Too much caffine sends me crazy, but I love tea.....
Infact I like tea an awful lot and have read up considerably about it in the past - often to settle arguments with my tea loving housmates!
Tea is actually really good for you! It contains antiOXIDANTS which are REALLY good 4 u.
I thought I might explain a bit about why whilst i sip my cup of tea (milk 2 sugars thank you)...
Oxidation is a natural process(like as rusting metal) and in us is believed to attribute to ageing and eventually death! It is accelerated by smoking, sunlight, alcohol (all the things I like best!) and polution etc. The things that accelerate our oxidation are called free radicals which are basically bad particles of stuff which lack an electron. They are highly reactive and look for electron to replace the one they're missing, from healthy cells etc. This damages them.
Antioxidants go arround being nice and can offer up their electrons to neutralise these bad free radicals saving damage to yr cells!
This is one major reason why tea is good!
Other interesting info if you're into this stuff.
The antitoxidants in Tea are called polyphenols
Green tea is the best antioxidant.. Herbal tea has no antioxidants believe it or not.
If you add a slice of lemon to plain tea it can increase the antioxidant effect dramaticaly.
The antitoxidants in tea can also help with cholestorol levels!
There is belief that it can help prevent some cancers.
many more good reasons too..
ooh, time for another cup me thinks...