FYI: DR. WEIL ON GREEN TEA

Yazmin

"Question: Is it true that you can decaffeinate tea at home by steeping it for 45 seconds, throwing away the brewed tea and then steeping the tea bag again? I've read about this but then heard that it is false. What's your view?...

Dr. Weil says this:

Answer: I wish this were true, and until recently I thought it was and had recommended the process to others. Unfortunately, this method turns out to be just another myth, one that has fooled even some tea experts. In fact, it would take five minutes of steeping leaves to remove 80 percent of the caffeine in brewed tea.

You can buy commercially decaffeinated tea, but one of the methods in use relies on the solvent ethyl acetate and removes most of tea's beneficial polyphenols. The better method, called "effervescence" uses only water and carbon dioxide and retains 95 percent of the polyphenols. Be sure to check labels to see which process was used. If it isn't specified, you'll have to contact the manufacturer to find out."

http://www.drweil.com/drw/ecs/forums/thread.html?docid=THR52427&catid=582

Also: according to MD Anderson, and various other studies, LOOSE green tea is activated when you had lemon juice to it.

deni63

Thanks Yazmin for posting!

CrunchyPoodleMama

Interesting -- thank you!

Mandy1313

Thanks. I did not know about adding lemon juice to green tea.