Can drinking 5 to 6 cups of tea be bad for my health i am 21. quit smoking jan 13. pack a day smoker since i was 17. this is my first time quitting cold turkey. feel confident about things this time. quit coffee too. but picked up this habit of drinking t

Congratulations : Congratulations on quitting smoking! that's probably the single best thing you can do to make a positive impact on your health. As far as the tea goes, as long as your 5-6 cups a day are about 8 oz a piece, there shouldn't be any problems. The main issue with tea is that it contains caffeine and other compounds that can act as diuretics making you urinate more and can be dehydrating. Uncaffeinated and decaffeinated teas cause less of a problem. Tea also contains half the caffeine as coffee so by quitting coffee you are consuming less caffeine which helps. The other issue many people have with tea is that they add tons of sugar as a sweetener and end up drinking hundreds more calories a day leading to weight gain. This does not appear to be an issue for you which is good. If drinking your tea helps to keep you from smoking, then by all means, drink your tea!

Tea: Congratulations on your non smoking journey. A slight problem and that is you don't say what kind of tea you are drinking .I presume you're talking about black tea? For a normal adult 4 to 5 cups of tea should not be excessive . You/anyone should monitor for symptoms of overdose of caffeine. People have varying tolerances for different substances.