Upon learning all of this, I embarked on a challenge to rid myself of coffee and caffeine as much as possible. I started my journey over three weeks ago, and I have to say that I am feeling much better overall and have much more energy throughout the day without coffee. I had always been a morning person, but now I feel even more energized in the morning since ditching the coffee. It was a tough battle, as during the first week I suffered really bad headaches and was feeling brain cloudy and shaky during the day, while starting to get off of the coffee. I felt it was worth the benefits of better sleep, a clearer mind to think, and feeling better about myself overall. As part of this journey, I began testing different teas that would be both caffeine free and would provided a more natural and holistic approach towards energizing the body and supplying beneficial vitamins and nutrients. The first tea I turned to was Dandelion Tea, as I feel it's a super power of tea. I used Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Tea, as my morning cup of hot beverage to get my day started and the benefits are just amazing.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Life Without Coffee & Caffeine
Buzz Buzz Buzz, it's the sound that everyone hears in the morning. In fact it's a dreadful sound that most of us don't want to hear at all, but it's a fact that we have to get up and head to work. Just as the alarm becomes a routine, so does our daily cup of coffee. In fact, each day 54% of americans over the age of 18 drink roughly around 3.1 cups of coffee a day (Coffee Statistics ) which equates to a total of 500 mg or more of caffeine a day that we are drinking. This is not including any other caffeinated items we may be having through out the day such as soda, energy drinks, etc. So can this really be good for us? The fact is that the amount of coffee and caffeine Americans are drinking is exceeding the total recommended daily consumption, which is around 200-300mg of caffeine per day. So what are some of the negative effects of caffeine? They include insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, irritability, stomach upset, dehydration, fast heartbeat, and muscle tremors (Caffeine Side Effects). In addition to these symptoms, caffeine can cause the urge to consume more sugary food as it will spike your sugar level, causing you to crash.
Upon learning all of this, I embarked on a challenge to rid myself of coffee and caffeine as much as possible. I started my journey over three weeks ago, and I have to say that I am feeling much better overall and have much more energy throughout the day without coffee. I had always been a morning person, but now I feel even more energized in the morning since ditching the coffee. It was a tough battle, as during the first week I suffered really bad headaches and was feeling brain cloudy and shaky during the day, while starting to get off of the coffee. I felt it was worth the benefits of better sleep, a clearer mind to think, and feeling better about myself overall. As part of this journey, I began testing different teas that would be both caffeine free and would provided a more natural and holistic approach towards energizing the body and supplying beneficial vitamins and nutrients. The first tea I turned to was Dandelion Tea, as I feel it's a super power of tea. I used Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Tea, as my morning cup of hot beverage to get my day started and the benefits are just amazing.
works great to purify the blood and cleanse the system
Enhances detoxification, by stimulating urination and, by replacing potassium lost in the process
improved the function and maintains optimum liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen, stomach and gall bladder functions
Help control weight
Upon learning all of this, I embarked on a challenge to rid myself of coffee and caffeine as much as possible. I started my journey over three weeks ago, and I have to say that I am feeling much better overall and have much more energy throughout the day without coffee. I had always been a morning person, but now I feel even more energized in the morning since ditching the coffee. It was a tough battle, as during the first week I suffered really bad headaches and was feeling brain cloudy and shaky during the day, while starting to get off of the coffee. I felt it was worth the benefits of better sleep, a clearer mind to think, and feeling better about myself overall. As part of this journey, I began testing different teas that would be both caffeine free and would provided a more natural and holistic approach towards energizing the body and supplying beneficial vitamins and nutrients. The first tea I turned to was Dandelion Tea, as I feel it's a super power of tea. I used Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Tea, as my morning cup of hot beverage to get my day started and the benefits are just amazing.
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Great tips so far!!
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