I've been on blood thinners for a loooong time. Recently, my anticoagu;ant therapist told me to be sure to not drink green tea or white tea. Or at least not a lot (what is a lot?). I guess it interferes with blood thinner activities. Thought I would let others know. Haven't checked it out online. But, I'm not drinking them now.
ladyredlight
PS - very often, patients are asked to avoid green tea, aspirins (etc), antibiotics etc when preparing for surgery because of clotting/ no clotting interactions. And, unfortunately, Dr. Weil doesn't always get things right. Shen
Dr Weill have some great things to say sometimes :)
May be he forgot to mention some of the green tea side effects, or tea in general.
Here is a comprehensive list of them.
And if you are worried about medical interaction, here is another article.
Generally it is advisable to avoid drinking tea 2 hours after taking medication.
The reality is quite complex.
I am not a doctor, of course.
While vitamin K has been shown to interact with courmadin in one human case, there is also studies that show that green tea has other blood thinning effects.
Such contradictions arise in many other diseases (heart problems, blood pressure), simply because tea contains so many different compounds (caffeine etc), and they act differently to the same disease.
I don't think it is something to be alarmed of, but definitely something to be aware and mindful of.
Happy drinking.
:)
Julian
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