Alternative to Coffee or tea?

[dangamouse]

I recently tried to give up my morning cups of coffee or tea when i get to the office, but found that im that addicted that i cant get going properly till i have one or two.

just wondering if there is any natural substances that have the same or similar effect to caffeine but are not as harmfull or addictive, as im begining to worry about how much i take in a day.

Cheers for any suggestions

:)

[Chewy]

sugar water

[miSsy_chriSsy]

Green Tea! It's great - and really good for cleansing out your system, especially after heavy coffee/tea drinking.

I especially like the Tazo Green tea from Starbucks - great taste and wakes you up nicely, without the buzz, come-down and gut rot from coffee or tea.

Another alternative is to simply drink a few glasses of Orange Juice - I have a glass in the morning - and the natural sugars give me a really good boost to start my morning.

Good luck!!

[clearist]

i would suggest just drinking stupid amounts of water. and by that i mean the recomended amount.

[project.one]

Natural, No

Drink RedBull!

[Edoe]

orange juice and the proper amount of sleep


it helps stimulate your nervous system due to all them critic acids and such





..or better yet, eat a grapefruit :)

[crookedking]

Originally Posted by Chewy

sugar water

gotta heat it up though.

[Draven GD]

Mate' that stuff is great, you need to get a Mate' strainer, but its super good, and as far as i know its not addictive and crap... check it out.

[dangamouse]

Originally Posted by miSsy_chriSsy

Green Tea! It's great - and really good for cleansing out your system, especially after heavy coffee/tea drinking.

I especially like the Tazo Green tea from Starbucks - great taste and wakes you up nicely, without the buzz, come-down and gut rot from coffee or tea.

Another alternative is to simply drink a few glasses of Orange Juice - I have a glass in the morning - and the natural sugars give me a really good boost to start my morning.

Good luck!!

Never thought about drinking green tea in the morning .. hmmm

might as well give it a go :)

cheerz

[islandgirl]

Originally Posted by miSsy_chriSsy

Green Tea! It's great - and really good for cleansing out your system, especially after heavy coffee/tea drinking.

I especially like the Tazo Green tea from Starbucks - great taste and wakes you up nicely, without the buzz, come-down and gut rot from coffee or tea.

Another alternative is to simply drink a few glasses of Orange Juice - I have a glass in the morning - and the natural sugars give me a really good boost to start my morning.

Good luck!!

Yes, Green tea is great! I drink it everyday!

[miss.myra]

green tea is good, but it also contains caffiene just like black teas and coffee do.


If you're not wanting to go the caffiene route, try ginseng, take it as a suppliment, or try it diluted (but it tastes like shit). It actually gives you energy without the burnout, when I am taking it regularly I still have enough energy to do stuff after work, and you don't get the sketchiness that caffiene gives you.

[G3N3R4L]

crystal meth?



kidding..


seriously tho.. if you are feeling drowsy... eat an apple... it helps WAY more than a cup of coffee...

[mapleleaf4ever]

^ Damn... I was going to say Crack-Cocaine... :p

I don't use stimulants of any sort when I stay up and work 36 hours... I find that being outside and working up a sweat keeps the blood flowing and me awake.

[mojo]

ya i was going to say fruit. bananas have a ton of good carbs in em.

[dj_soo]

matte is nice but it also has caffiene

[Disco_Whore]

^does it? dang, that's what I'd suggest too cause it's pretty good for a kick start. (not the biggest fan of the taste tho)

[Vitamin-X]

Ephedrine's good, if you don't mind having the urge to jump out of your
cubicle and run a few laps around the building.

Seriously though if you want to give up caffeine altogether I think you have to abstain for about 7-10 days. After which your system should be back to normal (ie not needing you java pick-me-up in the morning)

[esoter1c]

I'm amazed no one has said fruit smoothie.

Strawberries blueberries bananas raw egg some milk vanilla............:y:

[elliot]

well, they do still have caffeine, which may be the whole thing youre trying to get away from.. but its in a much less refined form.. they are not sweet at all, and ive heard the feeling you get from them is completely unlike coffee or chocolate.. not a wired state of mind. just awake. you can get them with the husks on or off. personally i dont like them, but my ex was a big fan.

[laska]

Here is a list of things I think I know about various beverages. Feel free to disagree.

Green tea is still tea, but with added bonuses like antioxidents and stuff. The longer you steep it, you have more tannins and less caffine it has (good thing). Problem is it tastes like crap (and i think fish, personally), but Tetley and friends make some pretty yummy flavoured varieties (pear, blueberry, etc.)

Mate is inconvenient (just let me grab my gutted gourd!) and also contains 144 of the elements found in tea, including caffine, but doesn't give the jitters, palpitations, etc. Also tastes like hay. Good buzz though.

Hot chocolate has a nice "body" to it. No caffine of course (chocolate powder comes from the husks) but many calories.

Rooibos (sometimes redbush) tea is a caffine-free herbal tea which, with a little milk and sugar, tastes a lot like Red Rose.

Barley Cup or Bamba are natural, caffine-free drink powders. Good "body"

Let's see, what else is there?
Ovaltine? Lemonade? Diet Coke?

In conclusion, I think Yerba Mate is your best bet, esp if you can find it in a convenient, good-quality tea-bag format.

[tiedye]

frequent masturbation. at least once an hour.

[dangamouse]

Originally Posted by tiedye

frequent masturbation. at least once an hour.

surely that would just make you more tired ,lol

[Miche Me]

MATCHA....not to be confused with Matte....
Green powder...looks strange but gives you a boost like coffee, but contains no caffeen or sugar....you can buy it at a natural food store..or some of the high end cafe's -

[project.one]

Fuck natural. Drink RedBull with a couple Ephie's! Add a rail of meth in there to really get going!
haha

jk

But, as its been said, eat fruit, stay healthy, work out, drink water!

[frontline]

Taurine Powder!