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my goal was to ease digestion and nothing else, I noticed it wasn’t all the brands that had that effect. Whenever I went grocery shopping and I found my preferred brand, I would clear the shelf. I could buy 20 packs or more.</p><figure id="d53e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*SiHkm1r9ei1ccKZd"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@kekse_und_ich?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Svitlana</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="52e0">If I went to a function, a restaurant, or was on a flight, anytime they offered me tea, I would request ginger tea. Many times, they wouldn’t have and I would opt for the next best option; black tea. That helped with digestion, but nothing quite compared to ginger tea.</p><p id="7154">It was at this point it suddenly dawned on me; Dad's craving for tea might just be his way of easing digestion. That might explain his dedication. I never thought to ask, but seeing my dedication now, I know better.</p><h2 id="86a8">My current realities.</h2><p id="48d9">Whenever I eat out, especially buffet style, I have bags of ginger tea in my handbag. While flying, I now accept the offer to drink black tea. I have also jumped on the green tea bandwagon. It’s not an everyday tea. It’s tea when my body is raging with inflammation.</p><p id="e303"><a href="https://readmedium.com/its-kinda-hard-to-believe-but-drinking-water-just-prolonged-my-life-6ad8611a7

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dff">Water is still my first love</a> when I am bloated. If it doesn’t budge, I reach out for ginger tea.</p><p id="bf96">Thanks to <a href="undefined">Chelsea Marie</a>.</p><h2 id="44a2">Additional Reading</h2><div id="cdde" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/tea-types-and-their-health-benefits"> <div> <div> <h2>Types of Teas and Their Health Benefits</h2> <div><h3>The cup of tea you're drinking may foretell a healthy life ahead. Regarded for thousands of years in the East as a key…</h3></div> <div><p>www.webmd.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*csY6rhx8CWiDQA0t)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="c5b4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/tea/"> <div> <div> <h2>Tea</h2> <div><h3>Tea is the most popular beverage in the world after water. It's a simple preparation of pouring hot water over cured…</h3></div> <div><p>www.hsph.harvard.edu</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*FQ_4KTeKn0QrPrkR)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

For the Love of Tea!

“You’re my cup of tea.”

When Dad was alive, anytime you served him a meal, he would request tea afterward. It did not matter if it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The brand or the flavor didn’t also matter. Just serve his goddamn tea.

I didn’t get it, and I wasn’t remotely interested. Drinking water was just fine. They could drink all the tea in the pantry and I would not miss a thing.

Fast forward to adulthood. I was 37 and my metabolism had slowed down. I would eat a meal and the food would take forever to digest. It was rather uncomfortable. I was a foodie, but it reduced my frequency of consumption.

I am not sure how I discovered ginger tea. One day, I found this brand that paired well with lemon. I made a cup with two tea bags. Viola. All that bloatedness after meals disappeared. I tried it again and again and many times; I got a similar result. I became hooked.

Unlike my dad, I was brand specific. Since my goal was to ease digestion and nothing else, I noticed it wasn’t all the brands that had that effect. Whenever I went grocery shopping and I found my preferred brand, I would clear the shelf. I could buy 20 packs or more.

If I went to a function, a restaurant, or was on a flight, anytime they offered me tea, I would request ginger tea. Many times, they wouldn’t have and I would opt for the next best option; black tea. That helped with digestion, but nothing quite compared to ginger tea.

It was at this point it suddenly dawned on me; Dad's craving for tea might just be his way of easing digestion. That might explain his dedication. I never thought to ask, but seeing my dedication now, I know better.

My current realities.

Whenever I eat out, especially buffet style, I have bags of ginger tea in my handbag. While flying, I now accept the offer to drink black tea. I have also jumped on the green tea bandwagon. It’s not an everyday tea. It’s tea when my body is raging with inflammation.

Water is still my first love when I am bloated. If it doesn’t budge, I reach out for ginger tea.

Thanks to Chelsea Marie.

Additional Reading

Types of Teas and Their Health Benefits

The cup of tea you're drinking may foretell a healthy life ahead. Regarded for thousands of years in the East as a key…

www.webmd.com