Peppermint Tea: The Best Herbal Tea

I am a big fan of tea.  Until a few years ago, black tea was the only king of tea that I drank.  While I still drink black tea, I now limit it to one cup a day in an attempt to keep my caffeine intake low.  The problem lies in the fact that I still want to drink around 3 cups a day.  This is how I started trying different herbal teas.

My search for a great caffeine free tea ended when I discovered peppermint tea.  Peppermint tea is great.  So great, in fact, that I am going to do a series of posts on peppermint tea covering topics from how to brew it, to the health benefits.  

Before you go drinking 5 cups a day I should mention that the University of Maryland recommends avoiding peppermint tea if you have Gastroesophogeal reflux disease.  The reason being, that peppermint can loosen the upper stomach sphincter and worsen the symptoms.  This makes me sad as I am prone to heartburn.  However like with black tea, I will simply limit my intake and not go overboard.

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You may also want to check out Ladies Historical Tea Society where peppermint tea is the tea of the week!