Matcha vs Coffee for Energy and Focus
A usual 2 g serving of matcha has about a third of the caffeine in a mug of coffee, plus some L-theanine. Which to drink,…
The Best Tea for Bloating
Peppermint has the strongest evidence for bloating, then ginger and fennel. Each tea ranked by the trials, the teas that make it worse, and when…
Chamomile Tea Benefits and Side Effects
Chamomile tea improves sleep quality in trials but does not cure insomnia. What the anxiety study found, who should avoid it, and how to brew…
Oolong Tea Benefits and Caffeine
Oolong is a partly oxidised tea from Fujian and Taiwan. How much caffeine it has, what the metabolism trial really showed, the main styles and…
Ginger Tea Benefits for Nausea and Cramps
Ginger eased pregnancy nausea across 12 trials and cut period pain in four. The doses used, how to make strong fresh ginger tea, and the…
Spearmint Tea for Hormonal Acne and PCOS
Two cups of spearmint tea a day lowered free testosterone in women with PCOS. No trial has tested it on acne yet. What to expect…
Does Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?
A Cochrane review found green tea added just 0.04 kg of weight loss outside Japan. Why Japanese trials differ, and why green tea extract pills…
How Many Cups of Tea a Day Is Healthy
2 to 5 cups suits most adults. UK Biobank found lower death rates from 2 cups a day, with no extra gain beyond that. Caffeine…
Rooibos Tea Benefits and How to Brew It
Rooibos is a caffeine-free, low-tannin South African tea. In a trial it barely affected iron absorption while ordinary tea cut it by 80%. What else…
Peppermint Tea Benefits and Risks
Peppermint oil capsules help IBS, and peppermint oil on the skin eases tension headaches. The tea itself is barely tested. What to expect, and why…
