Tea is a comfort drink for millions of people. It wakes you up, settles your mood, and often becomes the ritual you rely on to start or end the day. But while tea itself can be soothing, the way you prepare and consume it matters a great deal. What feels like a harmless daily habit can quietly irritate your stomach, increase acidity, or place extra stress on your liver. These issues do not appear overnight, which is why many people never connect their discomfort to specific tea mistakes they repeat every day. A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Molecules found that tea polyphenols can influence gut microbiota composition, digestive balance and gastrointestinal responses. With research showing that brewing techniques, concentration, and timing can affect how tea interacts w

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