What can replace coffee if there is not enough vigor?

Caffeine is the main substance in coffee, thanks to which the drink makes us cheerful. But caffeine consumption can also have negative health effects. In particular, cause a mild form of addiction.

Are there alternatives to the popularly loved coffee? In different countries, these can be infusions, teas, mixed drinks, food additives, and more. For example, some people drink caffeine-containing tea or cola along with coffee.

Consider alternative sources of vigor that will give strength and help you stay awake on the way to work.

Tsikoriy

An undeservedly forgotten product, which is worth paying attention to everyone who is looking for an alternative to coffee. Chicory is a caffeine-free perennial herb. For the first time, chicory was used as a coffee substitute and additive in France.

How to cook it if you are not a supporter of buying a finished product? Chicory root should be fried and cut into pieces. You can either brew the drink with chicory alone, or use it with coffee to lower your caffeine loading.

About 2/3 ground coffee and 1/3 chicory are used to make a mixed drink. To enrich the taste, add spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg or star anise.

What are the health benefits of:

• If you have problems with caffeine addiction, chicory will help to cope with the need for coffee.
• Chicory is a rich source of inulin, a natural sugar substitute. Its use helps to lose weight and improve bowel function.
• The manganese and vitamin B6 found in chicory help the brain function better.

Cocoa

We love cocoa for its rich taste and for the note of nostalgia that sounds in every sip of this drink familiar from childhood. Cocoa has significantly less caffeine than coffee. But in its composition there are antioxidants and other tonic substances:

• Theobromine, an alkaloid found in beans, acts similarly to caffeine, but has less of an effect on the central nervous system.
• Epicatechin is a strong natural antioxidant. Expands blood vessels and arteries, helps increase muscle mass, lowers cholesterol and sugar levels, improves memory.
• Theophylline activates the activity of the central nervous system, has a vasodilating effect.

Matcha tea

Traditional drink in East Asia. It is prepared by powdering shade-grown green tea leaves. Under these growing conditions, the leaves produce more of the amino acid L-theanine and caffeine.

A few grams of matcha is poured into a cup, then hot water is added. In Japan, it is cooked at a temperature just below the boiling point. The taste of the drink is original, it has notes of wheat grain and ginger.

A blend of matcha tea and cordyceps mushroom provides the perfect combination of energy and vigor without getting too excited. Like other types of green tea, matcha has several health benefits:

• Matcha tea is a perfect balance of caffeine and the amino acid L-theanine. Japanese monks used it to go without sleep for a long time.
• Theanine, along with succinic and gallic acids, help reduce stress and maintain performance.
• Catechin, which is found in green tea leaves, helps restore metabolism, burn calories and excess fat.

Eleutherococcus (Siberian ginseng)

Siberian ginseng extract is known all over the world. It is made from the root of the shrub plant Eleutherococcus senticosus. After processing and grinding, a brown-yellow powder is obtained from the root of the plant. Dietary supplements and various tinctures are prepared from it.

Eleutherococcus extract is part of the famous Baikal drink. It is enough to pour a glass of boiling water over the crushed roots of the plant, leave the decoction for 10 minutes and drink instead of coffee or tea several times a day. The effect comes on quickly and lasts for several hours.

The benefits of the drink are obvious:

• invigorates and helps to concentrate.
• helps to strengthen the immune system.

As you can see, it’s not coffee alone that we can cheer up in the morning. Choose drinks to taste, enjoy and become healthier.