I like to buy my herbal (tisanes) teas from Special Teas.com.
www.specialteas.com
I love the blueberry yogurt (listed under the Fruit Blends) and caramel
rooibos but there are plenty of flavors from which to choose. I also drink
peppermint & chamomile at night...mine is home grown but SpecialTeas sells
that as well.

If you're looking for "alertness" you might want to find something with
ginseng...though it may have the potential to keep you up if you drink it
too late. You should be able to find that in a local health food store. (I
don't like the flavor so I don't drink it.) I buy my real tea from either
Special Teas or Upton Tea, www.uptontea.com. A low caffeine oolong or green
in a gung fu cha method (small cup/multiple infusion) might be an option for
a light pick-me-up since I find the second and third infusion very relaxing
rather than "wired." You can always decaf your brew as suggested in earlier
posts and dump the first thirty second steep.

All the best,

Renee


"HeadHunter" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi there. I'm 29 year old male who wants to start drinking herbal tea
for
> a few reasons:
>
> 1) I quit smoking cigarettes. I was a pack a day smoker for 5 years.
> Although I do not miss the action of smoking I do miss the habit of a
> comforting break.
>
> 2) Weight loss and diet. I am not looking for a tea to lose weight
> with. Last year I lost 25 lbs by adjusting my diet and dinner plate sizes
> without increasing exercise. I simply would like a hot beverage that
> requires no sweetener and will provide little energy. I don't want
another
> liquid in my diet that has the potential to "add weight"
>
> 3) A tea that has little or no tannins and caffeine. I drink too much
> coffee in the morning and although I can now drink coffee without sugar or
> sweetener dunno how to do without the caffeine. because my coffee
> consumption has gone up since I quit smoking (and the elimination of sugar
> as well) body is adjusting to new chemistry from new dangers.
>
> I would be drinking my tea at night in front of my computer while I am
> trying to get my work done. That said I am very active in the that for I
> am on my feet 9 hours a day. At night I am behind the computer for 4 or 5
> hours and this is the time I would drink the tea. I wouldn't want
> sleeplessness to be a side affect of a herbal tea BUT I would love
alertness
> from a tea it that is possible.
>
> I have Experimented with peppermint tea and I like the taste I would
> preferred the real herb in the tea and not a "flavoured" tea.
>
> Where on the www can I get honest and detailed information about herbal
tea
> adn it's constituents? Any FAQ's to look for? Any warnings to issue?
>
> HeadHunter
>
>