Realizing this thread is a little old, I'd still like to add my 2ยข. I joined this forum as a result of looking for answers like these. And there's a lot of good insight. Backroads said "Green tea comes from the same plant as black tea." True, it does. In my research, I learned that black tea is fermented (among other things) green tea, so Bytor2112's observation that both wine and grape juice come from grapes struck a familiar chord for me. I don't drink anything hot; warm, but not hot. I prefer my herbal brews iced, actually. Could be that living in the Texas heat made that happen. I know that when I drink it, my kidneys are happy and my legs don't swell as easily. The "medication" for that anomoly in my life has side-effects that make alcoholism look safe. My view is this: Follow the Spirit. I ask myself "Why do I do this? Is it for His glory or mine?" That generally gets (and keeps) me on the right path.
