Posted by laima on October 11, 2006, at 15:20:54
In reply to Re: tea lowers cortisol??, posted by psychobot5000 on October 11, 2006, at 13:34:10
Interesting- your post reminds me of once hearing someone claim that the caffeine in coffee and the caffeine in tea are somehow processed differently in the body. She believed that coffee zapped right on into the blood to make a person jittery, and that tea was far slower and smoother. (No references or backing facts were offered.) So now I am wondering!> Tea drinking cultures have long believed that largescale consumption of tea (as in a tea ceremony) can be relaxing, whether this is caused mostly by theanine or other chemicals. My own experience bears this out. I am sensitive to anxiety, and will not drink coffee, because it gives me jitters. Tea has something in it that changes the experience for me--makes smooth and relaxing as well as stimulating (my heart-rate still goes up). No idea whether this is connected to cortisol.
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