Thinking of quitting caffeine?
These tips will help make giving up your morning coffee much easier.
It’s easy to have a love-hate relationship with caffeine.
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But giving up your go-to fatigue-fighter doesn’t have to be a miserable experience.
What Is Caffeine?
Upon consumption, caffeine blocks the neuromodulator adenosine from binding to its receptors in the brain.
“It gives your brain this energetic feeling this alertness and acuity,” she explains.
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How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?
Food and Drug Administration(FDA).
Who Should Consider Limiting or Quitting Caffeine?
insomnia), according to theNLM.
But medical reasons aren’t the only reason to consider quitting caffeine, says Chan.
“There are a lot of benefits to just not being reliant on something,” she says.
“Just check in and see whether you feel better without this,” she suggests.
“…What are the benefits and how does it actually add to your life?
Or is it affecting you and you don’t even know?”
And are there other caffeine-free ways you might get those same perks?
“That can take the place of that comfort aspect so removing caffeine doesn’t feel so abrupt.”
“So first and foremost, ask yourself, ‘Do I need a snack?'”
“That can also be a distraction if you feel like you’re in that mental slump.”
So what they’re saying is in it may not actually be in it."
Since quitting caffeine, do you feel less anxious?
Are you no longer experiencing as much of a mid-day crash?
Are you sleeping more restfully?
Noticing these improvements can give you the motivation it’s crucial that you continue on with your caffeine-ditching journey.
