Bow Truss House, detail The design of the BTH incorporates a number of principles of ecological architecture which make it energy efficient. For instance, it is elongated along its east-west axis in order to maximize winter solar gain.
The side effects of drinking too much black tea include difficulty sleeping, headaches, nervousness, diarrhea, irritability, irregular heart rate, confusion, heartburn, tremors in your extremities and possibly convulsions. These side effects are all a result of the caffeine content in black tea. If you are used to drinking black tea regularly -- particularly in larger quantities -- you may develop a physical and psychological dependence on the beverage, again, primarily due to the caffeine content.
A cup of black tea on a table top. Black tea, like coffee, produces an acidic effect on the body and should generally be avoided on an alkaline diet. Black tea does, however, help the body use vitamin B15, a cancer-fighting acid, and is included on some alkaline diets for this reason.