Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Or buy a tea infuser......a stainless steel or ceramic bulb that goes in your tea cup or sits on top of it. Available at most kitchen supply stores. I'm curious as to how many of you drink soft drinks and bottled juices. I've had a long-standing vendetta against artificial sweeteners and against carbonated beverages. (In eighth grade, I was even put on probation at school for suggesting that our government was profiting from the use of one sweetener over another.....but that's another story.) I have to admit that I still buy fruit juice in the grocery store. With five children, my produce bill would be off the charts if I tried to squeeze all of my own juice! But I try to stick to 100% juice, and avoid brands with artificial sweeteners. Plus we drink a lot of filtered water flavored with lemon. But I feel pretty alone in this belief. For my entire life, I've had a form of arthritis that is related to a heart ailment, and I notice a marked difference in the way I feel after I've allowed myself to indulge in soft drinks. Recently, I've noticed a similar aching in my joints when I drink a glass of Fransia wine. My doctor advised that I try to drink a glass of wine every evening and my grocery budget doesn't have much room in it, so I thought I'd try the box o' wine. But I feel so much worse after drinking that brand, that its just not worth any other health benefits I might (or might not) be getting! I guess my questions are: does anyone else here have strong feelings about artificial sweeteners and/or carbonated beverages? Has anyone else noticed an adverse physical reaction to drinking wine from those plastic bag lined boxes? - genny_y2k Monday, February 13, 2006 7:37 AM Tea Bags There are safer ,clear vegetable cellolose tea bags, without the metal staple,sealed by a high heat method,making them completely safe and biodegradable. You can even buy empty bags that are resealable so you can make your own tea mixture. A stainless steel tea ball is ok, a ceramic one is best, never aluminum. There are some nice little ceramic tea pots with a little *thingy* (sorry about that don't know what it's called LOL) built right into the pot where you can place the loose tea. I try to read labels, and contact the tea company to find out what type of bags and sealers they use. Most of the time I buy bulk tea and mix my own. Check on line *Botanical.com* to order the above mentioned bags. There are probably many others. Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Colette, I drink organic tea,purified bottled water(25 cents per gallon),fruit and vegetable juice. I don't drink carbonated sodas with the exception of Ginger Ale which is caffine free. I seldom if ever drink alcohol except for an occasional glass of good wine when I go out to dinner. I have had two in the last year. I tried a non-alcoholic beer a couple of weeks ago and thought it tasted very good. A trusted physician family friend recently told me that for every cup caffine beverage consumed is like robbing the body 3 times that amount of water. I try to drink at least 8 glasses of purified water a day plus the other liquids. Yep ! I do spend a good deal of time on the potty. LOL Deanna. -- In , " Colette " <phoenix47 wrote: > > Or buy a tea infuser......a stainless steel or ceramic bulb that goes in your tea cup or sits on top of it. Available at most kitchen supply stores. > > I'm curious as to how many of you drink soft drinks and bottled juices. I've had a long-standing vendetta against artificial sweeteners and against carbonated beverages. (In eighth grade, I was even put on probation at school for suggesting that our government was profiting from the use of one sweetener over another.....but that's another story.) I have to admit that I still buy fruit juice in the grocery store. With five children, my produce bill would be off the charts if I tried to squeeze all of my own juice! But I try to stick to 100% juice, and avoid brands with artificial sweeteners. Plus we drink a lot of filtered water flavored with lemon. But I feel pretty alone in this belief. > > For my entire life, I've had a form of arthritis that is related to a heart ailment, and I notice a marked difference in the way I feel after I've allowed myself to indulge in soft drinks. Recently, I've noticed a similar aching in my joints when I drink a glass of Fransia wine. My doctor advised that I try to drink a glass of wine every evening and my grocery budget doesn't have much room in it, so I thought I'd try the box o' wine. But I feel so much worse after drinking that brand, that its just not worth any other health benefits I might (or might not) be getting! > I guess my questions are: does anyone else here have strong feelings about artificial sweeteners and/or carbonated beverages? Has anyone else noticed an adverse physical reaction to drinking wine from those plastic bag lined boxes? > - > genny_y2k > > Monday, February 13, 2006 7:37 AM > Tea Bags > > > There are safer ,clear vegetable cellolose tea bags, without the metal > staple,sealed by a high heat method,making them completely safe and > biodegradable. You can even buy empty bags that are resealable so you > can make your own tea mixture. A stainless steel tea ball is ok, a > ceramic one is best, never aluminum. There are some nice little ceramic > tea pots with a little *thingy* (sorry about that don't know what it's > called LOL) built right into the pot where you can place the loose tea. > I try to read labels, and contact the tea company to find out what type > of bags and sealers they use. Most of the time I buy bulk tea and mix > my own. > Check on line *Botanical.com* to order the above mentioned bags. There > are probably many others. > Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 --- genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote: > Colette, > . . . I try to drink at least 8 glasses of > purified water a day plus the other liquids. > Yep ! I do spend a good deal of time on the > potty. LOL > Deanna. -- In , > " Colette " I've had two kidney stones and the doctor says I really need to drink at least one to two liters of water a day. I also must visit the lavatory fairly frequently . . . I prefer the frequent visits to the kidney stones. I really, really, really don't like kidney stones. ( a passing interest in kidney stones? or would that be an interest in passing . . ) Fun information, eh? Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I rarely drink juice anymore, and even most of that was a glass of oj in the morning. I occasionally drink carbonated water/mineral water, but 99% of the time it is plain water. Most of the other 1% is tea. I have not noticed any adverse effects from wine in plastic bags... but then I have only had that once or twice (I frequent a wine bar with hubby, but those are all in bottles!). , " Colette " <phoenix47 wrote: > > Or buy a tea infuser......a stainless steel or ceramic bulb that goes in your tea cup or sits on top of it. Available at most kitchen supply stores. > > I'm curious as to how many of you drink soft drinks and bottled juices. I've had a long-standing vendetta against artificial sweeteners and against carbonated beverages. (In eighth grade, I was even put on probation at school for suggesting that our government was profiting from the use of one sweetener over another.....but that's another story.) I have to admit that I still buy fruit juice in the grocery store. With five children, my produce bill would be off the charts if I tried to squeeze all of my own juice! But I try to stick to 100% juice, and avoid brands with artificial sweeteners. Plus we drink a lot of filtered water flavored with lemon. But I feel pretty alone in this belief. > > For my entire life, I've had a form of arthritis that is related to a heart ailment, and I notice a marked difference in the way I feel after I've allowed myself to indulge in soft drinks. Recently, I've noticed a similar aching in my joints when I drink a glass of Fransia wine. My doctor advised that I try to drink a glass of wine every evening and my grocery budget doesn't have much room in it, so I thought I'd try the box o' wine. But I feel so much worse after drinking that brand, that its just not worth any other health benefits I might (or might not) be getting! > I guess my questions are: does anyone else here have strong feelings about artificial sweeteners and/or carbonated beverages? Has anyone else noticed an adverse physical reaction to drinking wine from those plastic bag lined boxes? > - > genny_y2k > > Monday, February 13, 2006 7:37 AM > Tea Bags > > > There are safer ,clear vegetable cellolose tea bags, without the metal > staple,sealed by a high heat method,making them completely safe and > biodegradable. You can even buy empty bags that are resealable so you > can make your own tea mixture. A stainless steel tea ball is ok, a > ceramic one is best, never aluminum. There are some nice little ceramic > tea pots with a little *thingy* (sorry about that don't know what it's > called LOL) built right into the pot where you can place the loose tea. > I try to read labels, and contact the tea company to find out what type > of bags and sealers they use. Most of the time I buy bulk tea and mix > my own. > Check on line *Botanical.com* to order the above mentioned bags. There > are probably many others. > Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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