Kansas City Water and Tea
I hate water. One pint a year is a much as I drink if you add up all the sips from the glasses I let KC waiting staff put in front of me during meals so they feel better. And I don’t like movies with lots of water.
It means I know next to nothing about water except that wherever in the world I go, people say their water is nice, and visitors say it’s horrible.
So I’ve been surprised in Kansas City to be told by my Irish visitors that KC water is nice. Emphatically nice. I usually put it down to my visiting family and friends being jet-lagged. Until I got my most recent water bill.
Kansas City Tap Water Ranks First Nationally proclaims the headline in Waterlines. And there’s no punchline. It’s true. According to a recent study, KC, MO, has the cleanest tap water of the 50 largest cities in the USA.
Anyway I still hate it. But I drink tea. Being a stereotype from Ireland and all. Talking hot tea if you’re American. I drink an average of fifty-six cups of tea a day. Yes, even in the dog days of 100 degree weather. And here’s the thing. So should you. Tea is healthier than water.
It is. I read it on the BBC last week when I was somewhere between Galway and Clonakilty. Tea not only rehydrates as well as water does, but it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers.
Public health nutritionist Dr Carrie Ruxton said it was an urban myth that tea is dehydrating:
Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains antioxidants so it’s got two things going for it
Other health benefits seen included protection against tooth plaque and potentially tooth decay, plus bone strengthening - which explains why my teeth and those of the tea drinkers in our family are in fantastic shape, and dark brown.
See Also:
• Stereotypical Irish Breakfast
• Chippers and Morbid Realism
• Chasing Potatoes
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