Whats in Rooibos tea that makes it so special?
First, let’s talk about what’s not in it. No caffeine. Rooibos tea, unlike other uplifting or “entertainment” beverages, has no caffeine. According to new studies done at Duke University, the caffeine in your morning coffee is confirmed to put you in a state of sustained stress, affecting both blood pressure and heart rate all through the day. Women who are heavy caffeine drinkers are twice as likely as caffeine abstainers to have short menstrual cycles. So instead of having a period every 28 days, the time between cycles may be reduced to 24 days or less. And maternal coffee consumption is related to preterm delivery and low birthweight. Low tannin. Iron in the body is reduced by about one-third in tea drinkers. The culprit? Tannin. Tannins (commonly referred to as tannic acid) are the active ingredient in black tea. They can also decrease food intake, growth rate, food efficiency, and protein digestibility. Foods rich in tannins are considered to be of low nutritional value. A study
