Rooibos Tea

[TOBEY32]

Do you drink it?

David

[JeanMarie]

Yeah, once in a while, it's caffeine free & I like the taste :rolleyes1:

[Alysia]

Hi David,
in Israel we have it in 3 tastes. I like it. I am proud to present the link to our tea company :biggrin1:
Wissotzky Tea, Red Tea Rooibos Infusion (http://www.wteashop.com/Wissotzky-Red-Tea-Rooibos-Infusion.html)
http://www.wtea.com/prodactsa.php
since I have colon involvement too, and suffer stomach pains I can tell that the rooibos does help me.

[annekat]

I have used it, thought it had a pleasant taste, and then sort of forgot about it. So next time I'm buying tea, will look for it again. David, are you drinking it, and are you thinking of it as possibly beneficial for us Weggies?

[Alysia]

I don't think it has any beneficial influence. but it is nice.

[annekat]

I don't think it has any beneficial influence. but it is nice.Well, it helps with your colon and stomach issues, so that is good! And I just found some benefits listed here: Rooibos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos) I didn't see anything about it stimulating the immune system, which could be a problem if it did.

[mishb]

I have never heard of it.

If there are any other Aussie reading this - do we have this is Oz ?? :unsure:

It sounds alright

[annekat]

I have never heard of it.

If there are any other Aussie reading this - do we have this is Oz ?? :unsure:

It sounds alright Here, it kind of gets lost in the shuffle in a large tea display. It would be with the herbals and might be called Red Tea. In a small tea display, here, it might well not be there at all. I think Celestial Seasonings (a prominent herbal tea company in the US) makes a version of it, but I'm not sure. I hope you have it in Oz so you can try it. I'm always looking for herbal teas I don't need to sweeten and this may be one, although I don't remember. Some herbals give me a scratchy throat with no sweetener.

[rebekah]

I like vanilla rooibos tea, made by Tazo. It has many health benefits, but I just read it boosts the immune system: Health Benefits of Red Rooibos Tea | Organic Facts (http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/beverage/health-benefits-of-red-rooibos-tea.html)

I don't drink it regularly, but if you do it might be more harmful than helpful for us...

[TOBEY32]

I would like to begin drinking it because I heard it helps get rid of plaque in one's arteries - and I sometimes wonder the if I don't have some of that. No insurance right now to check it out. I've heard that Hawthorne is also good for similar uses...

[annekat]

Thanks for that link, Rebekah.... so many benefits were listed that I thought I wouldn't worry too much about it boosting the immune system.... I mean we need SOME immune system, right, and I figure if we drink it and don't flare, then we aren't suffering any ill effects in that department. And they didn't go into any real detail that I saw about it boosting the immune system to any great degree. HOWEVER, then I saw that part at the end about it possibly interfering with chemotherapy treatments, say, in cancer patients. That made a red flag go up! I guess my conclusion is that if you are in the early stages of Wegs treatment, or having trouble keeping flares at bay, you probably shouldn't drink it. But if you are pretty well stabilized and more or less in remission, I'd go ahead and use it for its benefits, while exercising caution.