Transition from Coffee to Tea

Nowadays the consumption of coffee is around 40% of the world’s population compared to the beginning of the 20th century where it was 25%. In the USA, these figures are higher and equate to about 65% of the US population. Coffee lovers around the world who reach for their favorite morning drink probably aren’t thinking about its health benefits or risks. In 1991 coffee was included in a list of possible carcinogens (organism or agent capable of causing cancer) by the World Health Organization. Coffee is still highly debated topic. Additional research suggests that when consumed in moderation, coffee can be considered a healthy beverage.

Unfortunately, that is not the reality. A lot of people are living in a busy full of appointments life. And when we are not enough motivated or without enough energy, we often consume way more coffee or highly caffeinated beverage than we need. When we consume coffee regularly and in large quantity, we suffer from the side effects associated with high caffeine consumption such as: anxiety, problems with sleep (insomnia), fast heart rate. But there is a solution to that problem. You need to limit your coffee consumption to allow your adenosine receptors (caffeine receptors) to be cleaned and after two weeks you have to gradually include other beverages with very little amounts of caffeine no more than 10mg per 100ml (one cup of coffee usually contains 40mg of caffeine). After your coffee break, you are going to feel refreshed with less anxiety, your sleep quality will be better, and you will not need the large amounts that you have used in the past.

What you need to know about coffee?

 Coffee is most often used in combination with painkillers such as aspirin and acetaminophen (paracetamol) it can be used to calm headaches or migraines.

Some people use it for asthma, gallbladder disease, inability to concentrate and focus, shortness of breath and low blood pressure.

Coffee also has a wide application in fighting weight gain and can be good for type 2 diabetes. Its effectiveness is also the reason why it is seriously prevalent among fat burner type dietary supplements and other stimulants.

 The question is, why do we need alternatives to caffeine, when it has so many health benefits?

Coffee works by stimulating the central nervous system, heart, muscles, and the centers controlling blood pressure.

It can raise blood pressure; it is also known for its diuretic properties. With frequent and prolonged use, it loses its effect to a great extent.

To resume its properties, it is necessary to do a “caffeine” detoxification. It’s strictly individual, but the complete cleansing of the body of caffeine can take from 2 weeks to 2 months, and this depends mostly on your daily dose of coffee consumption.

Another interesting fact is that the half-life of caffeine is 6 hours, which means that if you take 150 mg of caffeine, only 75 mg will be active in the body after 6 hours.

It enters the blood extremely quickly and takes up to 45 minutes to be 99% absorbed.

There are several reasons to consider a caffeine detox or coffee alternatives:

  • The large caffeine consumption has not had the same effect as before.
  • Daily consumption is out of control, and coffee intake is often accompanied by sugar consumption.
  • Coffee consumption has led to health problems.

Whatever your reason for quitting and looking for alternatives, stopping coffee is not an easy task, both physically and mentally.

Usually there are two fields of action:

  1. Completely to stop caffeine intake

Benefits:

  • The fastest way to cleanse your body.

You’ll get an objective assessment of coffee’s impact on the body. 

Disadvantages:

  • Can cause severe symptoms at first.
  • May reduce productivity for a few days.
  • More likely not to cope with that method.
  1. Gradually to reduce daily intake of coffee

Benefits:

  • Mild symptoms of coffee reduction.
  • Most people can maintain productivity.
  • Mild to minimal headache compared to first method.
  • Less shock to the body.

Disadvantages:

  • May take longer to clear your system depending on the starting daily coffee dose.
  • Extra effort is required such as monitoring the amount and reducing gradually.

If you still can’t imagine your day without the energy that comes with caffeine, you’re not alone. 8 of 10 adults drink at least 3 cups of coffee a day.

It’s possible that you don’t consume coffee because you like the taste, but the energy it gives to you hasn’t been the same in a long time. Coffee is the most consumed psychoactive substance worldwide and developing an addiction to it is quite a possible phenomenon.

 Everyday risks of coffee consumption

When adapting to the effects of caffeine, there is a decline in work productivity, and in relation to this, there is a loss of motivation, increased tendency to conflict, even paranoia. In groups exposed to the same effect (e.g., office environment), coffee overconsumption over a prolonged period (3-5 cups of coffee daily) sharply reduces individual and group work productivity and increases social tension within the team. The same can be applied to the family environment.

Healthy caffeine dosage

 The world health organization recommends dose of 300mg to be safe. Other sources range in recommendations for a safe dose between 180 to 400 mg of caffeine per day.

 Coffee overdose intake

Typically, intake of 300 to 400 mg of caffeine within 8 hours can lead to overdose and overstimulation of the central nervous system, called caffeine poisoning. Here are some of the effects seen when this condition occurs:

  • nervous system – anxiety, insomnia, euphoria.
  • digestive system – pain and tickling in the stomach and intestines, diarrhea, rapid urination.
  • muscles and skin – overstretching of muscles in otherwise normal movements, facial flushing and facial tics.
  • cardiovascular system – rapid heartbeat.
  • psychology and behavior – tendency to make many and meaningless movements, clumsiness, loss of thoughts, irrationality, conflict, mania, depression, lack of orientation, lack of inhibitions, paranoia, occurrence of illusions and hallucinations, etc.

 Adaptation to large amounts of coffee

A study in which middle-aged, healthy volunteers were given 3 doses of 300 mg of caffeine each daily, fully adapted to taking it within 18 days. Some of the volunteers adapted even much earlier. This proves that the effects of large coffee intake diminish with steady daily doses.

Caffeinism – caffeine induced anxiety

Taking large doses of coffee for long periods of time (more than 4 weeks) can lead to the condition of caffeinism, close to a mild and worsening form of caffeine poisoning. It is recognized by the desire of those affected to take larger doses of caffeine-containing drinks – coffee or energy drinks.

The harms of systemic coffee use

In addition to caffeine poisoning and caffeinism, there are two other health abnormalities associated with prolonged coffee intake: coffee – induced insomnia, and a complex of coffee – related conditions. Daily intake of large amounts of coffee can push any person toward some of the induced health problems.

Why PirateTea is the best alternative to coffee

  • PirateTea is the only tea, that contains 22 herbs from six continents.
  • PirateTea is natural and healthy energy drink.
  • The caffeine content in PirateTea is very gentle compared to coffee, PirateTea has 10mg of caffeine per one dose (200ml), compared to one coffee (one cup of espresso has around 60mg caffeine).
  • PirateTea gives you the needed energy and focus throughout the day, without the side effects of coffee. The coffee acid can increase your risk of cavities, which can erode your enamel.
  • Coffee can darken your teeth. PirateTea, on the other side has a natural orange – peppermint flavor and the herb blend in PirateTea can support your teeth health and leave a nice feeling of freshness.
  • PirateTea has considerably higher dosage of antioxidants compared to coffee. Antioxidants are substances that protect your cells against free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food and they can cause cancer, heart diseases and other diseases.
  • Unlike coffee, PirateTea doesn’t give you the jittery rush of stimulants. PirateTea has a calming effect on you, while keeping you focused and energized.
  • PirateTea has 6 times less caffeine than coffee, which makes it non – addictive. So even if you miss your delicious cup of PirateTea (which is unlikely), you will still be able to perform well without craving it.
  • PirateTea doesn’t let you go through the 5 stages of drinking coffee. With coffee, you go through 5 stages:
  • The pre – caffeinated stage when you feel down and drained
  • The first flushes of positive feelings
  • The “high” when you feel like you have all the energy to do all the work in the world
  • The stage when you start feeling not so – good anymore
  • The “crash when your energy levels just drop and slink and plummet and go down and so on. With PirateTea, you don’t experience anything like that, because PirateTea is much lower than caffeine content than coffee, PirateTea has way more vitamins and minerals and PirateTea is not acidic.

Stopping coffee is a hard task, but it can change your life. By using some PirateTea, you can try to reduce the amount of coffee you take and acquire new healthier habits along the way.

Keep in mind that reducing or stopping your coffee intake will not instantly affect how you feel and your energy levels in general because, as I mentioned at the beginning of the article for a complete “caffeine detox”, it takes anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.

Finally, if you are having a problem with drinking a lot of coffee, PirateTea is a much healthier alternative!

Are you considering cutting back on coffee? PirateTea might be the solution for you.

 

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