The Best Tea's for Celiac Disease Ep. 33

Did you know that Gluten can hide in Tea and some Teabags?
Learn more about what to look out for and which tea's are best to support you with Celiac Disease.

Learn more about Ultimate Celiac System here
  www.belindawhelan.com/ultimateceliacsystem

 Join my free community and grab your copy of 11 Mistakes People Make Living Gluten Free here www.belindawhelan.myflodesk.com/11mistakes



And I would love to connect with you on Instagram thehealthyceliac

If you have a  spare moment, please pop over to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review. Thank you!



Music Credit bensound.com 

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:24

Hello. Hello. Welcome back to this week's episode. So this week I thought it would be good to share with you some information about tea. So the thing is with T it can be really fantastic for us living with celiac disease. And there might be a little bit of confusion with which teas we can drink, which ones we can't. And of course, which ones are best for off living with celiac disease. So let's jump straight into it. So you may know that there's a number of teas that you can drink. And some that you may not even be aware that you can't be drinking. So we'll start with the naturally gluten free taste. So you common teas, such as, you know, your black tea, your green teas, your white teas, things like that. They are all naturally gluten free. So they're fine to be drinking. Um, also oolong tea and Rui boss, even peppermint ginger camomile as well. So they are naturally gluten free. I have heard that some countries or some companies use gluten in the glue of their teabags. So that is something that is worth looking into here in Australia. I have not found any companies that use gluten in the, in their, um, actual teabags. I do use teabags, but I also prefer to use loose leaf tea. So if you prefer to use leaves, that is definitely the best option, but I know that's not always easy for everyone. And teabags are fine. As long as you're using teabags that are safe for you. And then there are teas that actually may contain gluten. So we do need to be aware of this, and there are a number of teas out there to look for. So the most common ones are flavored tea. So anything that is flavored and has additional things added to it, they can be gluten flavoring. So you do need to be aware of those and look for those on the labeling and also contact companies. If you're unsure, I know throughout the world, we have different labeling laws here in Australia. We're very strict. We're very lucky that it has to be labeled on all of our packaging. Um, but if you're in a country where that's not the case, then you may need to contact those companies. So flavored teas are a big one, also try tea, um, some herbal teas, matcha tea, and sprouted CT. So the thing with matcha tea is because it's a powdered green tea. They sometimes do add weight to it. So you do need to watch out for that and with sprouted tea, um, it can be made from sprouts that, you know, gluten containing grains come from. So yeah, I also need to be careful with that and always regular labels. And then some of the tastes that definitely do contain gluten and one should ring alarm bells for you is Bali, CT. You know, that's very obvious. Um, but I do see it very often that people still ask, can we have Bali? No, that's one of our top grinds that we cannot have with celiac disease. So we definitely can not be drinking Bali tea. Um, another one, which is a Korean tea, I don't know, sorry if I have mispronounced this, uh, I believe it's a richer tea. So B O R I C H a. And that's one that we cannot have and then also molted T so multi-tiered, we're definitely, can't be having, I personally haven't come across motor T, but where you are, that may be a common type of taste. So just to be aware of those ones, now, let's talk about my favorite teas. So my most favorite tea to drink is definitely a peppermint tea for overall health facility act disease. Now often that if I get a little bit of an upset tummy and it could be from food, it could be from that time in the month, it could be a number of factors. I find that drinking peppermint tea, it really suits an upset tummy. What it does, it can relieve those digestive system symptoms such as gas and bloating. So it's definitely worth giving a go. If you haven't added peppermint tea into your regime, whether it's a daily thing or whether, you know, you just do it when you need it. It's a great tea to have on hand. Just if you, you know, you get the uncomfortable feeling and you just feel like you need something to ease that I find that peppermint tea re works really, really well for me. Another one that also could work for you is ginger tea. I'm not a massive fan of ginger tea. I don't really love the flavor of it. So I will choose peppermint over ginger any day of the week, but you might prefer the taste of ginger taste. So that's a good option to have on hand as well. Um, and what it also does is it can help that, you know, how you get that spasming feeling, that black constriction, that tight feeling, it really helps to ease that. So that's definitely worth trying out as well. Now Kenema ILT is a wonderful tea to help reduce inflammation and can help you relax. So if you feel that, you know, you're a little bit overwhelmed, or if you've maybe accidentally had some gluten camomile tea can really help to reduce that inflammation that's going on within you. So definitely worth also having on hand or, you know, adding into your daily regime as well. Me personally, I love peppermint tea at night. I find that it's really calming for me. It's just a bit of a ritual. I like to sit down at night and have a peppermint tea. If my husband's home, we will brew a pot and we'll have it in my teapot and use fresh leaves. And I love that little ritual that we have. It's beautiful. And if you haven't made tea from leaves, yet, if you have just stuck with the tea bags, I urge you to give it a go, you know, buy yourself a beautiful teapot and brew it up with the leaves because it is, there's just something more special about it. There's just a different feeling and emotion that you get when you drink tea. That way. You know, it kind of reminds me of when I was little, when I used to go to my grandma's and she would always make tea in a teapot, and it wasn't such a rushed feeling. You'd you'd have the tea and you'd wait for it to brew and, you know, she'd pour it out. And it was just special. Whereas, you know, when we use a teabag, it's, it's a totally different feeling and a different, totally different way of preparing our tea. So yeah, just something to think about and something to try guys, if you haven't yet done that. All right. Another tea that I'd love you to look into is horsetail tea. So if you've never heard of horsetail tea, it actually reduces inflammation in your digestive tract and the intestines. So it's, it's a wonderful one for all of us that have got celiac disease, because that's what we want. Isn't it. We want to reduce that inflammation. And we want to look after our intestines and it can eat them. It can even boost the strength of your digestive system. So one to look out for, you can buy that one in tea, um, tea teabags, or you can also buy it loose and brought yourself as well. So have a look out for it that one's probably a bit harder to find. You might need to look at your local health food store or online for that product. It's probably not as easy to find in most supermarkets, so worth checking out. So as with anything, when I'm recommending things like this to you guys, I do want you to speak to your health practitioner, your medical practitioner, and just make sure that these options are safe and okay for you personally, as I am a health coach, I am not a doctor. And I like to just, you know, make sure you guys are safe and doing the best for your unique body. So I hope these ideas help here really quick one for you this week, but it's something that I wanted to bring to your attention and, you know, introduce to you and perhaps make a part of your life because T's wonderful and there's so many added benefits to it. So thanks for tuning in. And I look forward to talking with you guys again next week, take care.