Detox Tip # 39: Is It OK If I Continue to Have Coffee When I Do a Detox?
Coffee and anything that generates caffeine is not allowed on a body cleanse detox program. Coffee drinkers have to cut back the caffeine each day beginning the week before you begin your detox. If you miss this step, most likely you’ll be subjected to a terrible caffeine withdrawal, which will only add to the possible side effects you might otherwise encounter while on your detox.
Using yerba mate and green tea is a tried and true plan to go off caffeine. Green tea has no damaging effects on the body, and is comprised of about 20% of the caffeine in coffee. Health experts and nutritionists push green tea’s benefits. Give some thought to drinking less coffee and more green tea even if you may not intend to give up coffee in the future.
Yerba mate is a very favorite drink in South America, and similar to green tea, supplies surprising benefits to health as well as a caffeine lift. Yerba mate has manganese, potassium, and magnesium. University of Illinois research findings say that the development of some types of cancer cells is prohibited by yerba mate.
A third caffeine exchange is ginseng. Ginseng is a stimulant herb that gives a grounded and sustained energy that many one-time coffee drinkers are preferring above the harsh rise and fall of a caffeine lift. Ginseng root can be made as a tea, but is rather bitter and not recommended. The best form of ginseng is a tincture, which offers the most powerful potency. For convenience, ginseng tincture can be carried with you.