Tea and caffeine

On an average day, I probably drink six to eight cups of tea. Two in the morning when I wake up, one when I get into work, one at 11am, one at 2pm, one at 4pm, and probably one in the evening.

But we’re supposed to keep to no more than 300 micrograms of caffeine a day – in fact, some recent advice even says 200 micrograms a day.  A mug of tea has about 65. So I could have maybe five at a push, but that’s only if I don’t have anything else with caffeine in it, which probably isn’t realistic.

But I’m okay with it – there are actually some really nice herbal teas out there. I’m not talking green tea – actually, I hate green tea. It makes my mouth feel dry and ‘orrible. But have you tried fennel tea? I could easily have a few cups of that a day. It’s a really subtle flavour. And evidently the aniseed in fennel has been shown to help soothe the digestic system. (In fact, my prescription-strength Gavison is aniseed-flavoured, so they must be on to something.)

Image credit: Justin Mclean

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