The National Coffee Association conducted a study in 2007 concluding that 75% of adult Americans drink coffee - daily.
But a growing number of people starts to question their own habits of drinking coffee and people start to wonder if it is actually good for their body to drink so much coffee.
Yes, there are studies that suggest that coffee (rather: caffeine) can lower your risk of diabetes or Parkinson's disease for example.
But what starts to matter more and more is how people feel if they drink a lot of coffee.
Many people report high blood pressure, a feeling of anxiety or attacks of sweating.
The most common problem that regular coffee drinkers suffer from is sleeplessness, in heavy cases even insomnia (insomnia is chronic lack of sleep).
That's why more and more people are looking for ways to replace their coffee - while still consuming a bit of caffeine.
After all - coffee contains the most caffeine of any available drink, containing about 70-120mg for a normal cup of filtered caffeinated coffee.
And if you try to get your body off of Caffeine too fast, you will have to deal with withdrawal symptoms - such as sleep attacks or headaches.
The best way is to replace caffeine by some other less-caffeine-containing beverage and reduce your dosis over time so eventually you can replace it totally by healthier habits like breathing/yoga exercises for example.
Good replacementes for coffee are: - Black tea - Decaffeinated coffee (note: it still contains caffeine but only about 1-3 mg) - Instant coffee (still lots of caffeine but much less than normal filter coffee) - Green tea
Tea is probably the best replacement for coffee in the short term. You simply drink another beverage that contains less caffeine.
Plus you have the advantage that caffeine in tea takes longer to be absorbed by the body -therefore it's mood-lifting effect lasts longer and better.
Eventually you might consider some drastic replacements for your old habit of drinking coffee.
Such as for instance: Yoga exercises.
When you would usually go for a cup of coffee to get "energized" and more awake, you could do some simple yoga and stretching exercises instead, and actually both energize and relax your body.
There is no doubt that regular yoga exercises are much better to your energy and overall health than the habitual drinking of coffee.
The idea to reduce your caffeine intake will be one of the best decisions you'll ever make in your life.
You'll soon have more energy, be more focused, be able to think much clearer and sleep much better!
