consumed in the U.S. is black tea. The processing method of tea may account for some of the differences in antioxidant levels. Green tea is commonly thought to have more antioxidants than black tea. This was often, but not always the case. Most scientists that have really studied this have found that the number of antioxidants in black tea is actually higher than what is found in green tea.
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I don't know anything about Tsaang Gubat Tea but I know a little about experimentation.  Have you tried to repeat the experiment using a tea that you are certain has caffeine?  This will tell you if perhaps your chemicals are outdated or something.  I suppose it is possible to find a tea with an immeasurable amount of caffeine although it's unlikely unless it has been unnaturally altered to remove the caffeine.
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A lot of decaffeinated coffee isn't really decaffeinated. I saw a story that a news team did where they took samples of several different "decaffeinated" coffees, some of which contained as much caffeine as a regular cup of coffee. I wouldn't trust a cup of "decaffeinated" coffee.\n\nOne to two cups of regular coffee a day can be good for you but be careful what time of day you drink it to minimize anxious feelings or insomnia.
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This might not work for everyone, but a cup of jasmine tea gives me a huge boost.  It's not just the caffeine -- other teas don't give me such a lift -- maybe it's the smell.  I don't get much caffeine aside from chocolate, anyway.\n\nIf you eat something with simple starch or sugar, make sure you get a little protein or fat with it. The simple starch will give you a quick boost, but will let you down fast.  The protein takes longer to kick in, but it will last longer.  Fat takes even longer to kick in, but it's a long-lasting energy, too.  So, in theory, a whole grain-cracker with a little peanut butter on it would be a great energy food.  \n\nJust don't overdo -- it takes energy to digest food, too. And that can pull energy away from your muscles and brain.
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I understand it does mess with insuline levels. Especially coffee. But tea--green or black--actually help you regulate insulin. So, if you need your caffiene and want better control of insulin levels, drink tea.\n\nConsider these quotes:\n\n"Researchers have proven that caffeine increase the body's release of insulin, a hormone that plays a crucial role in fat storage. And while many foods and beverages contain caffeine, none pumps as much of this stimulant into our bodies as coffee. "\n\n"IT BLOCKS THE ABSORPTION OF NATURE'S FAT--FIGHTING NUTRIENT: CALCIUM \n\nWhen research teams found that increased calcium consumption leads to decreased body weight, the nutrient became the hot topic among weight-loss researchers. The nutrient appears to stimulate a type of fat-burning tissue that's otherwise dormant. Great, right? Not for coffee drinkers; "Even though we may add a little milk or cream, each cup of coffee leaches away an amount of calcium eqal to that in one cup of milk.""\n\n"IT ELEVATES LEVELS OF STRESS HORMONES THAT LEAD TO BELLY FAT \n\nScientists found that drinking just two large cups of coffee a day prompts the body to respond the same way it does when we're under chronic stress--by secreting high levels of the hormone cortisol. Even if coffee is consumed in the morning, the effects could be seen through 10 pm..How does that relate to weight gain? "There's something about fat cells in the belly--the way that they respond to stress hormones," says Henry Kahn, M.D., of Emory University School of medicine, "people with high levels of stress hormones have a tendency above others to store fat in their bellies." Even otherwise slim folks with elevated stress hormones levels tend to have a "spare tire!""\n\n""When people tell me, "I don't think I can give up coffee" I tell them to switch to tea for a week and see what happens," says Franzese. "They're always so happy with the results, they never go back"..Why tea instead of decaf or just plain water?\n\n1) IT BOOSTS THE METABOLISM \n2) IT BLOCKS FAT ABSORPTION \n3) IT FIGHTS ABDOMINAL FAT"
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Diet, caffeine free, pepsi. Sure it's boring, but my beer days are over. Trying to cut down on the iced tea. By the way, do you notice how many people say ice tea and how many say iced tea?\nSeems about 50/50 to me. Might make a good question, your welcome to give it a try.
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Caffine is a stimulant and actually makes you more nervous.  Try chomomile tea if you want to relax.
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According to Arthur Agaston, M.D. (the guy that created the diet) in his book "The South Beach Diet: Good Fats, Good Carbs Guide":\n\n"Brewed tea, herbal" is listed as "a", where:\n\na=allowed\nA=Avoid\nL=Limited\nV=Very Limited\nG=Good\n\nSo, yes, green tea is ALLOWED, but you're only supposed to have 1 cup a day.
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the only side effect from the tea could be from consumption of too much caffeine, but nothing much. Green tea helps speed up the metabolism more, but you simply cannot lose weight from drinking tea. You need to eat less and excercise more.
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It depends on how much the sperm  drink. No actually, it turns out that men who regularly drink coffee have sperm with better strength and endurance than men who do not drink coffee.
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if u have this workload on you, you can try this: a herbal tee from south america called mate or yerba mate. it has just little caffeine but plenty of other nutrients that really complement the stimulation effect of caffeine. it will give u more stamina than coffee and, unlike coffee, it is absolutely harmless, it is healthy in fact, u can drink it all day, just do not drink it right before going to sleep \n\ni used to drink lots of it instead of coffee, when i realized that i simply cannot continue drinking so much coffee.\n\n  or try Korean ginseng - eleuterococus (i used it when i was writing my thesis and had little sleep and much work) or leuzea=rhaponticum= maral root (i take this one or eleuterococus to combat severe jet lag when the necessity arises - they wake me up, so i am active when i am supposed to be, so i get myself tired and then in the evening i can fall asleep more easily than if i spent the whole day trying to keep my eyes open! . so i think it is equally good for shiftworkers or the situation u described)\n\nBUT: dont take it before u go to sleep, it is imperative thet u sleep well since u dont have much time for that...
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YOU WILL BECOME DEHYDRATED BECAUSE THE WATER IN COFFEE AND TEA HAS LOTS OF CAFFEINE IN IT WHICH DEHYDRATES YOU, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DRINK more WATER THAN SOMEONE WHO DOESNT DRINK COFFEE.
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It really depends on your body, as others have said... different people metabolize caffeine differently.  You'll just have to experiment and see what works (or doesn't) work for you.\n\nA couple of things to think about, though -- drinking coffee on an empty stomach will cause it to be absorbed more quickly, and the effects to seem stronger, than if you have some food in your system when you drink it.  Also, you'll want to consider that coffee will cause you to need to urinate much more than normal (it causes your body to flush out all excess water in your bloodstream, and it also physically irritates the lining of the bladder) -- and so, unless your bladder is *really* strong, drinking coffee too late in the evening may result in needing to get up to visit the bathroom one or more times during the night, which can also affect the quality of your sleep.  Even if you don't wake up to urinate, trying to sleep through the night with a really full bladder can make some people toss and turn a lot, and "hover" near wakefulness so you never quite get to the most restful deep sleep cycles... just something to think about.
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Tea isn't a fat burner, fat is burnt when your body needs energy, anyone who tells you otherwise is full of it.  Save your money and drink water and exercise.