Tea is a great health food, but it has certain food taboos. If tea is improperly paired with food, it can lead to food incompatibility and the production of toxic substances that harm human health!
I. Tea and Lamb
Although eating lamb from time to time is very beneficial to the body, when drinking tea with lamb, the rich protein in lamb can "combine" with the tannic acid in tea to form a substance called tannic acid protein. This substance has a certain astringent effect on the intestines, which can weaken intestinal peristalsis, reduce moisture in the stool, and easily lead to constipation. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink tea while eating lamb. It is also not advisable to drink tea immediately after eating lamb; you should wait 2-3 hours before drinking tea.
II. Tea and Sugar
Tea is bitter and cold in nature. The purpose of drinking tea is to use its bitterness to stimulate the digestive glands, promote the secretion of digestive fluids, and enhance digestive function. Another purpose is to use the cold nature of tea to achieve the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. If sugar is added to tea, it will inhibit this function. However, there are also folk remedies in ancient books that pair tea with sugar to treat diseases. As a diet therapy, it is acceptable, but it is not suitable to add sugar when drinking tea normally.
III. Tea and Eggs
I believe many people love to eat tea eggs. However, this is actually a wrong way to eat them. When boiling eggs in tea, the concentration of tea is very high. Strong tea contains more tannic acid, which can turn the protein in food into indigestible coagulated substances, affecting the human body's absorption and utilization of protein. Eggs are a high-protein food, so it is not advisable to boil and eat them in tea.
IV. Tea and Alcohol
Many people love to drink tea after drinking alcohol, hoping to achieve the effects of moistening dryness, relieving alcohol, eliminating food stagnation, and promoting urination. However, this is detrimental to the kidneys. Because drinking tea after alcohol, the theophylline in tea has a diuretic effect. At this time, acetaldehyde, converted from alcohol, has not been fully decomposed and enters the kidneys due to the diuretic effect of theophylline. Acetaldehyde is highly irritating to the kidneys, which can easily damage kidney function. Consequently, symptoms such as kidney coldness, impotence, frequent and turbid urination, and testicular pain follow.
V. Avoid Tea After Eating Dog Meat
Dog meat is rich in protein, and tea contains more tannic acid. If you drink tea immediately after eating dog meat, the tannic acid in tea will combine with the protein in dog meat to form tannic acid protein. This substance has an astringent effect, which can weaken intestinal peristalsis and cause constipation. Metabolically produced toxic substances and carcinogens will be passively absorbed in the intestines, which is not good for health. Therefore, it is not advisable to drink tea after eating dog meat.
Finally, it is not advisable to take medicine with tea. This is because the tannic acid in tea can undergo a chemical reaction with certain drugs (such as ferrous sulfate tablets, ferric ammonium citrate, berberine, etc.) to form precipitates, affecting drug absorption. If sedatives (such as phenobarbital, diazepam, etc.) are taken with tea, the stimulants in tea such as caffeine and theophylline will counteract or weaken the sedative effect of the medicine. Fenghuang Chinese Medicine also reminds that because there are many types of drugs, it is difficult to master them, so it is always beneficial and harmless to take them with warm water.