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maggie weeks
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Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2005 01:26 |
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| I read somewhere about the benefits of tea drinking but can't remember whether it was with Benicar or Mino . Help!!Thanks
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Meg Mangin R.N.
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Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2005 04:05 |
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Maggie,
Dr. Marshall has written:
"Don't take minocycline with Calcium tablets or antacids, or with Orange or Grapefruit Juice. I recommend weak Hot Tea (not coffee) to wash the capsule down.
Benicar does seem to be absorbed more quickly if you break the tablet in two before taking it, and take it with a hot drink (weak tea). Otherwise the coating inhibits it from being dissolved in the stomach.
Weak Green Tea does mollify a protein called NuclearFactor-kappaB, and this gives a slight reduction in symptoms."
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Meg
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wrotek
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Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2005 09:29 |
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I was always intrested in matter that i feel worse after tea but better after coffee. I have no idea why it is like that.
Can it has something to do with dopamine which coffe increases ? I`ve read that dopamine is depressed in Parkinson diseaseLast edited on Tue Nov 1st, 2005 12:42 by wrotek
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maggie weeks
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Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2005 21:47 |
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| Thanks , you are a genius!! hot weak green tea it is, it's lucky I am not Scottish otherwise I would be turning in my grave!! Maggie
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P.Bear R.N.
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 00:23 |
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As I am Scottish, should I be turning?  P.B.
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maggie weeks
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 02:17 |
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Hi P Bear, Funny we both have a bear beside our name. I was just being funny about the tea!! I had the week green tea tonight and I must say I prefer the English Breakfast! I am a Kentish maid married to, dare I say it a Welsh man no less!!! I too am a health professional. We had a lovely Scottish couple perform for us at work, poems by Robbie Burns and beautiful songs, The scottish lass they were singing for had just turned 90!!. I am determined to work throughout the MP, have been on it now for 3 weeks and still waiting for my first Herx!! I start the 50 mg mino tomorrow.Wish me happy herxing, another exciting chapter in my life and let's hope there is light at the end of the tunnel, no pun intended!! Maggie
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P.Bear R.N.
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 02:32 |
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| Maggie, I go for organic green tea with jasmine (Long Life Teas) and it is tasty even if weak. Best, P.B.(the other white bear)
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Dr Trevor Marshall
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 05:18 |
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Trader Joe's Jasmine Green Tea is my favored bag. Steep it for only 10-20 seconds. Just gives a hint of flavor.
English breakfast is a bit strong, I think. although Trader Joe's Irish Breakfast is less strident and pretty good when you actually want a drink, rather than just some fluid to wash down tablets and keep the kidneys working.
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 05:51 |
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Redbush Tea is naturally caffeine-free. It's made from a South African bush, hence the alternative name Rooibos, and you can get it in health shops and some supermarkets. The taste takes a bit of getting used to, but I trained myself a few years ago when I realised I was a caffeine addict, and now I much prefer it to 'ordinary' tea. It has plenty of all the good things that other teas have, like antioxidants and minerals. Its flavonoids are quercetin, luteolin, and aspalathin.
But for swallowing pills, give me water every time! Hot or cold.
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Ames
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 17:13 |
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I have been a fan of tea from the start, and I used to drink a glass of dilute green tea after every Benicar which I take every three hours. I did sense that it gave the medication an extra little boost.
However, when drinking green tea, really do only steep it for a very short time and I recommend rinsing your mouth out throughly after every glass or even quickly brushing your teeth.
This is because after drinking green tea with Benicar after about 3 months my teeth got noticibly stained. I would also stay away from the brand "Mighty Leaf" tea, which is delicious, but I feel also works mightily to stain teeth.
In any case, my teeth got pretty brown, and I had to get them professionally whitenened. Now I drink less tea and brush after every cup...
You know what is also really good? Hot water with lemon juice and a little sweetner such as Stevia. It feel it also helps promote good digestion as well..Last edited on Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 17:14 by Ames
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Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2005 19:07 |
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| Thank you Ames for that important piece of advice, I will be diligent and brush my teeth!!I can't believe how one little question could result in so many replies.!!! Good Luck
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 23:00 |
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If you are looking for a hot drink that can't steer you wrong, just plain hot water is actually pleasant.
Also, I could imagine that hot water with a few drops of Angostora Biters would be good. I use it in soda water to have a zingy drink that doesn't have sugar or artificial sweetener in it.
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