TEA TIME

If you're a tea drinker, you don't have to give up your morning cup just because you're expecting, but you do need to know which ones to avoid. There are many benefits to drinking herbal teas. Not only do they taste great but many may provide nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, and iron. Some may help you relax, ease morning sickness, and even tone uterine muscles. Some great tasting teas are rooibos(antioxidant properties), ginger or mint(morning sickness), chamomile(calming) and red raspberry leaf(promotes effective contractions during labor). While these are some teas that may be beneficial during your pregnancy, there are also ones to avoid. According to FitPregnancy, teas to avoid are PMS, diet, cleansing, and detoxification teas. Also, avoid black cohosh, blue cohosh, and DongQuai. You can go to fitpregnancy.com/tea for more teas to avoid.