Contents:
- Medical Video: Simple tips to Quit Tea/Coffee Addiction||Are you Addicted?
- Caffeine can make you addicted to tea
- Caffeine withdrawal symptoms (caffeine extract)
- How to prevent tea addiction?
Medical Video: Simple tips to Quit Tea/Coffee Addiction||Are you Addicted?
According to Tea Association of the U.S.A., Inc., people in the world consume enormous amounts of tea compared to other drinks. However, even though tea has a number of benefits, the large amounts of caffeine contained in it can not be completely healthy for your body. Based on the way and how often you drink tea, this type of caffeine can have many positive or negative effects.
With enough amount, tea can keep your mind sharp, focused, and increase your energy. Conversely, if you drink tea too often, or consume it in very large amounts for a long time, you can become addicted to tea.
Caffeine can make you addicted to tea
Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant, and routine use causes mild physical dependence. Caffeine in tea does not make your physical health risk in exactly the same way as addictive drugs do, but once you physically become addicted to caffeine, you will realize that caffeine dependence is not very clear. Your body is used to having caffeine in its functional system, so the body always asks you to consume more caffeine to get the effects you usually get, such as alertness or energy.
Every addict can suffer from insomnia if you drink too much tea less than 6 hours before going to bed. In addition, people who are more sensitive not only find it difficult to sleep but also can experience side effects of nervousness and abdominal pain.
Caffeine withdrawal symptoms (caffeine extract)
If you stop consuming caffeine suddenly, your body will "lose" the usual amount of caffeine, and can make you feel uncomfortable within a few days due to certain symptoms. Caffeine withdrawal symptoms include:
- headache
- fatigue or fatigue
- worry
- irritability
- depression
- difficult to concentrate
- muscle ache
This caffeine withdrawal symptom is not as serious as symptoms caused by drugs or alcohol. These symptoms usually disappear as soon as you continue to drink the same amount of tea as before, or more,
How to prevent tea addiction?
To prevent you from becoming addicted to tea, follow these suggestions:
- Reduce the amount of caffeine you consume. You can reduce the amount of caffeine in tea by using one tea bag 3-4 times, shorten the brewing time, and reduce the temperature of tea.
- Drink green tea, white tea, or herbal tea. Black tea contains large amounts of caffeine. So, change your habits a little by trying green tea, white tea, or herbal tea.
- Try decaffeinated drinks. Instead of consuming caffeinated drinks, you can think of other alternatives with a choice of caffeine-free drinks.
- Avoid eating too much high-caffeine tea too often.
- Reduce your caffeine consumption slowly. Do not stop the tea directly because this can make you experience unexpected symptoms. Slowly reducing tea consumption can help you prevent the feeling of the worker.
Like coffee, tea was chosen as brain food to wake up energy and focus your mind immediately. However, you must remember to drink it in sufficient amounts, or you will become obsessed with tea and suffer from many side effects from caffeine.
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