Ooo Tea!

Most people that know me know that I'm a tea fanatic. I love the idea of a flavorful, aromatic beverage with healing or helpful properties. I love tea so much I not only have a jar on my counter full of various tea bags (sort of the assortment pack of my collection where random varieties go and if I have a box that is almost empty I will put what's left in there so that I can get rid of the box) but I also have a drawer and a shelf for tea, with a tiny little spot for coffee.
     Anyway, today's blend was created in my coffee maker - I put a teabag from each of these flavors in the pot. The green tea is a strong green tea which provides lots of benefits including caffeine and EGCG, which are great metabolism boosters. The dandelion root is a cleansing tea, and helps to detox the liver. Both of these teas are earthy flavors and they blended very well - with the green tea being the most prominent. The dandelion root tea is a mild flavor in comparison. It was a very enjoyable blend and I've almost drank the entire pot! No doubt I will in the next hour haha.
     This isn't a blend I would suggest close to bedtime if you are sensitive to caffeine - for me it doesn't matter, caffeine doesn't wake me up at all. But I also wouldn't suggest this after workouts because the caffeine can spike cortisol levels (which you don't want ;)
     Another point to make is that I wouldn't take my multi vitamin with this tea as green tea inhibits the absorption of some vitamins and minerals.


(Note: I make tea without anything but the tea and water - no added milk, honey, or other sweeteners)