[Blue Dolfin]

One cup of tea per day in the summer is not enough!! You're much better off taking the tea hot in the summer, too. Try it, you will see that you feel cooler. Also, roasted barley tea (mugicha) is much more suitable. Drink it cool, not iced. Iced drinks are very hard on your stomach and kidneys. A good way to regulate liquid intake to get enough but not too much is, of course, to chew your drinks.