Tea and oxalates

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I've been " lurking " for a few months and have finally come up with a

question which doesn't seem to be in the archives. In " Beyond the

120 year diet " , Dr Walford states that you should not steep your tea

more than 3-4 minutes because after that time it will start to produce

oxalates, which are harmful. But since green tea is relatively

expensive, my wife and I usually try to reuse our teabags at least

once or twice before throwing them away. If we steep them for

3-4 minutes each time, does this mean that they will be producing

these harmful oxalates the second and third times?

Thanks for any advice!

Mark Orzech

mdorzech@...

[Guest guest]

Mark: Welcome to the group. You have brought up a subject that I never

thought of before; but thank you for bringing it to my attention BECAUSE I

too am a devotee of that practice. Common sense would tell us that indeed

it's not wise. So I'm stopping immediately.

My green tea is fairly inexpensive, so maybe if I clue you in to where I

purchase it, I can help you in return. Try a Chinese or Oriental market

(which is where I also get my dried Shiatake mushrooms -relatively

expensive). I buy a big box of 100 green teabags (imported) much cheaper

than I could find elsewhere. Hope that helps!

>

> I've been " lurking " for a few months and have finally come up with a

> question which doesn't seem to be in the archives. In " Beyond the

> 120 year diet " , Dr Walford states that you should not steep your tea

> more than 3-4 minutes because after that time it will start to produce

> oxalates, which are harmful. But since green tea is relatively

> expensive, my wife and I usually try to reuse our teabags at least

> once or twice before throwing them away. If we steep them for

> 3-4 minutes each time, does this mean that they will be producing

> these harmful oxalates the second and third times?

>

> Thanks for any advice!

>

> Mark Orzech

> mdorzech@...