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Tea for boosting metabolism

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by Sunburst, Jan 23, 2005.

  1. Sunburst

    Sunburst Fairy

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    I know there are certain kinds of herbal teas you can drink to boost/speed up your metabolism, does anyone know which ones? I know Green Tea, and I *think* I heard that Peppermint does...anything else?
     
    Sunburst, Jan 23, 2005
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  3. EllisDTripp

    EllisDTripp Green Secessionist

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    Ephedra?
     
    EllisDTripp, Jan 23, 2005
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  5. sheeprooter

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    hahahaha
     
    sheeprooter, Jan 24, 2005
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  7. EllisDTripp

    EllisDTripp Green Secessionist

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    Did I say something funny?

    Ephedra has a LONG history of use as a stimulant in the form of a tea. In fact, the plant is also called "Mormon Tea", because it was widely used by LDS settlers in UT and NV as a substitute for coffee and regular tea, due to the religious restrictions on the use of caffeine.

    In the form of a natural herbal tea, it is quite safe. The recent propaganda campaign and FDA action against ephedra supplements made no distinction between the natural herb and concentrated forms of the active ingredient, ephedrine.
     
    EllisDTripp, Jan 24, 2005
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  9. Kastenfrosch

    Kastenfrosch Blaubeerkuchen!! Lifetime Supporter

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    ther's also a chinese one, pu-err or something like that.
     
    Kastenfrosch, Jan 24, 2005
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  11. EllisDTripp

    EllisDTripp Green Secessionist

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    Are you thinking of "Ma Huang"? Different name, same plant (ephedra)....
     
    EllisDTripp, Jan 24, 2005
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  13. StonerBill

    StonerBill Learn

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    what about just normal tea? i mean, isnt cafiene safer than ephedra anyway?
     
    StonerBill, Jan 25, 2005
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