{"id":17102,"date":"2015-04-15T11:01:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17102"},"modified":"2015-04-15T11:01:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T17:01:03","slug":"giving-up-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/04\/giving-up-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Up Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Delicious<\/a><\/p>\n

Scott and I have given up coffee. \u00a0Yup. \u00a0And it wasn’t an easy decision to come to either. \u00a0We talked about it at great length before we decided to make the plunge.<\/p>\n

Since I’m in the process of working towards healing my digestive tract and dealing with very mild (super mild) adrenal fatigue, I decided I needed to cut coffee out. \u00a0It can be a gut irritant and can also be taxing on the adrenals. \u00a0In order for me to fully heal my gut, coffee needed to go.<\/p>\n

I was never one who needed the caffeine. I just liked the whole process of morning coffee. \u00a0It smelled good and I really enjoyed having a warm mug of something\u00a0to start the day.<\/p>\n

Recently Scott and I went a day without coffee and both of us ended up getting horrible headaches later that day.<\/p>\n

UGH<\/p>\n

I don’t want to be dependent on coffee! Since this never happened to me before, I realized that I’m not<\/em> OK with my body being dependent on caffeine. \u00a0That is when we decided to cut out\u00a0coffee for the time being.<\/p>\n

I cut it off cold turkey and just dealt with the headaches until they were no longer an issue. \u00a0Scott went a little slower and eased off of coffee. \u00a0He’s now coffee free.<\/p>\n

I alternate what I drink in the mornings, sometimes it’s a big mug of chicken stock and sometimes it’s herbal coffee. I found a really great coffee substitute made by Delicious Obsessions<\/a>. \u00a0I blend it up with some almond milk and a little coconut oil for a big frothy mug. \u00a0If you’re looking for something that won’t give you the coffee jitters, this is the stuff! \u00a0So good!<\/p>\n

Is coffee gone from my life forever? Nope. \u00a0Only for a time while I work on getting healthy again. \u00a0I’m sure it will make an appearance every now and then when a good mug of coffee sounds great or if we’re out to breakfast.<\/p>\n

The main goal for both of us is that we do not want to be dependent on coffee to make it through the day. \u00a0Secondary for me is gut health.<\/p>\n

Once we both feel comfortable adding coffee back in on occasion then it will be a little treat some mornings.<\/p>\n

Do you drink coffee and would you ever give it up?<\/p>\n

Andrea is a Certified Holistic Health Coach with a Primal Focus. \u00a0She specializes in helping people get motivated to start eating well and living a healthy lifestyle. \u00a0She offers one-on-one coaching and frequently runs FREE challenge groups. \u00a0If you'd like more information about coaching or joining her next group you can email her, Andrea AT FoodEmbrace.com<\/em><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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