6 Ways To Beat Coffee Addiction
Any idea about how many calories a cup of coffee contains? Or how much calories an individual takes every day in the form of caffeine?
A person knows he/she is addicted to caffeine if they rely on a cup of coffee to wake them up in the morning and keep them going the whole day long. A cup a day does have some benefits like improving memory and keeping the individuals regular, reports POPSUGAR.
For healthy adults, 300 to 400 milligrams of caffeine a day is safe. If a person consumes more than 500 mg a day, then they should be ready to face the side effects like insomnia, nervousness, irritability and restlessness.
Here are six ways to help beat coffee addiction:
Switch Over To Green Tea
Start by substituting the daily dosage of coffees with a cup of green tea. They should begin with one cup of green tea and three coffees, if they drink four coffees a day. After a few days, make it two coffees and two green teas.
Try Other Milky Drinks
For many people coffee is nothing but a big milky latte. And every morning, all they want to do is cup their hands around a warm mug full of hot milky drink. Try substituting coffee with hot chocolate, chai latter or even hot vanilla almond milk, reports Healthy Eater. Be warned that hot chocolates are very high in sugar so choose wisely.
Move Towards Veggies
Annemarie Colbin, PhD, founder of the Natural Gourmet Institute and prominent author and lecturer on natural health and holistic medicine says diminishing caffeine cravings could be as easy as eating more vegetables and salads.
Reduce Meat Intake
Limit the intake of meat, sugar, flour, grain and salt, as caffeine cravings can be stronger while eating all this.
Go Workout
If a person thinks a mug of coffee early in the morning is the only way to boost energy, then they are wrong. Exercise works same as coffee as it offers sustained energy. Hit the gym for at least 15 minutes a day and see the difference in the energy levels.
Get Some Water
It's much better to grab a glass of water instead of a mug of coffee the next time the feeling of fatigue comes in. Dehydration is often a source of fatigue.