Benefits of quitting caffeine!
It may seem like an impossible feat, but giving up caffeine has amazing health benefits! Quitting coffee will actually balance your energy levels and improve your sleeping habits. You won’t be feeling so sluggish in the afternoons! Reducing your caffeine intake can also work to reduce your levels of stress and anxiety. As caffeine release adrenaline into the body, it triggers a fight or flight response that worsens these feelings of anxiety. According to Innocent Beans, giving up coffee can also lower your blood pressure levels, elevate your mood and reduce the feeling of headaches and jitters throughout the day!
Herbal alternatives!
Life Cykel Reishi Cacao Organic Mushroom Drink
Crafted with Reishi Mushroom, a strong adaptogen rooted in the rich tradition of Taoism, the Life Cykel Reishi Cacao Organic Mushroom Drink $22.95 is a full health elixir designed to nourish and calm the spirit, mind and body. Including Reishi Mushroom mixed with spiced chocolate, this very tasty drink has been made to restore vitality by aiding in reduction of stress and fatigue.
Once reserved only for royalty, the Reishi mushroom is an iconic mushroom that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2 millennia.
Kintra Foods Roasted Dandelion Tea
Made using a rich blend of roasted Dandelion and Chicory Root, this caffeine free tea is ideal for anyone looking for a health conscious coffee alternative. The Kintra Foods Roasted Dandelion Tea $8.95, has a very similar taste to coffee, but contains acne treating and blood sugar levelling properties. This tea is great for sipping before bed, without the hit of energy! Dandelion Tea is also a wonderful natural remedy for bloating. The Kintra tea comes in a handy tea bags as well as coffee look-a-like granules. For more on the benefits of herbal teas, you can read this Guide To Herbal Tea.
Matcha Maiden Matcha Green Tea Powder
Lately, I’ve been playing around with all the ways you can use the Matcha Maiden Matcha Green Tea Powder $24.95! Full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, this matcha blend helps to aid concentration, weight loss, energy levels and the immune system. Perfect as a hot tea, you can also use this powder in smoothie bowls!
All you need is 5 frozen bananas, coconut water, 2 dates and 1 tablespoon of matcha powder. Then simply blend all of these ingredients in a food processor, before placing into a bowl. Using your preferred selection of berries, seeds or dark chocolate, sprinkle over the top.
Your can read more here on the amazing benefits of Green Tea, and if you are curious on the difference between Green Tea and Matcha, I have written a blog about that here[https://www.nourishedlife.com.au/article/154906/difference-between-matcha-green-tea.html].
