Decaffeinated tea

Drink decaf Earl Gray and Taylor's decaf coffee, both fine.

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Is that legal Theo?

I love Redbush and it is suppose to be very gentle on the stomach

Yorkshire tea decaf here. I have gone over to decaf all the time and now don’t really enjoy the caffeinated. I buy lots of teas from T2 and drink much less ordinary tea and coffee. They are extremely knowledgeable and they might be able to recommend at tea for your throat.

I like Sainsbury's decaf tea - in a blue box.

I only have 'real' tea - Ceylon, loose leaf - at breakfast time. Otherwise it's Redbush; Dragonfly Earl Grey Redbush is nice too. I had to give up coffee 50 years ago because it gave me awful stomach ache and made me jumpy. Some years ago, I noticed that 'ordinary' caffeinated tea was also making me jumpy so when DS1 mentioned Redbush, I was pleased to give it a go.

I've only drunk decaf tea ,coffee and cola for years now .I had awful migraines and this seems to have calmed them ,I dont have as many and when I do they are easier to get rid of.I usually just buy whatever decaf is on special offer so tetleys this week and my OH cant tell the difference.We did put them in the wrong containers one an dhe had decaf and felt tired all week while I was jumpy and couldn't sleep.It was a relief to discover that it was only the tea to blame

I am another one who got horrible migraine-type headaches when I first moved onto decaf. drinks. It took me a week to make me realize that it was the lack of caffeine that was causing it, as my body had become addicted to it over time.
Since then, I have drunk normal tea at breakfast time and decaffeinated the rest of the day, and that works ok for me. On the odd occasion that my routine is disturbed and I don't get my breakfast caffeinated drink, the migraine can strike again by afternoon!

Having read this thread, I have decided that I will give Red Bush a try as a healthier alternative to my usual decaf. drinks.

Hi, this is really interesting- I’d had headaches and duh- didn’t even consider lack of caffeine..
Thanks ?

Minimoon same here- after reading said books.
I never drink any tea other than Rooibos. You can get Earl Grey and vanilla too. ( and Green don't like it). I read somewhere that South Africans gave it to their babies for colic. Its a mild flavour and is good healthwise.

Culag I have the croaky voice through reflux. I find drinking Darjeeling tea is the way to go. It's a milder tea than the others. Less harsh.

Tbh I can't see much point in drinking tea without the caffeine. It's what I drink it for.

That Redbush stuff is not tea.

Tetley decaff for me. One teabag lasts me all day, yes I like it weak! So 365 a year. I would like to try Red Bush but wish I could get a sample to try first.

It has been said to me Gonegirl . Lol. Couldn't go back to the other stuff.