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Thanks to everyone who suggested I switch to tea to help w my anxiety. I had probably half the caffeine I usually do these last two days. I actually do not have a headache right now and yesterday i felt much less heart pounding. I need to look into other healthy beverages as my replacement for booze, not sure why it took me so long to realize all that caffeine was cranking up my anxiousness. I still have the back tension, which I'm trying some stretches for. My dizziness seems to have lessened too. Thank again everyone.
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I will look for that earl grey green tea. I got some lemon, a bedtime tea, a peach tea and a sampler pack of many kinds. When I checked out at the store where I used to buy lots of booze, I felt like an Olympic champion because I only had tea. I seriously wanted the cashier to high five me but I kept my cool.
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Rooibos is delicious and has no caffeine. You can find it the all the fancy gourmet tea stores.
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Rooibos, ok I never heard of that but no caffeine especially in the afternoons is what I'm aiming for. I will also look for that tension tamer. The tea aisle is huge and I was there for a long time. I had no idea there were so many kinds but at least right now I don't feel like I need to lay down every fifteen minutes from dizzy spells.
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I need to look into a teapot. And this kettle of mine has seen better days. I was thinking of making up some of these as cold teas, too, so maybe a pitcher is needed as well. I'm not really capable of drinking a lot of water, so at least the tea helps me stayed hydrated. Soda was way too harsh on my stomach. I forgot to buy honey so I could try that. I'm a black coffee w cream or PG Tips w cream person, bitter was better. No wonder my stomach was so sour. Withdrawal and tons of acid. Not my smartest moves.
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So how does everyone make their teas? I bought some k cups for my Keurig but it's expensive (I know the code is expensive too but I like it) so I just have been using it for hot water then making the tea traditionally I was thinking about putting a teabag in one of those fill your own k cup filters and seeing if it works like the k cup teas....
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I never tried a Keurig. I brew single cups, one tea bag one mug. I use water thats very hot but not boiling. My mom always said that killed to flavor? Then I let it brew to desired strength. I add a tiny bit brown sugar occasionally and cream (or milk) always. Right now I'm drinking herbal, and I follow the box instructions. I have noticed a few of these berry teas can get very acidic tasting. I bought a detox tea that says to brew for 15 minutes, if you can believe that. So far my favorites have been Lemon Lift and Perfect Peach. I'd be interested to hear how people brew in a teapot as I have never done that.
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The keurig makes 187 degree water in about 2 minutes from off and about 5 seconds when it's on and idle. I'm just wondering if forcing the water through a tea bag will give the same results.... I guess I should just buy a box and find out I have some sleepy time herbal k cups those are 18 for 11 bucks and I can buy 20 sleepy time teabags for 2.50 so if it works there is a huge savings there (that I'll probably spend on more coffee lol)
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