Convert coffee drinkers to tea drinkers

maybe i can convince my parents that tea is better for them then coffee. (probably won’t happen) but it’s worth a shot. ^.

I’m lactose intolerant and don’t particularly care for black coffee. Its too harsh for me wee sensitive tummy. I got hooked on tea a few years ago, and would never go back, save the occassional Cuban cafe con leche.

Then I discovered one better… loose tea. If you’re serious about tea, loose is the only way to go. Usually the quality is much better and you get more for your money. The filtering and things seem cumbersome but you can buy tea bags and fill them for later use.

BTWS, does anyone know of any good tea sites, community or retail? I’m pretty satisfied w/ the company I buy from, www.indulgeteas.com, but I’d also like to find a good tea community site.

Happy steeping :)

in my opinion, it is much harder to go coffee->tea than the other way around; coffee seems to me as much more addictive

I’ve always drunk tea. Always. Only tried coffee once and hated the stuff. But I’ve noticed what coffee does to other people like my dad, who has to have a cup of coffee by nine every morning or he gets really angry and starts becoming frantic about it. Tea just gives me a boost and tastes really good, plus I don’t find it addictive and it doesn’t make me go all hyper and odd.

So yeah, hit the kettle people and keep your tea bags on hand.

I converted over to tea a few years ago, it is much better for studying – a calmer stimulation whereas coffee tends to make you want to go out and party, whereas you need calm patience for the endless boredom of studying.
The problem is I recently heard an interview with an expert on Fluoride. Fluoride is toxic and a strong pharmacological agent. they used to use it to control hyperthyroidism 6 – 10 mg/day, since it particularly affects the thyriod – perhaps by antagonizing Iodide, and maybe by damaging iodide receptors since it apparently is cytotoxic.
Green or black tea has naturally high fluoride, it is one of the very few plants that absorb it from the soil. they think it might be to deter animals from eating it since it makes them nauseous. I have gotten nauseous from drinking black tea without milk, I thought it was the bitter antioxidants like catechins but maybe not.
Anyway natural Fluoride is not as bad as the industrial sludge they put in our drinking water which is not NaF but hydro-fluoro-salicylic acid plus other toxins like arsenic 1 ppb. Acc to Dr Kennedy the US EPA (scientific advisory branch of the US govt) found 0.2 ppm in drinking water harmful to infants (US govt rec’s 10X that in drinking water). A cup of Lipton’s ice tea was found to have 8 ppm (or about 2 mg).

So everything was turned on its head for me a few days ago with this talk – shouldn’t just rely on one talk so I’ll be checking up – might even do my masters thesis on it. But he seemed very credible, a dentist with a degree in comparative biochem and physiology. it might turn out that the natural F is not too bad… but I doubt it. Fluoride is apparently also put in all sorts of medical drugs as a potent physiological activator – another reason to avoid the medical crap.

Sorry to throw a wrench in the works… it threw me off quite severely, but that’s nutrition…

I have a slight addiction to caffeine – need one cup a day to avoid headaches and malaise – so will divide it between yerba mate and coffee until I find out more. A box of Lipton’s has already gone in the garbage.

We’ve all known here in Blighty for ages but now it’s official:

“Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers”

From the Beeb:
Tea better for you than water

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it coffee drinkers!

Tea is the ultimate drink, so good, it is even scientifically proven to be addictive. Now thats a hellova drink!
+ Coffee aint so good you want a strong pick me up drink red bull a strong coffee rots your stomach wall and makes your breath stink!

Eh, I’ve made friends with all the regulars at the cafe now. And making friends is nice, right?

If you want to convert people, you need to serve them really good tea. Forget the bags.

I have a whole kitchen cabinet full of all kinds of good tea. I prefer a nice pot of English breakfast tea, but I can’t leave well enough alone. I always toss in some spiced herbal tea with it. Pour on the boiling water. Keep a tea strainer handy. I like a splash of organic milk.

One full pot hits the spot for an early morning wake up.

Long Live Tea!

believe tea is best though, cos it tastes better with scones than coffee does, and I am always right… obviously