Breaking the Coffee Addiction

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Written By Lakshmi Harilela

Coffee, in Ayurvedic terms, has properties of heating and heavy. Try to wean yourself off coffee addiction if you feel that this may help you in the long run. You can slowly reduce the consumption by half and then try to fully and slowly wean off step by step. Or you can try and go cold turkey. However, going cold turkey, may be hard, so using replacements can really prove beneficial, and soon enough you may even prefer the newer more healthier options. 

Coffee is an irritant for those suffering from IBS, gastritis, Crohn’s disease, colitis and ulcers and many Ayurvedic Practitioners state to avoid it or at least reduce it. 

Coffee can irritate the intestinal tract; and it is not the caffeine but rather the enzymes in the coffee. Additionally coffee is very acidic and can stop the healing of the gut line or GI tract. 

Here are some recipes that can help take the edge off;

ALMOND MILK WITH SAFFRON AND CARDAMOM, BARLEY TEA, 'WEANING COFFEE' RECIPE

Lakshmi Harilela
I was cooking since I was 12 years old, alongside my late Father, Mohan Harilela. My family ran restaurants, so I was always sneaking into the kitchens and eating everything I could get my hands on. Since a very young age, I have always had a passion for food, as I was constantly surrounded by it. So I decided to go to Hotel Management School Les Roches in Switzerland for some formal education.
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