Good morning and welcome to the 5 a.m. Miracle episode number 626.

A caffeine reset.

How to calm your nervous system and lean into a slower pace.

Man, I don't sound slow, do I?

I sound caffeinated.

I am Jeff Sanders and you have reached the podcast that is dedicated to

donating your day before breakfast.

In the episode this week, I'll break down why you and probably me need a caffeine reset.

How to reduce or eliminate caffeine for a short time and get tremendous value from the break.

And how to transition off caffeine, if that's your goal, or just craft a more intentional plan to optimize

your health and productivity.

Let's get to it. I now drink three cups of green tea every day.

Benefuki green tea, actually.

But that has not been my story for very long.

I used to drink coffee, espresso, more coffee,

more espresso, seven days a week for decades. My life today is different, and that all started

with a solid 30-day break from all caffeine just one year ago. Now, I am not caffeine free today,

and I probably never will be completely, but my life is radically better than before due to my

significant reduction in daily caffeine. And I want to share what I've learned since my transition

last summer when I took a solid 30

days off. I have talked at length about this before and I will go into some of that again today,

but the episode that I am doing right now is being done in a very timely manner.

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