Young people want to do everything they can to be healthy and live longer, which is fine. I stopped coffee, soda, etc. for a few months. The only difference for me was I missed the things I loved. I'm old and in poor health. I'm not interested in extending my life at this point. I just want to get it over with. So, I'm writing this as I sip on a delicious cup of coffee.
I didn't start drinking coffee until I was 40 and I'm in my 60's now. I only drink one cup in the morning (organic) because anything more than that makes me jittery. I feel crappy all the time despite a healthy lifestyle and I've tried quitting for a week at a time and didn't notice any improvement so went back to coffee... but now I'm reading here that it can take months before you see improvement so I aim to stick it out this time.
Hey Rick, It's interesting that you didn't start until you were 40. At least you're drinking organic. I get what you're saying about feeling crappy despite a healthy lifestyle. That has been my exact issue too. I felt like I fixed everything else in my life but I kept drinking coffee. I think you're correct that for some people it can really take some time to feel better again. I think this might be related to our adrenal health. Have you done health testing - ie: hormones or cortisol/adrenal health? One test that's really detailed is called DUTCH Complete (sold by DHA labs) and it looks at all of those things. For me, my cortisol is extremely low. Drinking coffee just stresses the adrenal glands a lot more. If you feel crappy or tired/lack of energy - it could be any of those things or hormones, or your thyroid. But, The coffee just seems to make those issues worse (for me anyway). It helps to be a bit more active or do short bursts/little workouts here and there to keep the energy up after you quit coffee. I'm not trying to recommend something that's a replacement drug for the coffee, but I recently tried using methylene blue and I have only taken it a handful of times so far - but it really increased my natural energy levels when I took it - I felt better than I've felt in a long time - optimal. I only took it a few times and I am taking a break now as I have a test coming up so I have to be off of everything. But, it might be something worth looking into. I think it could possibly help in the weeks after you get off of coffee. If you do take it, you have to make sure it's USP grade and 3rd party tested for heavy metals. This doctor does some really interesting videos on it: ua-cam.com/video/OiyJPCavdC0/v-deo.html if you want to check it out. For me, I am going to experiment with it a bit more but I think I will end up not taking it daily. Some other supplements that might help with energy and feeling better: NMN, NR or COQ10.
I'm 3 weeks into my 30 day no coffee challenge thanks to you. First 4-5 days was rough but now I'm okay with not having it. Miss the habit of drinking it in the morning when I start work but that's about it. I don't really notice much of a change in anything else. Doing much better overall after starting carnivore on Sept 1st. Going to go a few more weeks, possibly months without coffee just see how things go. May never go back to it. Really appreciate you helping me get off of the addiction and for keeping us all updated on your progress. Best of luck with things!
Thanks for sharing this! I am so happy to hear it - and really glad you are doing alright without it! I think it gets better over time. Glad carnivore is helping too! 🙏
thik about this. Most adults look and feel like shit and what do they all have in common? they're all addicted to coffee. look at kids. most kids look healthy and happy and peaceful because most of them havent been corrupted by caffeine. we live among drug addicts essentially.
45 days in now. I've had no issues at all other than replacing the "routine" of many coffees daily. No other withdrawals. I have Instant Chicory root powder but have maybe one cup a day. Will stop that when I run out. Just another added expense. Sleep has improved greatly. More REM sleep for sure (by about 20% more than previously). Also less "agitated" as my emotions seem more evenly tempered now as well. Overall a very good choice to stop. (I've now knocked off many bad habits in the past 3 years - smoking, alcohol, chewing gun, artificial sweeteners, oxalates, and now caffeine and coffee). Keep up the good work!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this. Great job on all the health improvements over the last few years. That's incredible. :) What was hardest to quit - coffee, smoking, or alcohol? I don't drink or smoke myself, but I am curious. Glad to hear you're doing well and not dealing with any more side effects from quitting the coffee.
@@LifeDIY When I quit sweet tasting foods - that is really the hardest. Sticks with you for a very long time... I don't cheat - but the fake "good' sugars like erythritol, monk fruit, and xylitol stalled my progress for years. Trying to replicate what you liked before you went keto or carnivore is a bad idea.
Hi Holly! I just commented on Kerry's "Live" that he needed to "shout out" your channel, and he did. ;-) Lynne & I saw your video on Sleep Difficulty this a.m. She really enjoyed your exchange, and I'm very grateful for you helping her out!!! Keep up the great work, new friend. 🙂
Hey Jim - thank you! I didn't know he was live right now. I will go check that out. That's so nice of you to get me a shout out - I appreciate it. I am glad Lynne found my channel this morning. I now subscribed to your channel too. My mom says hello to you and Lynne! 😊 I saw you and Lynne on Kerry's livestream in the past and you two are great on camera. It's so nice to meet you!
It's all histamine related. I see this a lot in people who suffer from MCAS. Histamine interferes with sleep as well. Check the deep sleep on your Oura ring and you will notice that your deep sleep will be significantly less compared to nights that you were not having histamine issues. You can also do a CBC blood test and pay close attention to your eosinophils as they will be above 1. One thing that can help is 10mg of chewable Zyrtec. If symptoms subside, then there's your answer. One last thing - if you or anyone feels anxiety or gets heart palpitations after eating certain foods, then it most likely is MCAS related as well. Why? Because your body stores thyroid hormone in peripheral tissues and during an MCAS episode, your mast cells release histamine along with thyroid hormone causing an immediate influx which in turn causes an acute rise in free T3 resulting in severe anxiety and even panic attacks in some people. The fix? 10mg of chewable Zyrtec to stop the MCAS and you see a relief in symptoms within 20 minutes. How do you fix MCAS? Well, that's beyond the scope of this comment, but it most always is gut related and/or exposure to mold.
Sinus infection!? Yikes. I hope you are over that soon! They are the worst! So the long and short of my experience quitting - I quit for 30 days a few years ago as the challenge, was painful, but jumped back on coffee as soon as it was over. Attempted to quit for good about a year ago, which was a total and complete failure. I caved on about day 4 or 5 when the headaches and insane lethargy were just too much. However, this time, I'm over the withdrawals already and I am on day 5. I did a short ween, cutting to one cup for two days, and I definitely felt it in the afternoon those two days as usually I am a 2-3 large cup drinker. No coffee since and this is day 5 total since the ween. Every attempt has been different in terms of the withdrawal symptoms, but the ease of quitting this time I think is for two reasons. For the symptoms, I think being on the carnivore diet helps tremendously. I had heard this mentioned before on various carnivore youtube channels, and I think it's true as my symptoms were mild and over within three days. The other reason is that I am in-between jobs right now and I don't have any work stressors like meetings that were ALWAYS my Achilles heel and crutch...I always had to have plenty of coffee to feel 'prepared' for a meeting, or to 'manage' a busy day. Work stress sabotages you relentlessly. But being in-between jobs has given me that runway of time where I don't have work stressors to trigger me into making another cup. If I was still at my previous job, pretty sure I would not have been able to quit. Anyhoo! Great channel, and looking forward to further updates on your quitting coffee journey!
Thanks for sharing this! I totally understand about having work stressors and feeling the need to be on the caffeine to keep up with it all. It's good you have time now to get through the withdrawals and it's awesome you're doing better since getting on carnivore. It's pretty tough to let it go! I think it just takes a while to really heal and get over missing it. :) I hope things keep getting better for you since you quit!
In Honduras we have been drinking coffee for many many years..and no, it was not a hype..and grand grand parents used to go to sleep super early and wake up at 5 ready to start the day, doing very physical demanding work in the farm. I have great childhood memories drinking coffee was a special time of the day when we shared a great time with your relatives..I really like to hear your experience quitting coffee, super proud of you Holly!...If I would quit on coffee it would be like taking part of me and my family tradition away from me..
I quit coffee cold turkey for two months. Then one morning in the middle of January, I woke up feeling soooo tired and gloomy. I could smell coffee brewing in the kitchen that my mother started. (Mom is elderly and lives with me.) Without a second thought, I dragged myself into the kitchen and poured myself a big o' cup of steaming hot coffee on that cold, dark January morning. That was a few years ago and I still haven't managed to successfully quit coffee. PS: Instead of drinking coffee when I woke up in January feeling tired and gloomy, I should have bundled up and gone outside for a walk.
Hi Holly, nice to hear about your experience. I quit coffee and tea and its about 77 days now, I started this challenge after speaking to a health nutritionalist, who gave me reading material and some videos to watch about the effects of caffiene on the body. With the conversation, diary was also in the mix. So I started my no coffee, no tea and no diary challenge. However just today I broke the diary challenge by having some kerrygold butter. My go to hot beverage is saltee water, if I got hte urge for coffee. But you looking great and thanks for your indepth insight. I always reflect on what you say to see if I had experience what yuo mention. Stay safe and keep well. 🧡
Hey Graham, it's so nice to see your comment! Wow, that's impressive you gave all three of those things up together. That's not easy! I also don't consume dairy but I've been off of that for years. Some people seem to be fine with it but for others it seems to be inflammatory. Once in a while if I feel like I want a hot drink, I'll sometimes have rooibis tea which has no caffeine. But I don't drink that very often. Anyway, I really hope you're doing well! I need to catch up on your content. Take care! 🙏
16 days no coffee and all my past addictions are trying pull me back in with this. I am trying to use my addiction to sparkling water hold off the rest of them for now... One addiction can feed another. And that is the healthiest one I have
8 months off coffee. Very hard because I love coffee and drank a pot a day. Muscle cramps became severe during the day and night, got to the point that I couldn't sleep for more than two hours. It took four months for the cramps to subside which made me wonder if coffee was the cause but I am pretty sure it was cramps gone around 4-5 months span.
this might interest some people. when i quit caffeine, all the muscles in my face and body totally relaxed and my eyes, hair and teeth all improved. people started noticing how good i looked. im 52, but look 36. Please do yourself a favor and quit drinking coffee daily. treat it like alcohol and maybe drink it once or twice a week when u have nothing important on.
Three months off the stuff for me., Headaches subsided after ten days I only miss it when some jerk decides to grind coffee in the grocery store when I am walking past. Why do they do that to me? 😀 Given the change of season from summer to winter, it is hard for me to assess whether any of my symptoms are due to seasonal changes and which ones may be due to lack of coffee.
Having the hardest time, I don’t have obvious physical symptoms but the taste of espresso for me is divine! Lab results will always be skewed towards big corporate interests which is why I eliminated cane sugar.
I only experienced positive change from removing caffeine. I did it a few years ago and don't plan to get beck on it any time soon. my energy levels are quite constant (no ups/downs/crashing) sleep better and feel a lot calmer overall.
Thanks for sharing! I am so happy to hear that. I don't plan to go back either. I have had so many benefits from quitting too and one of them I totally forgot to mention...but I'll put it in the next update.
I used to drink then not drink coffee for years, then I started again. ONce I quit cold turkey and I recall that it was terrible first 9 days and then it was ok. I was counting the 9 days of hard withdrawal. I have always felt more hydrated without the coffee and softer somehow. It is hard to quit coffee, it is a drug after all.
I quit coffee 5 days ago, I've had headaches on the first 2 days then it went away. I feel it is a little harder to stay focused. My sleep is still disturbed, I've been waiting up in the middle of the night, BUT when i wake up, I've had the best conversations with myself, so it is not that bad. I also quit smoking weed 5 days ago (I used to smoke every day), so I quit my two favorite drugs at the same time. The weird part is that I feel high all the time. Have I screwed up my brain forever? Lol, I dunno, but it's like a free high so, not bad either. I'm planning to stick to it and see how it goes. Good luck out there people!
Do you think there's a component to coffee besides caffeine that makes it detrimental? As opposed to black tea, green tea or even chocolate? Is having a small square of chocolate after dinner "cheating?"
I think it's totally up to you if you have a square of chocolate after dinner. Some people are sensitive to caffeine after quitting coffee, so it could disrupt your sleep possibly. But it's probably a really low amount. I think you just have to experiment with things. I don't really think of it as cheating though. That's a great question about the coffee versus tea. I have no idea. I do know that for me, I think the coffee has more of a negative impact (the caffeine or whatever else is in it) than things like green tea - though I've never really tested this out. Some people end up quitting coffee and switching to tea first to see how they feel - then deciding on whether or not to quit all caffeine. I just don't like being dependent on a drink in the morning. For me if I switched to tea, I think it would become a big ritual like the coffee was - where I needed it every morning. For that reason I am staying away from it. But I have heard there are some potential health benefits to green tea.
Hey Rick, I noticed your other reply about yerba mate (in my notifications) but just FYI, youtube isn't showing it on here. I don't know why but this just happened to me the other day commenting on a video too - my comment disappeared. I saw that you mentioned it had a similar effect as coffee - being really stimulating. That's too bad. It's hard to know what's causing all these issues - and it's hard to trust the purity of the products out there.
5 days off caffeine here. I used to have like 3 or 4 strong coffees up to mid-day. I stopped cold turkey. I'm going throug without desired or urges to have a coffee, so it is being really easy, however, I'm noticing physical withdrawal symptoms which caught me unexpectedly. Since 1st day I'm poorly sleeping, my HRV is down dramatically, I feel anxious, my resting heart rate is higher than normal. I think the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems is altered as a withdrawal result. Day five starting now and I believe this is dlowly improving. Now I'm aware of the real drug coffee is. I went carnivore some half year ago and despite removing most foods, none of them caused this withdrawal effect. Another withdrawal symptom was headache during initial 3 days.
Great job getting through the first 5 days - especially after having 3-4 strong coffees a day. It's super interesting about your HRV lowering - usually that's from your body being stressed. I hope it gets better soon. It's shocking how much of an impact coffee has on us, without us even knowing it until we quit.
Coffee is an anti inflammatory but so is green tea. I quit a long long time ago (10 yrs) & then returned to 1/3 cup in early a.m. recently. It is a stimulant. We all have different responses. I love the focus coffee gives me. Good luck. Maybe try green tea as it has natural l-theanine that's very calming & medical studies showing green tea kills cancer cells & has many other benefits. Enjoying your channel.
Hello Holly I'm coffee addicted but would like to quit. Are there any substitutes(not so addictive) to mitigate the side effects in the first months..?
Some people wean themselves down on the amount they're having by using half decaf and half normal coffee, until they really lower it a lot. Some people also find it easier to go from drinking coffee, to drinking tea (or yerba mate), before fully quitting. It seems have a different impact on them. I've heard some success stories with that method. Also, there are some substitute coffee drinks without any caffeine - the only one I have tried and enjoy is Rooibos tea (no caffeine). Another popular coffee alternative is teecino (also no caffeine).
@@LifeDIY - I've tried yerba mate in the past and it made me feel as jittery as strong coffee and I also felt just weird like there's some other toxin in there, maybe high in some metal.
@LifeDIY This may seem unusual, but could you trace back your issues and link them to the moment you started measuring your sleep with a smart ring? I have a feeling the ring is triggering something in my body (blood), and I am unable to sleep well. And the effects are not instant ...
i'd rather not go thru my life drugged out on a bullshit drug that has so many mental and physical side affects. wish i knew all this when i was 20, wouldve lived a much better and more successful life. i was always never really there in the moment. i was always HIGH on caffeine.
Have fun with others. Tell them how you quite coffee and they should also. OMG they will so defend their addiction for it. I’m over a year without it. My sleep stress digestion etc is so much better.
Hahah I know you're right because I used to do the same thing defending my addiction! :) That's awesome it's been over a year for you and you've had all these improvements. It'll be great when I reach that point.
18 months carnivore( added occasional berry or peach), I had chronic sinusitis since 2020 really bad. It started getting worse on carnivore (more often) then few months in flare ups were less frequent. I discovered I react badly to histamines now. I avoid mince meat and beef seasoned for longer than 20 days. 1 decaf daily. I would give up on coffee cause my hair is still falling and nails are bendy. Things changed with sinusitis when I added dr W. David gut yogurt. It would basically stop the sinus pain within 2-3hours. Before that if the sinus pain set in nothing would stop it for another 24hours.
Wow, thank you for sharing this. So you were having histamine issues? You know one thing I forgot to share in this video is that once I quit coffee - my nails started to grow like crazy - and I am having some hair growth on my hairline too which was new after quitting the coffee. That's interesting to hear about the yogurt. I can't go that route as I am lactose intolerant. I have found that quercetin can be somewhat helpful for sinus issues but not if the issues are really bad. In addition to quitting coffee, I have been consuming a lot of minced meat so I wonder if I have this issue as well...I will try to look into it more. My sinus issues have gotten better more recently but they do come back here and there. Thank you!
@@LifeDIYYou are welcome and thank you for your videos, they are very informative. I did eat a lot more beef mince from about month 7-8 on carnivore, before that it didn’t taste any good. But I had always runny nose after eating it. All dairy would cause my sinuses to flare up before I started this yogurt. I can now also have couple of slices of Gouda type cheese or some cottage cheese. However I don’t crave dairy as much as I did before. Any other dairy including fresh cream seem to be to high in histamines and causes immediate blocking and swelling of sinuses. I suspect I might have MCAS as well but I am focusing on small achievements for now 😊
Yeah sorry to hear that about MCAS. I also have had symptoms of it over the years, but not so much lately - other than the sinus issues. That's good to hear the yogurt is helping. If I have even the tiniest amount of dairy I have really bad GI issues and I get itching as well.
I love coffee. I roast my own and have 3-4 cups a day. But I can't drink the cheap stuff in the cans like Folgers. Yuck! And those have so much more caffeine. I have switched to decaf or gone without coffee for a couple of weeks. I didn't notice any real differences so I'm still a happy addict. I do limit to just in the mornings though.
I had 120 days no coffee or tea and had raw cacao instead. I got sick of that and it still has some caffeine attached and now im onto Decaf coffee, chemical free process and mainly for a morning hot drink. I now have another cup after lunch and find that enough. I was having bad anxiety, especially driving so Caffeine was the issue and it had to go. Much calmer now and back to normal driving. Reintroduction of decaffeinated coffee was seamless, just like i had never given it up. Decaf seems to give some sort of social normally so i think I'll stick with it for a while unless it starts causing other issues.
Use a good electrolyte drink with no malto-dextrin in it along with magnesium. Don't ever get hooked on Magnesium Citrate. It's a long road back from that. Don't use Mag Oxide, either. Glycinate is good, but does not make you poop, it works like just relaxing the smooth muscles of the body so it's gentle. Make sure you are getting about 7400 mg a day of the Potassium in your E. powder. Watch out for the E. drinks that have too much Sodium, especially if you are flying.
Thanks again for sharing your experience. I have tried to quit coffee several times but I can’t. I will try to reduce the number of times and amount I drink every day.❤!
I quitted multible times for a couple of weeks and then iam always feel better i sleep better feeling more relaxt having more energy at the end of the day but then i start again because i say to myself i miss the ritual in the morning i just drink 1-2 cups no more but that fine for the first week it feels just like a drug lol pounding heart beat feeling more stressed etc laying in bed wanting to sleep but feeling my heart beat so fast 😂 cant be healthy... after couple of weeks i drink 5 cups a day and dont feel anything from it anymore now i just need to drink 5 cups every day to feel normal and i hate that and i start the quitting proces all over again...🤦♂️
I have had this issue with alcohol. I am so sure I am completely done , cured , recovered, I will never will do it again. It has almost ended me, why would I ? Never say never. Maybe I can reintroduce it in a controlled way. Nope. Addiction sucks!
@LifeDIY May God/Universe bless you Holly. Thanks again for your encouragements. On the day 30:i shall for sure keep you posted and let you know on -eventual- symptoms in case you would like to share the info. It might help the others (?). My dream: Definitely ADIOS to coffee after more than 30years' consumption; let us see...You can't imagine how your videos are SO HELPFUL Holly ....; a million Thanks again for all the SERIOUS researches you have done and are generously sharing with us.🙏💫. Ness.
A warm and Grateful THANK YOU to you Holly. Your words are TRUE in this MoneyMoney driven world. I started Today, 1st of January (a headache, but it's ok). More than 30 years...drinking coffee...for its taste especially..and to accompagny a piece of cake...But, i definitely wish to get rid of it; Your words are really true....even if the lobbies will fight, again and again, to say the total opposite of course, through (corrupted) comments or "scientific" researches or via (well paid) doctors, "studies" etc Thanks again Holly! May 2025 be a Wonderful (Body and mind) year both for you, your son and Family. Ness
@LifeDIY Day3 today: a strong headache, but i do remain stronger in ANY CASE. Shall keep you posted on DAY30 and observations...documenting your studies, researches,.. Also, a big. THANK YOU TO UA-cam Managers..... as well for not deleting such important informations for people in here, willing to know the truth...that lobbies are trying to contest..., Thank you to let the truth to be told, known ...Money must not remain on top of everything......We are humans, needing appropriate food....still.....Not robots...yet...though ..
Love your video! Yes , follow the road less traveled is my moto. I watch all the sheeple go up the plant based hill, and I go down the dark, scary and crazy meat based path. It works. It is the correct path for me. I am pretty sure coffee is toxic and ultimately not good, but I do have 1 or 2 cups a day. I feel like I could take it or leave it, but I'm addicted to everything basically. . At least I realize it. Am I addicted to red meat?🤔 It makes me feel amazing and I keep eating it. I ain't stopping either. 😋
Thanks, Dan! I remember the book, "The Road Less Traveled," and it was a good one. A great motto too. Coffee is a tough thing to give up. I'm glad carnivore is working really well for you!
70 Days caffeine free and i finally have natural energy again. Dont quit coffee and eat like crap, youll still feel like crap. Waking up takes a few minutes longer, muscle spasms and some aches, maybe its growing pains lol. Every day i appreciate not drinking coffee a little bit more. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Love this! Thank you for sharing it. Yeah food is so important when you quit. I've also found that exercising in short bursts helps me with energy throughout the day. I still have the part where waking up takes a few minutes longer, but it's just a new normal for me and not bad at all now. Great job on the 70 days!!!
How's the no coffee thing going? I'll be at 2 months February 5th. I've heard from other influencers on UA-cam that you don't really notice all the changes until about 6 months in. Are you noticing more positive improvements as you keep going?
I’m not sure which is a more powerful drug, coffee or sugar. I’ve easily and successfully put sugar behind me, but coffee is proving to be especially stubborn. I know I’m literally an addict and can’t stand that feeling of not being in control of the relationship.
You put it really well when you talk about "organizations and companies". I tried to do the same in a video I made on the topic of coffee. May be worth your time to keep you strong after these four months. It's the only video I made.
23 days no coffee now. I feel I sleep way longer and better when drinking coffee or am I still feeling withdrawal this late? I sleep a few hours then can't get back to sleep most days. I used to pass out as soon as I hit the pillow
I think you can feel the withdrawal symptoms for a really long time. I try to work out more so I sleep better at night (esp since quitting coffee). Taking the supplement glycine might help you fall asleep faster. But, staying asleep is hard for some people...I recently did a video here ua-cam.com/video/7ulKd1_sp5Y/v-deo.htmlsi=ic6J6QoZdM4oNbJo about waking up at 3 AM. Besides fixing my diet, some light therapy glasses called Luminette have really helped me. I don't get much sun where I live.
@LifeDIY Oh I know how it is without much sun this time of year. I'm only a few hours south of you in Milwaukee. I work nights so sleeping in the day can be a challenge sometimes. The night shift is probably why I was hitting the caffeine so hard to begin with. I'm a casino table games dealer. We have some pretty weird schedules.
I used to have 3-5 cups a day, but stopped probably 18months ago, never had sinus issues, Ive never used a spray in my life though, i feel, like all drugs, they make the original issue worse in the end. My sister gets blocked sinus' from dairy, may be worth investigating (although aren't you on carnivore?). I find high intensity cardio every day helps the most with quitting, although im first to admit, its purely anecdotal, i just feel like the fitter u get, the less u fatigue
Thanks, Brandon! I also find that high intensity cardio has been the most helpful thing for me! I like to do short bursts throughout the day - usually 2-3x a day now and it's helped me so much. I tend to it shortly after eating. My sister would also have sinus issues from dairy. I don't have any dairy in my diet luckily. My sinus issues are a lot better now though they may happen from time to time. It was just pretty bad on month 2 and 3, but better now. I am not exactly eating carnivore now but very low carb - or very similar to carnivore but some things added in.
When I was carboholic, Every night , one nostril is completely clogged while I sleep. After Carnivore dieting, gone is snoring and so many other things. Winning!
Great video! I can relate to this very much. I don’t like the idea of being dependent on anything except God. I knew breaking away from coffee ☕️ would be a tough thing to do. I decided to be easy on myself and go about it slowly. I’m becoming more indifferent to it now which is good. The idea of coffee being a social ritual is perhaps the toughest part right now. I might need to transition to some type of tea… so far so good anyhow!
I totally agree! I feel the same way. And, it is really tough to give up, but worth it. If you need an alternative, Rooibos tea has no caffeine and it's a good option.
Young people want to do everything they can to be healthy and live longer, which is fine.
I stopped coffee, soda, etc. for a few months. The only difference for me was I missed the things I loved. I'm old and in poor health. I'm not interested in extending my life at this point. I just want to get it over with. So, I'm writing this as I sip on a delicious cup of coffee.
Youre just addicted dude 😂
@@hanskazan7403Needless comment.
I am NOT going to quit coffee now in December. But I am resolved to quit coffee end of March . This will be my last winter on coffee
I agree! Quitting coffee in the winter is the worst time. I failed completely!🥴
I didn't start drinking coffee until I was 40 and I'm in my 60's now. I only drink one cup in the morning (organic) because anything more than that makes me jittery. I feel crappy all the time despite a healthy lifestyle and I've tried quitting for a week at a time and didn't notice any improvement so went back to coffee... but now I'm reading here that it can take months before you see improvement so I aim to stick it out this time.
Hey Rick,
It's interesting that you didn't start until you were 40. At least you're drinking organic. I get what you're saying about feeling crappy despite a healthy lifestyle. That has been my exact issue too. I felt like I fixed everything else in my life but I kept drinking coffee. I think you're correct that for some people it can really take some time to feel better again. I think this might be related to our adrenal health. Have you done health testing - ie: hormones or cortisol/adrenal health? One test that's really detailed is called DUTCH Complete (sold by DHA labs) and it looks at all of those things. For me, my cortisol is extremely low. Drinking coffee just stresses the adrenal glands a lot more. If you feel crappy or tired/lack of energy - it could be any of those things or hormones, or your thyroid. But, The coffee just seems to make those issues worse (for me anyway). It helps to be a bit more active or do short bursts/little workouts here and there to keep the energy up after you quit coffee. I'm not trying to recommend something that's a replacement drug for the coffee, but I recently tried using methylene blue and I have only taken it a handful of times so far - but it really increased my natural energy levels when I took it - I felt better than I've felt in a long time - optimal. I only took it a few times and I am taking a break now as I have a test coming up so I have to be off of everything. But, it might be something worth looking into. I think it could possibly help in the weeks after you get off of coffee. If you do take it, you have to make sure it's USP grade and 3rd party tested for heavy metals. This doctor does some really interesting videos on it: ua-cam.com/video/OiyJPCavdC0/v-deo.html if you want to check it out. For me, I am going to experiment with it a bit more but I think I will end up not taking it daily. Some other supplements that might help with energy and feeling better: NMN, NR or COQ10.
I'm 3 weeks into my 30 day no coffee challenge thanks to you. First 4-5 days was rough but now I'm okay with not having it. Miss the habit of drinking it in the morning when I start work but that's about it. I don't really notice much of a change in anything else. Doing much better overall after starting carnivore on Sept 1st. Going to go a few more weeks, possibly months without coffee just see how things go. May never go back to it. Really appreciate you helping me get off of the addiction and for keeping us all updated on your progress. Best of luck with things!
Thanks for sharing this! I am so happy to hear it - and really glad you are doing alright without it! I think it gets better over time. Glad carnivore is helping too! 🙏
thik about this. Most adults look and feel like shit and what do they all have in common? they're all addicted to coffee. look at kids. most kids look healthy and happy and peaceful because most of them havent been corrupted by caffeine. we live among drug addicts essentially.
Great point!
there are plenty of adults that don't drink coffee and look like shit, lol.
45 days in now. I've had no issues at all other than replacing the "routine" of many coffees daily. No other withdrawals. I have Instant Chicory root powder but have maybe one cup a day. Will stop that when I run out. Just another added expense. Sleep has improved greatly. More REM sleep for sure (by about 20% more than previously). Also less "agitated" as my emotions seem more evenly tempered now as well. Overall a very good choice to stop. (I've now knocked off many bad habits in the past 3 years - smoking, alcohol, chewing gun, artificial sweeteners, oxalates, and now caffeine and coffee).
Keep up the good work!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this. Great job on all the health improvements over the last few years. That's incredible. :) What was hardest to quit - coffee, smoking, or alcohol? I don't drink or smoke myself, but I am curious. Glad to hear you're doing well and not dealing with any more side effects from quitting the coffee.
@@LifeDIY When I quit sweet tasting foods - that is really the hardest. Sticks with you for a very long time... I don't cheat - but the fake "good' sugars like erythritol, monk fruit, and xylitol stalled my progress for years. Trying to replicate what you liked before you went keto or carnivore is a bad idea.
Hi Holly! I just commented on Kerry's "Live" that he needed to "shout out" your channel, and he did. ;-) Lynne & I saw your video on Sleep Difficulty this a.m. She really enjoyed your exchange, and I'm very grateful for you helping her out!!! Keep up the great work, new friend. 🙂
Hey Jim - thank you! I didn't know he was live right now. I will go check that out. That's so nice of you to get me a shout out - I appreciate it. I am glad Lynne found my channel this morning. I now subscribed to your channel too. My mom says hello to you and Lynne! 😊 I saw you and Lynne on Kerry's livestream in the past and you two are great on camera. It's so nice to meet you!
It's all histamine related. I see this a lot in people who suffer from MCAS. Histamine interferes with sleep as well. Check the deep sleep on your Oura ring and you will notice that your deep sleep will be significantly less compared to nights that you were not having histamine issues. You can also do a CBC blood test and pay close attention to your eosinophils as they will be above 1. One thing that can help is 10mg of chewable Zyrtec. If symptoms subside, then there's your answer. One last thing - if you or anyone feels anxiety or gets heart palpitations after eating certain foods, then it most likely is MCAS related as well. Why? Because your body stores thyroid hormone in peripheral tissues and during an MCAS episode, your mast cells release histamine along with thyroid hormone causing an immediate influx which in turn causes an acute rise in free T3 resulting in severe anxiety and even panic attacks in some people. The fix? 10mg of chewable Zyrtec to stop the MCAS and you see a relief in symptoms within 20 minutes. How do you fix MCAS? Well, that's beyond the scope of this comment, but it most always is gut related and/or exposure to mold.
Sinus infection!? Yikes. I hope you are over that soon! They are the worst! So the long and short of my experience quitting - I quit for 30 days a few years ago as the challenge, was painful, but jumped back on coffee as soon as it was over. Attempted to quit for good about a year ago, which was a total and complete failure. I caved on about day 4 or 5 when the headaches and insane lethargy were just too much. However, this time, I'm over the withdrawals already and I am on day 5. I did a short ween, cutting to one cup for two days, and I definitely felt it in the afternoon those two days as usually I am a 2-3 large cup drinker. No coffee since and this is day 5 total since the ween. Every attempt has been different in terms of the withdrawal symptoms, but the ease of quitting this time I think is for two reasons. For the symptoms, I think being on the carnivore diet helps tremendously. I had heard this mentioned before on various carnivore youtube channels, and I think it's true as my symptoms were mild and over within three days. The other reason is that I am in-between jobs right now and I don't have any work stressors like meetings that were ALWAYS my Achilles heel and crutch...I always had to have plenty of coffee to feel 'prepared' for a meeting, or to 'manage' a busy day. Work stress sabotages you relentlessly. But being in-between jobs has given me that runway of time where I don't have work stressors to trigger me into making another cup. If I was still at my previous job, pretty sure I would not have been able to quit. Anyhoo! Great channel, and looking forward to further updates on your quitting coffee journey!
Thanks for sharing this! I totally understand about having work stressors and feeling the need to be on the caffeine to keep up with it all. It's good you have time now to get through the withdrawals and it's awesome you're doing better since getting on carnivore. It's pretty tough to let it go! I think it just takes a while to really heal and get over missing it. :) I hope things keep getting better for you since you quit!
In Honduras we have been drinking coffee for many many years..and no, it was not a hype..and grand grand parents used to go to sleep super early and wake up at 5 ready to start the day, doing very physical demanding work in the farm. I have great childhood memories drinking coffee was a special time of the day when we shared a great time with your relatives..I really like to hear your experience quitting coffee, super proud of you Holly!...If I would quit on coffee it would be like taking part of me and my family tradition away from me..
I quit coffee cold turkey for two months. Then one morning in the middle of January, I woke up feeling soooo tired and gloomy. I could smell coffee brewing in the kitchen that my mother started. (Mom is elderly and lives with me.) Without a second thought, I dragged myself into the kitchen and poured myself a big o' cup of steaming hot coffee on that cold, dark January morning. That was a few years ago and I still haven't managed to successfully quit coffee.
PS: Instead of drinking coffee when I woke up in January feeling tired and gloomy, I should have bundled up and gone outside for a walk.
Thanks for sharing this. It's such a hard habit to quit.
Hi Holly, nice to hear about your experience. I quit coffee and tea and its about 77 days now, I started this challenge after speaking to a health nutritionalist, who gave me reading material and some videos to watch about the effects of caffiene on the body. With the conversation, diary was also in the mix. So I started my no coffee, no tea and no diary challenge. However just today I broke the diary challenge by having some kerrygold butter. My go to hot beverage is saltee water, if I got hte urge for coffee. But you looking great and thanks for your indepth insight. I always reflect on what you say to see if I had experience what yuo mention. Stay safe and keep well. 🧡
Hey Graham, it's so nice to see your comment! Wow, that's impressive you gave all three of those things up together. That's not easy! I also don't consume dairy but I've been off of that for years. Some people seem to be fine with it but for others it seems to be inflammatory. Once in a while if I feel like I want a hot drink, I'll sometimes have rooibis tea which has no caffeine. But I don't drink that very often. Anyway, I really hope you're doing well! I need to catch up on your content. Take care! 🙏
16 days no coffee and all my past addictions are trying pull me back in with this. I am trying to use my addiction to sparkling water hold off the rest of them for now... One addiction can feed another. And that is the healthiest one I have
Truly amazing job and inspirational 🙏
8 months off coffee. Very hard because I love coffee and drank a pot a day. Muscle cramps became severe during the day and night, got to the point that I couldn't sleep for more than two hours. It took four months for the cramps to subside which made me wonder if coffee was the cause but I am pretty sure it was cramps gone around 4-5 months span.
Maybe lack of Magnesium, but don't take the Mag. Oxide or Citrate. Vit D3
this might interest some people. when i quit caffeine, all the muscles in my face and body totally relaxed and my eyes, hair and teeth all improved. people started noticing how good i looked. im 52, but look 36. Please do yourself a favor and quit drinking coffee daily. treat it like alcohol and maybe drink it once or twice a week when u have nothing important on.
i quit coffee cold turkey this past june. only had 1 cup in the morning.
didn't notice any difference at all, but i'm glad i did
Three months off the stuff for me., Headaches subsided after ten days I only miss it when some jerk decides to grind coffee in the grocery store when I am walking past. Why do they do that to me? 😀 Given the change of season from summer to winter, it is hard for me to assess whether any of my symptoms are due to seasonal changes and which ones may be due to lack of coffee.
I quit coffee back in 2009 and will never go back.
Having the hardest time, I don’t have obvious physical symptoms but the taste of espresso for me is divine! Lab results will always be skewed towards big corporate interests which is why I eliminated cane sugar.
Well said! I hope your cravings for espresso go away soon. I think it just takes some time to really get over it.
Are you suggesting that labs are falsifying results? Now that's a whole new level of paranoia.
@amoxzi oh I’d never suggest that. Wouldn’t want to make a capitalist cry.
I only experienced positive change from removing caffeine. I did it a few years ago and don't plan to get beck on it any time soon. my energy levels are quite constant (no ups/downs/crashing) sleep better and feel a lot calmer overall.
Thanks for sharing! I am so happy to hear that. I don't plan to go back either. I have had so many benefits from quitting too and one of them I totally forgot to mention...but I'll put it in the next update.
I used to drink then not drink coffee for years, then I started again. ONce I quit cold turkey and I recall that it was terrible first 9 days and then it was ok. I was counting the 9 days of hard withdrawal. I have always felt more hydrated without the coffee and softer somehow. It is hard to quit coffee, it is a drug after all.
That's good to hear it was better after the 9 days. I am shocked and amazed that I've quit and stayed off of it. I have no interest in it anymore. :)
I quit coffee 5 days ago, I've had headaches on the first 2 days then it went away. I feel it is a little harder to stay focused. My sleep is still disturbed, I've been waiting up in the middle of the night, BUT when i wake up, I've had the best conversations with myself, so it is not that bad. I also quit smoking weed 5 days ago (I used to smoke every day), so I quit my two favorite drugs at the same time. The weird part is that I feel high all the time. Have I screwed up my brain forever? Lol, I dunno, but it's like a free high so, not bad either. I'm planning to stick to it and see how it goes.
Good luck out there people!
Do you think there's a component to coffee besides caffeine that makes it detrimental? As opposed to black tea, green tea or even chocolate? Is having a small square of chocolate after dinner "cheating?"
I think it's totally up to you if you have a square of chocolate after dinner. Some people are sensitive to caffeine after quitting coffee, so it could disrupt your sleep possibly. But it's probably a really low amount. I think you just have to experiment with things. I don't really think of it as cheating though. That's a great question about the coffee versus tea. I have no idea. I do know that for me, I think the coffee has more of a negative impact (the caffeine or whatever else is in it) than things like green tea - though I've never really tested this out. Some people end up quitting coffee and switching to tea first to see how they feel - then deciding on whether or not to quit all caffeine. I just don't like being dependent on a drink in the morning. For me if I switched to tea, I think it would become a big ritual like the coffee was - where I needed it every morning. For that reason I am staying away from it. But I have heard there are some potential health benefits to green tea.
Hey Rick, I noticed your other reply about yerba mate (in my notifications) but just FYI, youtube isn't showing it on here. I don't know why but this just happened to me the other day commenting on a video too - my comment disappeared. I saw that you mentioned it had a similar effect as coffee - being really stimulating. That's too bad. It's hard to know what's causing all these issues - and it's hard to trust the purity of the products out there.
5 days off caffeine here. I used to have like 3 or 4 strong coffees up to mid-day. I stopped cold turkey. I'm going throug without desired or urges to have a coffee, so it is being really easy, however, I'm noticing physical withdrawal symptoms which caught me unexpectedly. Since 1st day I'm poorly sleeping, my HRV is down dramatically, I feel anxious, my resting heart rate is higher than normal. I think the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems is altered as a withdrawal result. Day five starting now and I believe this is dlowly improving. Now I'm aware of the real drug coffee is. I went carnivore some half year ago and despite removing most foods, none of them caused this withdrawal effect. Another withdrawal symptom was headache during initial 3 days.
Great job getting through the first 5 days - especially after having 3-4 strong coffees a day. It's super interesting about your HRV lowering - usually that's from your body being stressed. I hope it gets better soon. It's shocking how much of an impact coffee has on us, without us even knowing it until we quit.
Coffee is an anti inflammatory but so is green tea. I quit a long long time ago (10 yrs) & then returned to 1/3 cup in early a.m. recently. It is a stimulant. We all have different responses. I love the focus coffee gives me. Good luck. Maybe try green tea as it has natural l-theanine that's very calming & medical studies showing green tea kills cancer cells & has many other benefits. Enjoying your channel.
Hello Holly I'm coffee addicted but would like to quit. Are there any substitutes(not so addictive) to mitigate the side effects in the first months..?
Some people wean themselves down on the amount they're having by using half decaf and half normal coffee, until they really lower it a lot. Some people also find it easier to go from drinking coffee, to drinking tea (or yerba mate), before fully quitting. It seems have a different impact on them. I've heard some success stories with that method. Also, there are some substitute coffee drinks without any caffeine - the only one I have tried and enjoy is Rooibos tea (no caffeine). Another popular coffee alternative is teecino (also no caffeine).
@@LifeDIY - I've tried yerba mate in the past and it made me feel as jittery as strong coffee and I also felt just weird like there's some other toxin in there, maybe high in some metal.
@LifeDIY This may seem unusual, but could you trace back your issues and link them to the moment you started measuring your sleep with a smart ring? I have a feeling the ring is triggering something in my body (blood), and I am unable to sleep well. And the effects are not instant ...
i'd rather not go thru my life drugged out on a bullshit drug that has so many mental and physical side affects. wish i knew all this when i was 20, wouldve lived a much better and more successful life. i was always never really there in the moment. i was always HIGH on caffeine.
Have fun with others. Tell them how you quite coffee and they should also. OMG they will so defend their addiction for it. I’m over a year without it. My sleep stress digestion etc is so much better.
Hahah I know you're right because I used to do the same thing defending my addiction! :) That's awesome it's been over a year for you and you've had all these improvements. It'll be great when I reach that point.
How do you feel about teas like positive energy tea or yerba mate?
18 months carnivore( added occasional berry or peach), I had chronic sinusitis since 2020 really bad. It started getting worse on carnivore (more often) then few months in flare ups were less frequent. I discovered I react badly to histamines now. I avoid mince meat and beef seasoned for longer than 20 days. 1 decaf daily. I would give up on coffee cause my hair is still falling and nails are bendy. Things changed with sinusitis when I added dr W. David gut yogurt. It would basically stop the sinus pain within 2-3hours. Before that if the sinus pain set in nothing would stop it for another 24hours.
Wow, thank you for sharing this. So you were having histamine issues? You know one thing I forgot to share in this video is that once I quit coffee - my nails started to grow like crazy - and I am having some hair growth on my hairline too which was new after quitting the coffee. That's interesting to hear about the yogurt. I can't go that route as I am lactose intolerant. I have found that quercetin can be somewhat helpful for sinus issues but not if the issues are really bad. In addition to quitting coffee, I have been consuming a lot of minced meat so I wonder if I have this issue as well...I will try to look into it more. My sinus issues have gotten better more recently but they do come back here and there. Thank you!
@@LifeDIYYou are welcome and thank you for your videos, they are very informative. I did eat a lot more beef mince from about month 7-8 on carnivore, before that it didn’t taste any good. But I had always runny nose after eating it. All dairy would cause my sinuses to flare up before I started this yogurt. I can now also have couple of slices of Gouda type cheese or some cottage cheese. However I don’t crave dairy as much as I did before. Any other dairy including fresh cream seem to be to high in histamines and causes immediate blocking and swelling of sinuses. I suspect I might have MCAS as well but I am focusing on small achievements for now 😊
Yeah sorry to hear that about MCAS. I also have had symptoms of it over the years, but not so much lately - other than the sinus issues. That's good to hear the yogurt is helping. If I have even the tiniest amount of dairy I have really bad GI issues and I get itching as well.
I love coffee. I roast my own and have 3-4 cups a day. But I can't drink the cheap stuff in the cans like Folgers. Yuck! And those have so much more caffeine. I have switched to decaf or gone without coffee for a couple of weeks. I didn't notice any real differences so I'm still a happy addict. I do limit to just in the mornings though.
Thanks for sharing! Glad you're not having any issues from it. :)
I had 120 days no coffee or tea and had raw cacao instead. I got sick of that and it still has some caffeine attached and now im onto Decaf coffee, chemical free process and mainly for a morning hot drink. I now have another cup after lunch and find that enough. I was having bad anxiety, especially driving so Caffeine was the issue and it had to go. Much calmer now and back to normal driving. Reintroduction of decaffeinated coffee was seamless, just like i had never given it up. Decaf seems to give some sort of social normally so i think I'll stick with it for a while unless it starts causing other issues.
Hi Holly, not sure if you’ve made a video on the benefits of red light therapy yet. Would love to hear your opinion and review in the future 😊
Thanks for asking about this! I definitely plan to do some videos coming up. Do you mean red light therapy for the body or face specifically?
100% correct. Problem I had is that on carnivore I get constipated without coffee.
Use a good electrolyte drink with no malto-dextrin in it along with magnesium. Don't ever get hooked on Magnesium Citrate. It's a long road back from that. Don't use Mag Oxide, either. Glycinate is good, but does not make you poop, it works like just relaxing the smooth muscles of the body so it's gentle. Make sure you are getting about 7400 mg a day of the Potassium in your E. powder. Watch out for the E. drinks that have too much Sodium, especially if you are flying.
Thanks again for sharing your experience. I have tried to quit coffee several times but I can’t. I will try to reduce the number of times and amount I drink every day.❤!
Thank you! That's a good way to do it to avoid side effects.
I quitted multible times for a couple of weeks and then iam always feel better i sleep better feeling more relaxt having more energy at the end of the day but then i start again because i say to myself i miss the ritual in the morning i just drink 1-2 cups no more but that fine for the first week it feels just like a drug lol pounding heart beat feeling more stressed etc laying in bed wanting to sleep but feeling my heart beat so fast 😂 cant be healthy... after couple of weeks i drink 5 cups a day and dont feel anything from it anymore now i just need to drink 5 cups every day to feel normal and i hate that and i start the quitting proces all over again...🤦♂️
Once I quit coffee for 3 weeks without problems . Then I thought like OK I'm not addicted and started again 🤡
I have had this issue with alcohol. I am so sure I am completely done , cured , recovered, I will never will do it again. It has almost ended me, why would I ? Never say never. Maybe I can reintroduce it in a controlled way. Nope. Addiction sucks!
Noooo! Thought coffee was good. Gonna be a little to process this.😅 Working on carnavore, it's amazing.
THANK YOU SO MUCH Holly. Day2 without caffeine ..🎉
Awesome! You are going to feel so much better later!
@LifeDIY May God/Universe bless you Holly. Thanks again for your encouragements. On the day 30:i shall for sure keep you posted and let you know on -eventual- symptoms in case you would like to share the info. It might help the others (?). My dream: Definitely ADIOS to coffee after more than 30years' consumption; let us see...You can't imagine how your videos are SO HELPFUL Holly ....; a million Thanks again for all the SERIOUS researches you have done and are generously sharing with us.🙏💫. Ness.
Thank you for such a nice comment! 🙏
A warm and Grateful THANK YOU to you Holly. Your words are TRUE in this MoneyMoney driven world. I started Today, 1st of January (a headache, but it's ok). More than 30 years...drinking coffee...for its taste especially..and to accompagny a piece of cake...But, i definitely wish to get rid of it; Your words are really true....even if the lobbies will fight, again and again, to say the total opposite of course, through (corrupted) comments or "scientific" researches or via (well paid) doctors, "studies" etc Thanks again Holly! May 2025 be a Wonderful (Body and mind) year both for you, your son and Family. Ness
Thank you, Ness! Great job quitting the coffee - the first week is the hardest. I hope you start to feel better and better everyday! 🙏
@LifeDIY Day3 today: a strong headache, but i do remain stronger in ANY CASE. Shall keep you posted on DAY30 and observations...documenting your studies, researches,.. Also, a big. THANK YOU TO UA-cam Managers..... as well for not deleting such important informations for people in here, willing to know the truth...that lobbies are trying to contest..., Thank you to let the truth to be told, known ...Money must not remain on top of everything......We are humans, needing appropriate food....still.....Not robots...yet...though ..
Love your video! Yes , follow the road less traveled is my moto. I watch all the sheeple go up the plant based hill, and I go down the dark, scary and crazy meat based path. It works. It is the correct path for me. I am pretty sure coffee is toxic and ultimately not good, but I do have 1 or 2 cups a day. I feel like I could take it or leave it, but I'm addicted to everything basically. . At least I realize it. Am I addicted to red meat?🤔 It makes me feel amazing and I keep eating it. I ain't stopping either. 😋
Thanks, Dan! I remember the book, "The Road Less Traveled," and it was a good one. A great motto too. Coffee is a tough thing to give up. I'm glad carnivore is working really well for you!
70 Days caffeine free and i finally have natural energy again. Dont quit coffee and eat like crap, youll still feel like crap. Waking up takes a few minutes longer, muscle spasms and some aches, maybe its growing pains lol. Every day i appreciate not drinking coffee a little bit more. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Love this! Thank you for sharing it. Yeah food is so important when you quit. I've also found that exercising in short bursts helps me with energy throughout the day. I still have the part where waking up takes a few minutes longer, but it's just a new normal for me and not bad at all now. Great job on the 70 days!!!
How come many of the blue ones drink coffee every day? My family is from Greece and everyone drinks coffee daily.
How's the no coffee thing going? I'll be at 2 months February 5th. I've heard from other influencers on UA-cam that you don't really notice all the changes until about 6 months in. Are you noticing more positive improvements as you keep going?
Great video Holly. Amazing the side effects and how long the cravings lasted.
Thank you!
Whereabouts in the Midwest? Illinois here!
I’m not sure which is a more powerful drug, coffee or sugar. I’ve easily and successfully put sugar behind me, but coffee is proving to be especially stubborn. I know I’m literally an addict and can’t stand that feeling of not being in control of the relationship.
Yeah I totally understand. It's a real tough one to give up.
You put it really well when you talk about "organizations and companies". I tried to do the same in a video I made on the topic of coffee. May be worth your time to keep you strong after these four months. It's the only video I made.
Thank you for sharing this. I just watched!
@@LifeDIYThank you for watching
23 days no coffee now. I feel I sleep way longer and better when drinking coffee or am I still feeling withdrawal this late? I sleep a few hours then can't get back to sleep most days. I used to pass out as soon as I hit the pillow
I think you can feel the withdrawal symptoms for a really long time. I try to work out more so I sleep better at night (esp since quitting coffee). Taking the supplement glycine might help you fall asleep faster. But, staying asleep is hard for some people...I recently did a video here ua-cam.com/video/7ulKd1_sp5Y/v-deo.htmlsi=ic6J6QoZdM4oNbJo about waking up at 3 AM. Besides fixing my diet, some light therapy glasses called Luminette have really helped me. I don't get much sun where I live.
@LifeDIY Oh I know how it is without much sun this time of year. I'm only a few hours south of you in Milwaukee. I work nights so sleeping in the day can be a challenge sometimes. The night shift is probably why I was hitting the caffeine so hard to begin with. I'm a casino table games dealer. We have some pretty weird schedules.
It lessens blood flow to the brain??? Tf?
I used to have 3-5 cups a day, but stopped probably 18months ago, never had sinus issues, Ive never used a spray in my life though, i feel, like all drugs, they make the original issue worse in the end.
My sister gets blocked sinus' from dairy, may be worth investigating (although aren't you on carnivore?). I find high intensity cardio every day helps the most with quitting, although im first to admit, its purely anecdotal, i just feel like the fitter u get, the less u fatigue
Thanks, Brandon! I also find that high intensity cardio has been the most helpful thing for me! I like to do short bursts throughout the day - usually 2-3x a day now and it's helped me so much. I tend to it shortly after eating. My sister would also have sinus issues from dairy. I don't have any dairy in my diet luckily. My sinus issues are a lot better now though they may happen from time to time. It was just pretty bad on month 2 and 3, but better now. I am not exactly eating carnivore now but very low carb - or very similar to carnivore but some things added in.
When I was carboholic, Every night , one nostril is completely clogged while I sleep. After Carnivore dieting, gone is snoring and so many other things. Winning!
I'm doing decaf for the past few years
Oregano oil helps
Do you believe coffee is ultimately toxic and unhealthy for us altogether?
Great video! I can relate to this very much. I don’t like the idea of being dependent on anything except God. I knew breaking away from coffee ☕️ would be a tough thing to do. I decided to be easy on myself and go about it slowly. I’m becoming more indifferent to it now which is good. The idea of coffee being a social ritual is perhaps the toughest part right now. I might need to transition to some type of tea… so far so good anyhow!
I totally agree! I feel the same way. And, it is really tough to give up, but worth it. If you need an alternative, Rooibos tea has no caffeine and it's a good option.
Ive doubled my coffee 😢
Find the reason for your fatigue. Some underlying cause. Fix that. Coffee did not fix me.
@3SeasonsUSA it's more of a fuel source. 2 jobs. Side business. 3 kids and a wife.
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NAC is great for sinuses!
Yes! I love it for that and many other things.
I quit coffee too. Prison sleep is much more peaceful now 🤣
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I just quite coffee and no problem,..
Awesome!
Coffee does restrict blood flow to the brain.