“Is Kombucha contrary to the Word of Wisdom? It is made from brewed green or black tea that has been fermented through several stages, for up to 6 weeks prior to drinking. It’s non-alcoholic and the bacteria found in the beverage help to restore normal levels of healthy bacteria in your gut. A healthy drink, [...]
“What is it about the Camellia sinensis or tea plant that makes tea that comes from that plant against the Word of Wisdom? What is it about the coffee that makes it against the Word of Wisdom? On my mission, we told people it produced tars and other things that were bad for your body. [...]
“Do you have a citation that states that Camellia sinensis is the reason tea is against the Word of Wisdom? I’m a bit sorry to admit that I used to drink tea—both black and herbal—before joining the Church of Jesus Christ, but have never done so since my baptism because it was—and is—my understanding that [...]
“What about Thai Iced Tea? This beverage uses Thai Red Tea leaves, but I am not sure if it is related to Camellia sinensis. I have heard of Red Tea called Roibos from an unrelated plant, but I am not sure if this is what is used in a Thai Iced Tea.” (Todd) Hey Todd, [...]
“Have you ever heard of an “Herbal” green tea? There is a restaurant where I live (Utah) that makes “Bubble Tea” smoothies. Owned and operated by a “returned missionary” who claims that they use an “herbal”, non-caffeinated, green tea that is not against the word of wisdom. What do you think?” (Tara) Hi Tara, As [...]
“Tea in Joseph Smith’s day was black tea. Now that the Church is world-wide in scope and the Word of Wisdom is an eternal principle of ‘obedience’, I would assume each culture would literally have its ‘tea’ or ‘Temple Recommend’ worthy point. As I learned this morning, in Japan it is clearly understood to be [...]
“I’ve been offered a job at a MLM company that makes vitamin supplement-type drinks especially for people in Japan. My concern was that I noticed that in one of the products, they have coffee extracts and green tea extract. Do you know if the extracts are bad like normal tea and coffee?” (Richard) The only [...]
“You mentioned that tea might only be in drink form, that we need to avoid the tea plant. If one takes green tea in pill form they are not only getting the exact same thing into the body but also the caffeine, which is ‘addictive’.” (Lindsay) As I said before, the Lord has not revealed [...]
“It is to my understanding from other answered questions on your site, that green tea is a form of tea unacceptable to the word of wisdom. Even though it is from the common tea plant, it is not fermented, or blackened. Would this make a difference?” (Christina) I am not aware of any statement that [...]
“I am an active YSA, 22 years of age having being diagnosed with a PCOS for 5 years now, and it affects my weight and fertility. A nutritionist recommended I drink green tea. I have asked several church representatives and have been given several answers, so am slightly confused as to if it is ok [...]