Are You Drinking Tea All Wrong?
- Kim-The Seasoned Lady
- Aug 31, 2025
- 3 min read
Who has a friend who says, “Oh, I don’t drink coffee, I drink tea?” Oh, sorry 😉 ...is that YOU? Haha. Me, I'm a coffee drinker. However I recently learned that all tea doesn't taste like boiled grass clippings and often sip a chamomile, lemon mint tea. But let’s be real: just because it’s tea doesn’t mean we're automatically on the wellness fast track. In fact, we might be sipping our way into raspy throats, sluggish digestion, or sugar crashes—without even realizing it.
Yes, girlfriend. Tea can hurt you if you drink it the wrong way. (DEEEEEEP sigh) Let’s dig in a bit and spill the real tea.
Earl Grey at Sunrise: Why Your Throat Hates You
If your morning ritual looks like: alarm clock ➝ Earl Grey ➝ repeat, don’t be surprised when your throat sounds like you’ve been singing backup for Janis Joplin.
Black tea is loaded with tannins—translation: it dries you out—it's acidic. Then consider the bergamot oil they add for that perfect flavor along with the caffeine, and suddenly your “classy breakfast tea” is acting like a tiny desert storm in your esophagus. Drink it on an empty stomach and your throat will remind you all morning.
Seasoned Solution: Have a piece of toast before you sip, or save your Earl Grey for mid-morning. Your voice will thank you—and so will everyone else.
Southern Sweet Tea: Our Beloved Frenemy
I know, I know. Nothing looks, smells or feels more like summer than a sweaty glass of sweet iced tea. But if you’re guzzling it all day like it’s holy water, we need to talk.
Here’s the unvarnished truth: gallons of iced tea can douse your digestive fire, slow down your gut, and leave you bloated or sluggish. And if we’re being honest, that sugar? It’s basically dessert in a mason jar. So, no wonder the belly bloat ... goodbye hourglass figure.
Seasoned Solution: Keep your sweet tea, but think of it as a treat, not a life source. Balance it with warm or room-temp teas—ginger, peppermint, or chamomile—or (shudder) a full glass of water. Your belly will thank you.
Chai Tea Lattes: Sugar Bomb in a Cute Outfit
Chai is having its moment, and for good reason—those spices (ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves) are powerhouses for digestion, circulation, and even blood sugar balance.
But here’s the kicker: that Starbucks chai latte you’re clutching? It can pack 35–40 grams of sugar. That’s your entire daily allowance in one cup. Comforting? Yes. Healthy? Not unless you’re auditioning for the Sugar Rush Olympics.
Seasoned Solution: Make chai at home. Brew the spices, add milk, and sweeten lightly with honey or maple syrup. Café-worthy, but without the syrup hangover. WE HAVE A RECIPE FOR SIMPLE, TASTY, HOME BREWED CHAI BELOW.
Tea Timing: Because Midnight Green Tea Is a Bad Idea
Another hard truth: tea is not one-size-fits-all, all day long. That matcha latte at 5 p.m.? Congratulations, you’ve just RSVP’d to an insomnia party.
Seasoned Solution:
Morning: gentle wake-up teas (green, white, lemon water).
After meals: digestion helpers (ginger, fennel).
Afternoon: focus teas (oolong, tulsi).
Evening: calming blends (chamomile, lavender).
Bottom Line So You Don't Drink Tea All Wrong
Tea is medicine—but only if you stop abusing it like it’s soda in disguise.
That raspy throat? Your Earl Grey habit.
That bloat? Your iced tea obsession.
That jittery sugar crash? Your “innocent” chai latte.
Drink smarter, sassier, and with intention. Tea should lift you up, not drag you down. So sip like the Seasoned Lady you are—and let your tea serve you, not sabotage you.
👇🏽 👇🏽 And, download this simple recipe card for making your own Chai! 👇🏽 👇🏽
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