Doctors in Canada now concede that caffiene is a significant cause of stress. So much, that they suggest as the first step to manage stress, reducing or stopping caffiene intake.
Why? Caffiene actually contributes to jitteriness, nervousness or anxiety, sleep problems, muscle aches, heartburn and lack of energy! What most people don’t know is that caffiene is a drug- a stimulant which creates stress causing reactions in your brain!
Before you go on your cold turkey caffiene free kick, make sure you wean yourself gradually, doctors recommend, to avoid those migraine style withdrawal headaches. Start by reducing consumption to one serving of coffee/tea/caffienated drink less, then one less the next day, until none. You should aim to be off caffiene within three weeks. According to Canadian doctors, once people go off caffiene they don’t go back! What a simple way to manage stress!
So before you embark on your stress treatment journey, consider cutting down on your caffiene.
For more information see http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p51-str.html
Stress Less!
Leo Willcocks
Tags: caffiene, mental health, stress, stress management, stress relief, stress treatment
