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HEALTH - When the work pressure emerged, often enjoy a cup of coffee into options to help cool down. Unfortunately, it's actually not a healthy choice.
"Caffeine is a stimulant that prompts the body to release stress hormones that make you more depressed and anxious than before," explains Dr Marilyn Glenville, a nutritionist and author of Natural Alternatives to Sugar.
Stopping caffeine while you experience stress or anxiety is the best choice. However, for those who already regularly consume, it is advisable to reduce caffeine gradually. Because the caffeine acts like a drug, so you are advised not to stop suddenly.
You may experience symptoms were quite dramatic when to stop caffeine suddenly, such as headache, nausea, fatigue, muscle cramps and depression.
"To minimize this effect, try to reduce it gradually. It's much better to reduce stress slowly. Begin by cutting a half portion of the total intake of coffee per day, and then gradually move on without caffeine," said Glenville.
Then, Glenville adding, changing slowly with other beverages such as herbal tea. Although there are types of coffee without caffeine, ideally, you need to "eliminate" although decaffeinated coffee if you want to relieve stress.
Because, coffee contains other stimulants, namely theobromine and theophylline, which also has the effect of "enhancer" anxious and stressed.
