Wow, nice.

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Hibiscus, chamomile, and white tea make a wonderful sip.  I went weaker.  Half the tea and chamomile compared to last time.  And a similar amount of hibiscus as chamomile.  I may start keeping that, because even that was rather strong.  Just use it a second time.  Something I have learned from teas is that a second steeping, while milder, often has different notes as well.  Doesn't work with coffee, but sure does with tea.  Betting it will even with herbal teas and blends.

The hibiscus makes the tea red, like coolaid.  The scent is quite good too, was.  It weakens as it cools.  They have health claims for these.  Believe?  Not... necessarily.  And, even those medical sites which suggest there might be truth, also raise the notion that these things can't replace medicine.

If actually anti-inflammatory?  That isn't necessarily medical grade.  There are medical anti's, for that, but those are for things far outside of my need.

What they don't discuss is issues regarding caffeine, or that it being plant based itself, there might be carbs, or other bits and parts which aren't healthy.  I think they have given up on taking tea, coffee, and soda.  Though, if they were to remove a caffeine type, it should be soda.  Sugar, even artificial "diet" sugar, in soda, is more dangerous than the caffeine, by far.

Hmm... did a bit of research on caffeine.  Tea, coffee, mate (a type of tea, if much stronger) and kola, are all consumed, sort of, as is.  Save that kola nuts are generally used in soda.  Only, it seems, for the caffeine, little else of the nut is in sodas (certain types) for it to impart flavor.  As well, there is a synthetic caffeine, or two.  But... from research?  An equal portion of caffeine is just the same, regardless of source.  There is zero difference between the varieties, as to health impact.  Well... the one exception was that kola nut based caffeine reduces sperm counts and such in mice and/or rats.  Probably affects humans too.

Anyway... I have been thinking about looking into that for a while.  I just wanted to know what difference soda, tea, coffee, and else might have.  For finer details, you might want to look yourself.  Had to laugh.  Kola beans are... the source of soda.  And are very similar, minus the fertility issues, as all other caffeine.  And, I would guess, non-cola caffeinated drinks use the synthetic.  It's the cheapest.

Hoping to be to bed a bit earlier tonight.  The lighter tea mix might help?  Goodnight.