Tea Nutrition, Part 1: Healthy Caffeinated Teas - 023

Caffeinated tea can be good for you! Mary discusses the health benefits (and potential downside) of caffeinated tea and recommends 5 of her favorites. Part 1 of a 2-part series. (Part 2: Herbal Teas) PLUS: A tea give-away!   Episode Includes: Quick facts about tea & the tea leaf The potential downside of caffeine The many benefits of tea! Some of the Seattle-area tea companies we love (not sponsors) Recommendations of healthy caffeinated teas The benefits of chai tea How to deal with the bitterness of tea Learn big words like "Theobromine" PLUS: The Weekly Nutrition Challenge   Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, dishes out easy-to-digest info, tips, and advice about nutrition & lifestyle, backed by over 10 years of clinical experience and a healthy sense of humor. Join the weekly conversation! Episodes come out weekly on Thursdays. http://marypurdy.co/   Audio recorded from a live video broadcast taped: October 16, 2017 Next live video broadcast: November 6, 2017 (About intermittent fasting)   Find out about the video broadcast: http://marypurdy.co/marys-nutrition-show/   Subscribe & Review on iTunes/Podcasts App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/marys-nutrition-show/id1245983321   Mary Purdy is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Clinical Nutrition from Bastyr University. Past experience: Private practice (8 yrs), Adjunct professor at Bastyr University, Clinical Supervisor at Bastyr Center for Natural Health. Mary currently works as a Registered Dietitian Coach at the Scientific Wellness company, Arivale. Mary takes an integrative/holistic approach to diet, health & wellness and believes that food is medicine!   DISCLAIMERS: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. Please consult your doctor before following any information you hear here. The opinions expressed here are those exclusively of Mary Purdy, the Show's producers, and guests, and do not necessarily represent the views of Arivale, Bastyr, Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, or other entities.