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Q: Question About Green Tea ???

asked by: *star* on June 12th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

So I know that when you are ttc, that you should really limit the amount of Caffine that you consume. Also I know that it is a good idea to drink green tea, because of the anti-oxident that it provides. So I have started drinking a cup of green tea everymorning instead of coffee.

My question is...Does anyone think it would be better if I switched to decaf green tea so that I could cut the caffine out as well?

I am willing to give it a shot, but frankly I am scared that I won't be able to function without my morning jolt to get me going in the mornings.

Opinions????

Replies(4)

MrsLtd

replied on June 12th, 2007

Experienced User

My doctor said 1-2 cups (8 oz) of caffienated drinks per day is fine, Before and during pregnancy. I would say it wouldnt hurt you to stick to the regular green tea. I am a diet coke drinker and I dont think I will ever be able to cut it out completely. But I am going to try and switch to something more natural like coffee or tea too.

lizzie26

replied on June 12th, 2007

New User

I have also read that drinking green tea is good for your uterus. "They" recommend drinking 2 - 3 cups daily. The study I read about actually was based on caffeinated green tea. I also read that red-raspberry leaf tea is good for boosting fertility. I try to drink at least 1 cup of green organic tea daily. cheers....

mc4ever02

replied on June 13th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Maybe you could slowly wean yourself of the caffeine. It would be alot easier that just cold turkey. You could start by drinking 3/4 caffeinated tea and 1/4 de-caffeinated tea. And just slowly work yourself down. Then, on those mornings when you need a pick-me-up drink a full cup of the regular. Just an idea..

*star*

replied on June 13th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Thats what I did with coffee when I stopped the caffeine before. I would buy a pound of regular and a pound of decaf and mix them up. I Think that I might get some decaf green tea and keep that at work and just use up my regular green tea at home in the mornings. I am going to limit it to just one cup before I go to work and if I think I need more, then I can just go for the decaf.

I think I have a huge fear of getting off caffeine all together...I am just so used to drinking it in the mornings to get me going.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions!!!

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