People engage in different routines throughout the day. This includes a list of things to get done before hitting the bed. To ensure you get the best sleep in the optimum sleep environment, we at Bamboo Sheet Shop recommend various tips to improve your sleep. You can also read about some essential sleep-inducing food and natural products to help you sleep better. In light of these recommendations, we focus on the pros and cons of consuming green tea before bedtime.
Green tea is often regarded highly for its disease-preventing potential. As a result, people add drinking tea to their bedtime routine before bed. Green tea as a beverage contains various plant compounds that are considered beneficial to the body. Some suggest that drinking tea at night promotes sleep quality and results in health benefits.
The Pros
- Green tea contains Theanine, a sleep-promoting compound that reduces stress-related hormones. This enables the brain to relax and induces sleep faster.
- Drinking a cup of warm tea acts as a relaxing agent helping your mind and body to relax. It mimics the feeling of a warm bath.
- Green tea helps with weight loss, improves your immune system and could offer protection against degenerative diseases.
- Green tea contains many beneficial nutrients such as Manganese, Zinc, Antioxidants and alkaloids, traces of vitamin A, C, D, E, B, K, and H, etc. to name a few.
- Green tea also improves your cardiovascular health and reduces the risk of cancer. Additionally, it improves oral hygiene and lowers cholesterol.
The Cons
- While green tea as such might be good for the body, some come with caffeine contents in them. These caffeinated teas can have the opposite effect of relaxing the body. The element caffeine amplifies alertness and wakes you up. Depending on the individual’s tolerance to caffeine, it can determine how late you fall asleep.
- Consuming any beverage before bed can also lead to interrupted sleep. With excess liquid in your body, you might have to get up multiple times to go to the washroom. This broken and disturbed sleep will contribute to fatigue and lethargy the following day.
- Additionally, there is no evidence to suggest that drinking tea before bed is more beneficial than any other time of day.
Our Recommendation
Not all teas are ideal for consumption before bedtime. We recommend you choose low-caffeinated green tea and drink it during the day. Ideally, two hours before bed to limit the negative effects and take in all the health benefits.
Here are a few healthy tea options for you to choose from:
- Lavender Tea
- Chamomile Tea
- Passionflower Tea
- Decaf Green Tea
- Valerian Tea
- Peppermint Tea
This said, adding healthy tea to your bedtime routine is just not enough to ensure wholesome sleep. To ensure great quality and comfortable sleep, consider upgrading your sleep environment. Switching to bamboo sheets is a great alternative to conventional cotton sheets. Bamboo sheets are more breathable, comfortable and eco-friendly as they use less water during cultivation & production. With the combination of the right tea and the luxurious bamboo sheets to tuck you in, you’re guaranteed a good night’s sleep.