RLT- worth taking?

[mellsy7]

I bought some tablets today from my local chemist. Blackmore's have a bottle of 84 tablets for under $10. I asked about the tea and they said to visit the health food shop but it was closed today, not sure I really want the tea if it tastes horrible though.

[Josephine]

Hi girls,

I bought the RLT from a health shop and i have been having one to two cups a day for the past few days, i hate hot drinks, i hate tea etc but i actually find this one is fine, i add a bit of honey and its not so bad at all, for me to actually drink a whole cup let alone two is a miracle. dont know if its doing anything but at least im getting water into me as well if anything.

Ive researched a bit online and they say that the tablets dont do anything with the tests they have performed, only the tea, the real stuff that is.

I put about a tsp into an infuser for about 10 minutes and then have my drink, sometimes i think it helps me to relax a little bit too but who knows, could all be in the mind

[Cyathea]

Hi girls,

I bought the RLT from a health shop and i have been having one to two cups a day for the past few days, i hate hot drinks, i hate tea etc but i actually find this one is fine, i add a bit of honey and its not so bad at all, for me to actually drink a whole cup let alone two is a miracle. dont know if its doing anything but at least im getting water into me as well if anything.

Ive researched a bit online and they say that the tablets dont do anything with the tests they have performed, only the tea, the real stuff that is.

I put about a tsp into an infuser for about 10 minutes and then have my drink, sometimes i think it helps me to relax a little bit too but who knows, could all be in the mind

I - 2 cups isn't really going to be doing much at this stage of the game, you really need to be drinking about 5 - 6 cups a day in the last trimester.

I actually do believe the tablets work, they are concentrated active ingredient, so I can't really see how they wouldn't work, to be honest.

[Josephine]

eeek 5-6 drinks a day?? i dont know if i can drink that much lol im not a big hot drink person so its a struggle for me but i will definately try it!

[Shanti]

I bought some RLT today from the health food store! Going to go and brew some up now and give it a shot with some honey in it!

So for the tea leaves that i got, how many cups a day should I be having girls? 3-5 cups?

[Olive]

ren id try it without the honey first, it really is tasteless!!

[Shanti]

Ok! well, considering when i was ttc i took herbs that tasted like dirt i should be fine with the tea on it's own huh!?

How many cups a day should i aim for? Girl at the health food store had no idea

**EDIT** just found my answer .

[bronners]

I am also informing myself about RL at the moment and checking out what is available as I really disliked the tea last time, and could never drink enough to reach the recommended amount.

I was recently reading on another forum about Blackmores changing their label, and now their recommended dosage is 3 tablets 5-6 times a day (it is up on their website too). That's 15-18 tablets a day!! Anyway, it seems that they say this much because the recommended max dosage per day is 2.4g, and their tablets are only 300mg.
I have done a bit of searching and found that other brands that have RL tablets (in Aus) are Natures Own (500mg), Herbs of Gold (2g tablet) and Natures Sunshine (360mg).
I think I shall take the Herbs of Gold, it is very cheap in comparison to Blackmores and only 1-2 tabs per day!

[BLBG]

How much is the loose leaf tea?

It sounds good!

[BLBG]

Also is there any diff at all between loose leaf and bags? Ta!