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Update on the Green Tea use...

Had to stop drinking the stuff.

Started getting pain through the back through to the left side of my chest.

Have a high tolerance for caffeine to begin with, but even substituting the green tea for the coffee, the lingering discomfort had me testing whether it was the tea and ridding myself of that (three different types of green tea), the pain and discomfort subsided.

Was quite surprised, as green tea is said to contain L Theanine and lesser amounts of caffeine.

I had wondered even before I had started whether there was risk in starting to regularly drink teas of Chinese origin (pollution, contamination?).

Either way, had to stop drinking these altogether.

Back to my coffee (Sumatran) and black tea (India) and more highly caffeinated than ever and non of the distress of the above.

Hiya

There have been a number on here who have reported a negative experience with Green Tea.  Remember someone (name escapes me for the mo) who had a sever reaction and was really ill for quite some time.  If memory serves me correctly the reaction she got was from stressing the liver too much.  That's why care is needed with what we are attempting. Good news is that the liver is one of the most resilient organs and is amazing at healing it'self once given the chance.

Thing to remember is that whenever dealing with a naturally produced product is that it will be by nature a complex substance.  To make it even more confusing, we don't know how any processing may have been done to it, or whatever may have been squirted onto it, etc.....  Which is why extracts tend to be a better bet.  Ok, I realise that's an oversimplification but it does make identifying what works and what doesn't slightly more manageable.  But if something is making you ill probably the best rule is better not drink it   

Anyway, caffeine isn't necessarily bad, in fact it can have some real positives.  Just as with all things, use it sensibly.  (which is probably where I keep getting it wrong! Sensible is soooo hard when something tastes sooo good )