I've always loved the smell of coffee but I'm not sure that I ever completely loved the taste so after my first step of swapping from caffeinated to decaf it wasn't too difficult to cut coffee out altogether. The only time I can see myself wanting a coffee now is when it gets hot again and all the yummy iced options come back. However, I have always found a link between drinking coffee and my anxiety reaching it's peak so it's probably best that I say no to the iced coffee drinks too!
My hot drink of choice is now tea but not any tea, green tea and decaf when possible.
I started drinking green tea after trying to swap my coffee to an english breakfast tea and realising that I didn't enjoy the taste of adding milk to my tea, but I also didn't like black english breakfast tea. My mum has always drunk green tea at home so that was the next option in my mind and after giving it a go I decided I actually liked the taste (thank goodness) and now I have 2/3 cups a day.
Benefits of Green tea
- Boost your metabolism
- Kills bacteria - improves dental health and lowers your risk of infection
- Reduce blood pressure and cholesterol
- If caffeinated gives you more stable energy throughout the day, unlike coffee
- Filled with antioxidants
- Anti-inflammatory - reduce redness or swelling e.g. acne
It's also a great way for me to try and drink more water as I struggle just drinking tap water as it's not overly exciting.
I've tried a few green teas now and my favourite is the Twinings decaffeinated tea bags, my least favourite is probably the tea pigs detox green tea as it has a strange aftertaste and a very strong scent!
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