Can I Take Oolong Tea with Kidney Failure

2014-03-20 06:00

Drinking tea moderately is good for health. Facing so many types of tea in the world, how we choose the one that is the most suitable for us? Today let’s discuss whether drinking oolong tea is good for kidney failure patients or not.

Health benefits of oolong tea

Oolong tea is a kind of Chinese tea. Its benefits have been known for a long time in China.

-Oolong tea contains a lot of antioxidants, such as polyphenols, which are powerful to help neutralize cell-damaging free radicals. So drinking oolong tea can boost your immune system and protect you from cancer and other diseases.

-High blood pressure often occurs among kidney failure patients. Some research shows that drinking this tea daily for years seems to lower the risk of high blood pressure.

-Kidney failure decreases the secretion of vitamin D so as to affect the absorption of calcium, as a result, bone disease is common for kidney failure patients. Drinking oolong tea for 10 years is associated with stronger bones.

-Oolong tea also helps improve hardening of the arteries, high cholesterol and, etc.

Caution

There is not a food that is good for health completely, so does oolong tea. Too much oolong tea, more than five cups per day, can cause side effects. Because oolong tea contains rich caffeine, which may affect your heart conditions, increase blood pressure, slow blood clotting, worsen diarrhea, causing sleeping problems, etc. Besides, oolong tea may interacts with the medicine you take. Therefore, you had better consult your doctor if you decide to add oolong tea into your diet. Because sometimes our online doctors are so busy that they can not reply you immediately, if possible, please leave a message below or send emails to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. We will reply you in 24 hours.

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