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Once upon a time I was a fairly heavy coffee user drinking 8 to 10 cup of joe’s a day. It wasn’t the good stuff either, it was low quality / even worse taste coffee made from real coffee powder. Yeah! Then one day I decided to quit. Cold turkey. I suffered 3 days of headaches before giving in and getting a shot (which relieved me from my headaches). This was the moment I realized that drinking large amounts of coffee each day probably wasn’t the best thing to do. From that day, 1,5 year ago, I’ve started lessen my coffee consumption.

Recently I, once again, drastically cut down on my coffee. Two weeks went by without drinking a cup and… it felt really good. I was way more relaxed and could focus more easily. I had more real, raw energy, energy not coming from a coffee-buzz or high.

Looking for motivation to cut down on coffee? Look no further, hereby the 8 reasons to stop drinking coffee.

Dehydration

We need 8 glasses of water a day to stay hydrated and to let your body perform to an optimum. For each cup of coffee you drink you will be increasing that number and put yourself in a deficit from the get-go. Say goodbye to coffee and hello to water.

It’s expensive

Ever wondered why it’s called the latte factor?

Addicative

Coffee is a psychoactive drug, just like cocaine, heroin and LSD. Drink coffee and you can be troubled by headaches, nausea, fatigue, dowdiness, anxiety, irritability, inability to concentrate, irregular heartbeats, diminished motivation to initiate or to complete tasks and sometimes a mild depression. Good times!

Yellow teeth

Do you want to be that guy? And it’s true; it is called the Maillard Effect.

You’re hurting others

Most coffee farmers are getting oppressed and are being taking advantage of by global corporations. Stop drinking coffee and give more power to the farmers. Or at least drink Fair Trade Coffee.

Bad breath

Drink coffee = bad for your breath. Trust me. Or trust the expression of others when you just finished your cup of joe and are talking to them.

It’s crap

It really is shit.

Real, raw energy

Stop enjoying your coffee buzz and that fake, artificial energy. Go natural and unleash and enjoy your real, caveman energy. It’s stronger and way better.

You’ll enjoy it even more

If you only drink one cup of coffee a week you’ll really enjoy it. You will cherish every hot sip and get an active sense of every taste. So if you love coffee, stop drinking it and you will love it even more!

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