Good, Bad and Ugly Facets of ‘Chai’ Explained

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Chai keeps us moving, but is it actually healthy? Read on to learn about the chai's positive, negative, and ugly sides

‘Chai’ is not a beverage, but an emotion for many Indians. The best thing about tea is that we can prepare it in multiple ways to suit our taste buds, such as milk tea, black tea, adrak, elaichi wali chai, and many more. While chai helps us stay active, is it really healthy? To be aware of the good, bad and ugly facets of ‘chai’, Dr Dimple Jangda, an Ayurveda and gut health coach, shared a post on her Instagram with the caption: “Let’s talk about chai (milk tea) that we all seem to love a tad bit more than we should.

Here are the good, bad, ugly and forbidden combinations with milk tea." Take a look:

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The Good facet

In her post, Dr Dimple Jangda talks about how tea has polyphenols which are best for diabetes, digestion, cardiovascular health issues, and weight management. She also mentioned that adding spices like cardamom, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, and others helps boost immunity. These spices are added to tea and are anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and good for health.

The bad facet

According to Dr Dimple Jangda, excessive sugar intake in tea is bad for health. According to her, the sugar gets absorbed in the bloodstream quickly and causes low energy and craving for more tea, this is known as the “cyclical addiction pattern," which causes withdrawal symptoms such as depressed moods, fatigue, headache, and low energy.

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The ugly facet

Poor-quality tea leaves release tannins into the milk excessively, causing acidity in the stomach. The expert also warned people against overcooking milk with tea leaves.

Furthermore, she added some tips for tea lovers to enjoy their tea in a healthy manner:

Make sure you consume the team within 10 minutes of its preparation. Do not reheat it.
Avoid cooking milk in tea with other ingredients, as it turns acidic. Instead, you can directly add hot milk to the cup of black tea.
Do not combine sour and salty snacks with your milk tea, such as deep-fried foods, lemon tangerine fruits, and tomato ketchup, as it causes milk to break in your stomach, resulting in gases and bloating.

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