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Summer Health Tips: In summer, when the sun starts blazing, most people prefer to drink cold drinks. Most people drink ice water and cold drinks. At the same time, people reduce the consumption of tea because they believe that drinking tea can warm the body. However, tea in India is a drink which has no season. Be it summer or winter, people drink it in every season. But does drinking tea really make our body warmer? Let us know about this.

What does science say?

‘Journal of Physiological Sciences’ According to a research published in, when we drink hot tea, the temperature inside our body increases. In such a situation, people will understand that it is not right for the body to get hot. But according to science, when any hot substance enters our body, the brain gets a signal that it needs to cool the body. At the same time, when sweat comes out of our body and evaporates from the skin, it is called evaporation process. In this process, sweating also takes away heat from our body, as a result of which our body becomes cooler than before.

When does tea become harmful?

However, this formula of tea is correct. But still sometimes tea can harm us. In states where there is sticky heat like Kolkata and Mumbai, drinking tea causes harm to the body. This is because there is less sweating here. Many states of India experience dry and humid summers. In the areas of Delhi, Rajasthan and North India where sweat dries quickly, drinking tea will be right for you.

Ginger-Cardamom Tea Special

Indian tea also contains ginger and cardamom along with milk leaves. This doubles the taste of tea. With the help of these spices, tea also improves our digestion. Drinking masala tea improves blood circulation of the body.

People who drink tea should keep these things in mind

​1. Correct temperature- Do not drink tea that is too boiling or very hot. This can cause damage to the throat and esophagus. Drink the tea after it cools down a bit.

2. Tannin and caffeine- If tea leaves are cooked for too long, the amount of tannin in it increases. Some people may have acidity problems due to excess caffeine and tannins.

3. Quality- Always use good quality tea leaves. Loose tea leaves are better than tea bags, because tea bags may contain microplastics.

Why is it not good to drink cold drinks?

However, cold drinks can cool the body. But this is such a drink which suddenly drops the temperature of our body, due to which the body also gets a shock. Cold drinks do not provide long term coolness.