Caffeine can be good for us in certain situations.  Like if we are in perfect health, well rested and free from stress.  Our bodies can handle caffeine wonderfully then.  We get the desired effects of increased energy, a mood boost and an increased ability to stay awake.  Coffee exerts these effects by increasing adrenalin (our fight-or-flight hormone from our adrenal glands), cortisol (our stress-response hormone), dopamine (our feel-good neurotransmitter) and blocking adenosine (the neurotransmitter that makes us feel sleepy).

But who leads a life in perfect health, well rested and free from stress at all times?  I think I can safely say that none of us do.  Life throws us challenges and we get run down, overly busy and don’t eat as well as we should.  We may even get so stressed that we become anxious, suffer insomnia and just can’t relax even though we are exhausted.  We are already over-stimulated and we keep trying to give our adrenals a kick with coffee.  After a while it no longer works for us.  This is when coffee makes us more anxious, more fatigued and less able to sleep well.  It’s time to give coffee a break (and any other caffeine sources too).

Due to it’s ability to alter neurotransmitters, caffeine is a highly addictive drug (more about this here).  Getting off it can be quite difficult and many suffer terrible headaches, depression, fatigue and nausea as side effects.  Read on to find out the most painless way to kick this addiction in 5 days...