FollowI love drinking tea — green tea, peppermint tea, Chinese tea, English tea… tea is part of my everyday life.
Most teas nowadays come in tea bag form, and honestly, it is so convenient. Just throw a bag into your mug, pour hot water, and sip throughout the day.
Several years ago, I discovered a hidden danger in many tea bags — microplastics.
Studies have found that some plastic tea bags can release around 11.6 billion microplastic particles and 3.1 billion nanoplastic particles into a single cup of hot tea. These tiny particles may enter our bodies and have been linked to inflammation, hormone disruption, gut issues and other potential long-term health concerns.
Because of this, I now cut open my tea bags and pour the tea leaves into a stainless steel tea strainer instead.
For green tea, I don’t even bother using a strainer anymore — I simply pour the tea leaves directly into my cup and drink up the leaves too! Extra fiber for me 😋
So the next time you drink tea, try not to brew using the tea bag itself. Get a good stainless steel tea strainer or buy loose tea leaves to brew your tea instead.
Happy tea drinking everyone 🍃☕
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