can it be true ?

 

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/food/2078954/people-who-drink-tea-urged-make-critical-change/amp
 

The article quotes Dr. Eric Berg. Dr. Eric Berg DC, is a chiropractor and nutritionist who promotes ketosis and intermittent fasting.  Not his area of expertise.

Believe very little that comes from the redtop newspaper/websites.  Most garbage, whether left or right.

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

The article quotes Dr. Eric Berg. Dr. Eric Berg DC, is a chiropractor and nutritionist who promotes ketosis and intermittent fasting.  Not his area of expertise.

Do you really need to be a 'micro plastic' expert.

 

I'm a retired expat, jack of many, master of a couple, none to do with plastic, tea, or medicine ...

 

... BUT ...  no need to be a rocket scientist to stay informed.

 

Oh yea, I never buy commercially 'bagged' tea, always loose, and use stainless steel and or glass for most water storage & heating.  Just falls  under common sense. 

 

Also only use natural fiber (cellulose) paper coffee filters, which shouldn't have micro plastic in them.

 

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

The article quotes Dr. Eric Berg. Dr. Eric Berg DC, is a chiropractor and nutritionist who promotes ketosis and intermittent fasting.  Not his area of expertise.

 

And I bet he can't tell his Tetley's Extra Strong from his Yorkshire Gold either.

The wife is always telling me that: TikTok. It's sure a mess and a PITA. I've switched to loose tea. Can pick your own strength, too.

Been drinking/using Tetley teabags since Adam was a baby, thick end of 50 years, so I got a few bits of plastic in me, go tell someone who gives a foxtrot, uniform, charlie, kilo, I certainly don't. You can't beat the original ones either, imho. 

Not all teabags are suspect ,some are made of paper,Yorkshire tea bags look ok to me ,and a good brew 

Anyone recommend where to buy the cheapest online uk tea bags in Thailand?

21 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Anyone recommend where to buy the cheapest online uk tea bags in Thailand?

Wouldn't it be a lot better, cheaper, to just find the best tea (loose) you like, sold locally, probably import (CN / Ceylon) depending if like green or black, or other, and brew, instead of cheapest anything, and from UK, not so cheap.  Probably Ceylon tea anyway.

I always buy loose tea as well. The quality of the tea leaves is far better.

51 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

Not all teabags are suspect ,some are made of paper,Yorkshire tea bags look ok to me ,and a good brew 

Looks are deceiving ... along with reading the very unwritten fine print.   Just buy loose tea.

 

 

the unwritten fine print ...

 

On 7/9/2025 at 4:06 PM, Purdey said:

The article quotes Dr. Eric Berg. Dr. Eric Berg DC, is a chiropractor and nutritionist who promotes ketosis and intermittent fasting.  Not his area of expertise.

with credentials like that he doesn't seem to have an actual area of expertise only woo

I stopped watching his videos because he contradicted himself in several of them.

It gets worse:

 

Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles.

 

The link thing is not working.  Just do a search on it.  From a study done in France.

On 7/9/2025 at 3:46 PM, 3NUMBAS said:

can it be true ?

 

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/food/2078954/people-who-drink-tea-urged-make-critical-change/amp
 

why in Tland do people make tea with teabags? i always get the 200gr bag and direct from the grower outside ChiangRai...

51 minutes ago, khunpeer said:

why in Tland do people make tea with teabags? i always get the 200gr bag and direct from the grower outside ChiangRai...

Because we like British breakfast tea.

On 7/9/2025 at 7:32 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

The wife is always telling me that: TikTok. It's sure a mess and a PITA. I've switched to loose tea. Can pick your own strength, too.

 

But maybe there's microplastics in loose tea?

Drink coffee.