The Shocking Effects of Going Caffeine-free for a Month

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Let’s talk about what would happen if you cut out caffeine for 30 days.

Over 85% of adults in the US consume caffeine, and children also consume a tremendous amount of caffeine.

Some studies show that caffeine consumption can increase conceptual memory, reasoning, reaction speed, and spatial memory. It can also affect your mood.

However, many people experience symptoms associated with consuming caffeine, including:

• Anxiety

• High blood pressure

• High pulse rate

• Arrhythmias

• Loss of fluid

• Digestive problems

Caffeine also increases adrenaline and stimulates the adrenals, which can lead to all kinds of health concerns.

There can be high levels of two different types of mold found in overly processed coffees and decaf coffees. These types of mold can lead to allergies and irritation in the liver.

Coffee can also deplete vitamin B1. If you’re going to drink coffee, it’s important to consume high-quality organic coffee and keep it at one cup a day.

Potential benefits of not consuming caffeine for 30 days:

1. Less anxiety and a higher sense of calm

2. Better sleep and more energy throughout the day

3. Lowered blood pressure and pulse rate

4. No more arrhythmias

5. Healthier teeth

6. Healthier liver function

7. Healthier adrenal function

The best ways to come off caffeine:

• Switch from coffee to tea

• Try herbal coffee substitutes

• Take vitamin B1 and vitamin B12

• Take adaptogens like ashwagandha and lemon balm tea

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0:00.0	So hypothetically, what would happen if you did not consume any caffeine for 30 days?
0:06.0	This is actually very interesting. Over 85% of adults in the US consume some type of beverage
0:14.0	that gives some caffeine, usually in the form of coffee or tea. Children consume a tremendous amount of caffeine
0:20.0	doing sodas and energy drinks.
0:22.6	Now I will totally admit this right up front. I am addicted to coffee, okay?
0:28.6	But I don't have that much. I mean, it looks like this cup is really large, but if you
0:34.6	get the relative size, it's pretty small. This is how much coffee I have every single day,
0:40.3	only in the morning. Simply because I used to abuse it in college, I used to drink pots of very,
0:44.8	very strong coffee. It kind of burnt out my adrenals. But caffeine is the most widely consumed
0:50.2	mind-altering drug on the planet. And people drink it out a habit. They just like the taste.
0:57.5	Some people drink it to increase their energy. I drink it for creativity. It does actually seem to
1:03.6	help me become more creative in the morning. But in reality, not because it gives me energy,
1:08.7	it just basically makes me more awake. And so there is some data
1:12.1	or studies that shows that caffeine can increase certain conceptual memory, reasoning, reaction speed,
1:22.0	mood, and even spatial memory. And those people that have insomnia, they're fatigued, or they have jet lag.
1:27.1	It's in 60 different
1:28.7	plants and the reason why plants make it, they make it as a pesticide to kill insects by either killing
1:36.4	them directly or stunting their growth. But it works slightly different in humans, okay? In humans,
1:41.4	it's involved in a very specific neurotransmitter called adenosine. Now,
1:47.2	dendisine has many different functions in the body. One of the ones that relate to caffeine
1:53.0	is that it's involved in the promotion of your sleep cycles. So it helps you go to sleep at night. So let's pretend this is adenosine,
2:03.3	the neurotransmitter, and this is the receptor to activate it, okay, in the cells. So it goes in there,
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