Two Types Of People Need To Be Careful When Drinking Winter Health Tea: Diabetics And Patients With High Blood Pressure.
Once the weather gets cold, many people start to add ingredients to the thermos cup, such as red dates, wolfberry, longan, and ginseng, taking turns to brew, thinking that this can warm the body and help maintain health. However, many people do not know that these seemingly "harmless" health teas can actually cause trouble to the body if they are consumed incorrectly. In particular, some special groups blindly follow the trend to make tea and drink it. Not only do they fail to supplement what they need, but they may also make existing chronic diseases more serious. Today, let’s talk about who needs to be extra cautious when drinking winter health tea, and how to drink it safely.
Diabetics: Beware of “hidden sugar” in health tea
Many health teas on the market add sweet ingredients such as red dates, rock sugar, and honey in order to have a better taste. If diabetic patients drink this kind of tea, their blood sugar is likely to rise rapidly, which is extremely detrimental to the control of the disease. There is a situation that is even more worrying, that is, some people subconsciously think that as long as they do not add sugar, there will be no problem. However, tea drinks such as ginseng tea and astragalus tea themselves do not contain sugar, but the saponin active ingredients contained in them can enhance insulin sensitivity, thereby promoting insulin secretion. If you are taking hypoglycemic drugs at this time, the superimposed effects of the drugs can easily lead to hypoglycemia, dizziness, panic, and constant cold sweats. If the situation is serious, you may even fall into a coma. For this reason, diabetic patients must be cautious when drinking tea. It is best to choose teas with auxiliary hypoglycemic effects such as mulberry leaf tea and American ginseng tea under the guidance of a doctor. They should also closely monitor the changes in blood sugar after drinking. Once they notice a large fluctuation, they should stop drinking immediately.
Hypertensive patients: Too much warming and supplementation is equal to "adding fuel to the fire"
In winter, when the weather is cold, blood vessels themselves tend to contract, making blood pressure more difficult to control than in summer. At this time, if you drink health tea that is too warm and tonic, such as ginseng tea and rhodiola tea, it will add another fire to the body. After drinking it, many people's blood pressure not only failed to stabilize, but rose rapidly, and they also experienced flushed face, dizziness, headache, and difficulty sleeping. In addition, some health teas contain licorice. Drinking large amounts of licorice tea for a long time will cause water and sodium retention, which means that the water and salt in the body cannot be discharged, which will also increase blood pressure. If patients with high blood pressure really want to drink tea to help maintain their health, they can consider teas such as chrysanthemum tea, hawthorn tea, and eucommia tea that can calm the liver and subdue yang. Don't make it too strong when brewing, just be lighter, and try to avoid drinking it before going to bed, otherwise running to the toilet at night will affect your sleep, and your blood pressure will be higher the next day.
To drink health tea safely, remember three principles
Whether you are a diabetic or a patient with high blood pressure, you must first understand your physical condition before drinking health tea. Also in winter, some people are afraid of the cold and need to be warmed and nourished, while some people have strong internal fire and need to be moisturized. If they are reversed, it will cause problems. The second principle is to read the ingredient list carefully, especially when buying a prepared tea bag. You must know whether sugar, honey, or licorice are added to it. The third principle is not to regard tea as medicine. You should take antihypertensive drugs and antidiabetic drugs without missing a meal. Health tea is only an auxiliary conditioning and cannot replace regular treatment. If you are not sure whether you can drink it, the simplest and most reliable way is to ask a professional doctor and tell the doctor the medicine you are taking and the tea you want to drink, so that the doctor can help you make a judgment.
The key to health care is to treat the symptoms instead of blindly following what others drink. Healthy tea in winter can bring warmth and comfort to people, but the prerequisite is that it must be drunk correctly and safely. Diabetic patients need to avoid the trap of "hidden sugar", and patients with high blood pressure need to avoid the "boost minefield" and choose the right tea drink that suits them to truly benefit their body. I hope everyone has a warm and healthy winter.
