In the well-being training sessions that we hold for different companies, we often encourage people to refrain the caffeine intake to a healthy amount, usually no more than 2 cups a day on average. Although there are studies saying that less than 5 cups of coffee a day is just fine, but the suspicions are always there since 5 cups seem to be a lot, and most of us would not exceed that anyway. The average number is also just about 2 cups a day in the companies that we have conducted surveys. And we all know that most of the tea also contains caffeine, and we need to factor that in as well. Besides, there is also the side effect of addiction to caffeine.
People working in different companies have told us that they drink more coffee or tea when they are in office, compared to when they are at home or in vacation. This is quite understandable. Coffee or tea is not just something to keep us awake and energized, but is also a source of inspiration for the email or report that we are struggling to write, as well as a way of socializing with colleagues to keep informed of what's happening in the office.
It's such an important part of our lives, yet we need to keep an eye on the amount. Here are a few tested ways which could be useful to control the caffeine intake.
A simple alternative is to drink more decaf coffee or tea without caffeine once the daily limit is surpassed. I have tried different kinds of decaf coffee grounds and some of them taste just as good as the normal coffee grounds. So it's a matter to choosing the right one. In addition to coffee, there is tea without caffeine in it, such as Rooibos tea.
The second way that we have found effective is to drink at least two cups of water for each cup of coffee or tea. This is related to a surprising observation that the urge to drink more coffee or tea is partly because we are just thirsty. If we set to drink at least two cups of water per cup of coffee or tea, we could quench our "thirst", and have less appetite for other kinds of drink.
Another useful thing is to eat less sweet desserts. The reason is quite obvious: desserts and coffee/tea go hand in hand. We just have a craving for coffee or tea when we are having a sweet dessert, including the sweet chocolates. Have dark chocolate if you want.
People working in different companies have told us that they drink more coffee or tea when they are in office, compared to when they are at home or in vacation. This is quite understandable. Coffee or tea is not just something to keep us awake and energized, but is also a source of inspiration for the email or report that we are struggling to write, as well as a way of socializing with colleagues to keep informed of what's happening in the office.
It's such an important part of our lives, yet we need to keep an eye on the amount. Here are a few tested ways which could be useful to control the caffeine intake.
A simple alternative is to drink more decaf coffee or tea without caffeine once the daily limit is surpassed. I have tried different kinds of decaf coffee grounds and some of them taste just as good as the normal coffee grounds. So it's a matter to choosing the right one. In addition to coffee, there is tea without caffeine in it, such as Rooibos tea.
The second way that we have found effective is to drink at least two cups of water for each cup of coffee or tea. This is related to a surprising observation that the urge to drink more coffee or tea is partly because we are just thirsty. If we set to drink at least two cups of water per cup of coffee or tea, we could quench our "thirst", and have less appetite for other kinds of drink.
Another useful thing is to eat less sweet desserts. The reason is quite obvious: desserts and coffee/tea go hand in hand. We just have a craving for coffee or tea when we are having a sweet dessert, including the sweet chocolates. Have dark chocolate if you want.
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