6 things to pay attention to when drinking tea in summer

　　1. Drink tea in moderation and avoid excessive drinking of tea.

　　Because tea contains coffee Because excessive drinking of tea can cause anxiety, irritability, insomnia, palpitations, etc., leading to poor sleep, inhibiting gastrointestinal motility, hindering digestion, and reducing appetite.

　　2. When drinking tea, drink and brew it immediately. Avoid brewing tea for a long time.

　　If you steep it for too long, it will not only lose the fragrance of the tea, destroy the vitamins in the tea, but also produce certain substances that will have a stimulating effect on the human body after drinking, especially those with gout, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. nerve system disease If you are pregnant, you should avoid drinking tea that has been brewed for a long time.

　　3. Avoid drinking strong tea

　　Tea generally stays in the human body for about 3 hours, while strong tea stays for longer. In this way, too much theophylline accumulates in the human body, causing neurological dysfunction. Due to the effect of tannic acid in tea, the mucus secretion function of the intestinal mucosa can be reduced, resulting in constipate . The amount of tea is generally 5 to 10 grams per day, brewed and drank in two times.

　　4. Avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach

　　The ancients once said that "a cup of tea in the morning is better than a robber entering a poor house", which means that it is not suitable to drink tea on an empty stomach in the morning. Because drinking tea on an empty stomach dilutes gastric juice, reduces gastric acid function, hinders digestion, affects protein absorption, and easily causes gastric mucosal inflammation.

　　5. Avoid drinking overnight tea

　　If the tea is kept for a long time, it will not only lose vitamins and other nutrients, but also easily go rancid. The tannic acid in the tea will also become a highly irritating oxide, which can easily damage the spleen and stomach, especially in summer, and cause gastrointestinal inflammation.

　　6. Avoid drinking tea before going to bed

　　It is best not to drink tea two hours before going to bed, otherwise it will make you too excited and affect your sleep, or even cause insomnia. elderly Drinking tea before going to bed can easily cause palpitation, polyuria, and even affect sleep. If drinking tea causes insomnia, even using sleeping pills will not help.

　　There is a popular saying among the people: "Hot tea hurts people, indigestion after meals, late tea makes people sleepless, hollow tea makes people panic, overnight tea hurts the spleen and stomach, and excessive tea makes people lose weight." ”You must be cautious when drinking tea to relieve summer heat, and remember the taboos of drinking tea to avoid the disadvantages caused by improper tea drinking to achieve the role of heat relief and health care.