I quit caffeine for 30 days about 3 weeks ago was great , no anxiety , steady energy , was fairly easy to stop slight headaches , easier than I thought . And then one day …. I was like I’ll have a cup .. bam 💥 back on the wagon , I’ll be cutting it out again soon . I’m proud of myself that I did it , mind over addictions .
@martincarstensen8527 same. I switched to tea and I felt level all day, and I couldn't function without that switched on alertness you can only get from coffee.
@@bluecoffee8414 2 to 3 cups not always coffee but teas too , probably 250 mg day usually , my baddass music playlist gets me much higher than the caffeine does .
Kitaro, hello.having a long time of watching your content.I'm leaving my first comment here.The material you provide has a profound impact on a great deal of our lives since we all have similar interests in a variety of topics, such as the Wim Hof technique, ice baths, meditation, etc.I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful creator and fascinating person you are.
I quit sugar a month ago and now doing a low carb diet. I also unintentionally switched to decaf a couple of weeks ago due to the cravings being so intense and caffeine just compounds the effect by adding in the anxiety. Now that I don't feel the sugar cravings anymore I feel less craving for caffeine as well. The energy I have now is so much more stable and I no longer feel the urge to sleep in or stay up late. Soon I want to attempt developing more difficult habits like taking cold showers!
Update: Life happened to me and I can't keep up a low carb diet. I tend to stress eat. I stay away from highly processed foods so my weight is in check. Used to be 72kg, dropped to 65, stable at 68. I'm still caffeine free, I found that I get upset stomach, and gas when I drink coffee. Got a 2 month streak for cold showers and it helps with the focus and energy.
I empathize with your message. As for me, I don't snack, don't eat candy or other sweetened things, have at most 2 - 3 beers per week and often skip that, and quit smoking over 40 years ago. I've never had the desire to smoke again and find being around it repulsive. When I quit, I felt the positive effects immediately. Then there's coffee. I quit coffee once years ago for a time. Coffee has never been an issue for me, but thought I should be able to overcome the habit. The headaches and some of the similar problems you presented just about did me in. On top of that, it's difficult to avoid all and any sources of caffeine. So, here I am, still a regular coffee and tea drinker. I decided that, since I'm old and in excellent health anyway, I'll just keep drinking it. Win some, lose some.
I mean, yeah, you shouldn't quit caffeine if you're not having any majors issues from it anyway. For instance, I get crazy anxiety, get agitated, sleep issues and more from caffeine, so I just had to quit, personally.
Went from 5-6 BIG mugs of coffee per day to one decaf (after 90mins from waking up) per day. After quitting smoking 4 years ago, quitting coffee was not even a question, it was my sanctuary, but anxiety didn't ask any questions. The headaches where real and then the mood swings...and the daily test of a 3 year old kid... I was getting next to 0 work done in the studio where I was so happy to be before with my big mugs of coffee..I was in my happy place and then I felt like it was taken away from me. 5 months later of mainly decaf ( i drink normal coffee once a week, half a mug with extra water to thin it out) and the anxiety disorder has been *massively* improved. Your breathing exercises have helped heaps too. Do I miss it still, yes, I would lie if I said I didn't, but considering what comes with lots of caffeine, I am going to say it was fun while it lasted, but I'll take the better sleep and dealing with anxiety in a much better way.
You noted a key point so often ignored in discussions regarding caffeine consumption: namely, the procrastination effect, which is one of the biggest negatives of drinking coffee for me personally. Well done examination of this ubiquitous drug.
Just recently quit coffee cold turkey, and the withdrawal was no joke-had headaches, chills, and flu-like symptoms for over three days. It honestly felt like having Covid again! But here I am on day 4, feeling much better and really looking forward to improved sleep and all the benefits that come with it-better brain performance, mood, and overall health. Wishing everyone luck on their journey to a healthier lifestyle!❤
Someday, I will embark on the journey without coffee. Not yet. Having quit tobacco cold turkey for 10 years now, I know I can do it, but I must be ready. Watching your video though has certainly got me thinking about it! Thanks so much for all of the life changing content you’ve done!
@@KeithFlint350 how much do u think u saved ? i buy expensive coffee and i have a neighbour who Ø*forgets* to buy coffee and he is knocking on my door one time a week, and i am aboput to blow the roof off because it is ennoying so i think i will just quit :) one time to ask for coffee is okay but 4 times in a month the same with cigarettes, can i borrow a cigarette, hmmm buy your own, i am not smoking cigarettes but i had done :)
I hope you succeed in quitting coffee this time. I also have quitted coffee mutiple times even one time for a year, but somehow I got back to drinking coffee. It's my day 2, no symptoms yet lets see what happens.
My approach to stop or to start something is to do it slowly, you can avoid negative effects, by slowly downsizing your daily intake. If you want to start running you can start with 10kms, but your legs will hurt a lot, same as stopping the coffee immediately prop. brings you a headache. Thanks for vid :)
I gave up coffee in January, luckily for me I only had a horrific headache for about 24 hours.I would have about 5-6 a day and Now I walk past the coffee machine without even seeing it. Tbh I am a cold turkey specialist.
I limit myself to a maximum of 2 cups of coffee a day (but only until 12 o'clock), on 6 days a week, and also to zero alcohol on 6 days a week. This works really fine for me. There has been a little bit of craving for both drugs, but it wasn't that hard to overcome it. Talking about it and sharing was helpful ("I really wish I could have a coffee now")
I took a break from coffee in November and I seriously enjoyed not having coffee. But I got back into going to coffee shops to have alone time and got back into having it 3x a week or more. I have realized insomnia, low energy, and increased anxiety so I will not be having any for a while. I searched coffee and mental health and this came up. So thank you for this video, it's a great reminder that I need to have time apart from it again.
I was able to quit regular coffee consumption after meditating and receiving a strong message with the image of a red and white prohibitory sign, red line straight through a coffee cup and the message ‘do not drink coffee’ I was able to give it up immediately. I can have it sometimes, but it often makes me feel nauseous.
Man to think the Universe gave you that kind of message. If you hadn't listened you could be dead, perhaps a heart attack or something was on the horizon.
The thing with caffeine is that you aren't free from it until you've completely cut it out in all forms. It's a highly addictive psychoactive drug. People often overlook that caffeine is also found in chocolate and cola sodas, which explains their addictiveness as well.
This is so interesting. When I quit caffeine, I only got headaches the first and second days, so it was quite easy to me. On the third day, no headaches, just started feeling better, so the act of quitting was actually very easy for me. And I wasn't just drinking coffee, I'm talking energy drinks, which have a lot of caffeine in them.
I've quit caffeine for months at a time several times and honestly don't notice much of a difference at all. My baseline becomes exactly the same (as long as I'm only consuming 1 or 2 coffees per day). The only real benefit was not being reliant on that coffee to bring me to baseline. However because I love the taste of coffee (and all the coffee alternatives I tried just didn't quite cut it for me), I always end up going back to it. When you first start consuming it again it's like rocket fuel. But then it quickly just becomes normal again.
ty brother for this vid. I'm on my journey to cold turkey coffee/caffeine. The headaches are GNARLY but the consistent "no afternoon slump" energy is worth it.
@@SD2001-p8q doin very well. Like everyone else the sleep man.. is where it's at. I get sleepy the same time every night. And the energy throughout the day is awesome. 1 apple gets my energy juiced
Great video very insightful. Any challenge on the body and mind is always rewarded whether it be exercising, cold exposure, fasting. Or even highly addictive pleasures like restricting caffeine, phones and shopping. It rules many lives in this world. (Consistent dopamine hits, fuelling a decreasing attention span with less and less reward.) Your awareness and exploration in this challenge is fundamental to your improvements in all aspects. It’s amazing how many people have little to no control over their every movements… they are in a bubble of addictive, algorithm, restlessness patterns and behaviours. They can’t quite grasp why they feel so crap all the time whilst suppressing anything they deem negative or hard away from their thought process. In fact, we only gain through this balance of hardship and we can feel balanced and harmonised for our efforts in living this life. Kids especially are feeling the full force of doing less and less and not experiencing any sort of basic life skills/independence, which fundamentally should be key to their progression’s.
Great review. Hearing about Kitaro's headaches and difficulties made me realize how lucky I was to not encounter these problems in my own habit changing challenges. Some more tips that might be helpful: The headaches and mood shift may have been made worse by jumping from lots of caffeine to none. For many, going from 5 cups a day to 4, eventually to 3, 2, 1, 1/2, 0, is a gentler, sustainable behavior change that could help avoid withdrawal effects. It's important to stay hydrated, so going from 5 cups per day to 0 may have negatively impacted this and contributed to headaches and poor mood. When trying to eliminate something negative (cigarette) it often helps to replace it with something positive (going outside and having a healthy snack) or neutral (gum) or less bad (vape, cannabis, half a cigarette) or just distracting (calling a supportive friend). Quitting something and leaving a void is, for many, harder than having a replacement. For quitting coffee, replace with green tea and water close at hand for whenever you get thirsty to stay hydrated. For me, no drink is more refreshing than ice cold water with a slice of cucumber for flavor. My large canteen keeps it cold for hours so I'm spending less time maintaining it how I like it.
The body is a complex self balancing and adaptive machine. It will do its best to try and maintain balance, even when you put exogenous chemicals like caffeine into it. But it’s best for it to not have to deal with that exogenous chemical.
I am 17 days into my 6 week challenge of No coffee and cold showers. I really started to feel and see the difference about day 10. My focus, my sleep. Thanks for the video.
Everytime i give up and doing well. It will be a sunday and i will tell myself I will have just one coffee. Then its straight back into drinking coffee every day.
I can't say I feel coffee has a strong hold on me. I have quit much stronger and insidious life ruining substances in the last few years, and coffee would not challenge my will and self knowledge at this point. I only drink one a day, more out of pleasure than necessity, luckily. The days I stray and have more than one, I often regret how I feel afterwards. Were I to try to quit coffee 3 years ago, I think I would not have been successful. However much I love coffee, i respect and love my entire self more. I think the hard part would be breaking the routine of it, the ritual aspect. Who knows? Maybe i'll try. Great video thank you!
This is my second week of cutting to just one coffee in the morning which is 50% decaf 50% normal, and I've noticed a big difference in my energy levels. But also been doing ice baths and wim hof breathing to so that's probably playing a big part
Nice! I purchased half-caf from Folgers and I’m surprised how tasty it is. Low acidity (regular decaf is very acidic to me) and smoother than regular. I’m drinking less half-caf than regular and no headaches a week later!
You mean addictive substances, right? Actually, there is an argument for some of those "addictive" substances. E.g. people who drink 2 cups of coffee have about a 20% lower risk for mortality (check out a video by Siim Land if you want). For me, eliminating all those substances is also like an easy way out - at least if you never tried e.g. coffee/ caffeine your whole life. But if you need to quit it for very valid reasons, then I approve with what you've said. Sorry for blabbering, kind of wanted to get this clear for me personally... Maybe it's interesting for someone else.
Hey Kitaro, Long time admirer of your content and thought-provoking videos. I'm not ready to give up caffeine yet (if ever) as I really enjoy a coffee and the social interaction around it. I do need to keep an eye on my consumption on a daily basis, though limiting the quantity is maybe a good half measure for me.
If you want to drink something hot without caffeine, try hot chicken broth. Add a pinch of sea salt and a little bit of onion powder. Tastes yummy and you still get that warm drink to sip on without the negative effects of caffeine.
I read that decaf often contains methylene chloride (paint stripper) which is used to make it, but its not on the label. Its better if it is made using "swiss water" process.
I stopped coffee for 4 weeks or so at the start of the year, avoided even pain medication with caffeine etc. Went back to caffeine, justifying it mostly with "better workouts". However I'm only at 1-2 cups of V60 coffee a day anyway. Pretty much decided to reduce/quit caffeine again, I just felt slightly less anxious, more calm during the caffeine-free time and I don't notice the "pick up me up" effect of caffeine enough to make it worth it. But I'm gonna switch to decaffeinated coffee, instead of quitting coffee completely. I enjoy the taste, the ritual etc. (also got some somewhat expensive coffee equipment, would be a shame to go to waste/sell) and coffee does have a number of health benefits due to the polyphenols, fiber etc. So I'll go with decaf once I used up my current supply of caffeinated coffee.
I quited coffee for one week and not a single withdrawal problem occured,guess i was lucky,but one day on job i really needed some boost so i took one coffee to lift me up and oh boy that was best coffee of my life😂 but im thinking to quit it again
How can someone get addicted to coffee/caffeine is beyond my comprehension! I've been drinking coffee every single day for 35 years, like clockwork, and I'm not addicted!
I will use your video as inspiration for giving up caffeine. :) I only drink it to stave off headaches, at this point, anyway...it doesn't seem to do anything positive for me, anymore. Thanks for posting some of the best breathwork and "life hack" videos out there.
Thank you for sharing your experience @KitaroWaga! I do get headaches whenever I don't drink at least one coffee a day (same afternoon), even though I only drink 2 caffeinated cups a day (until early afternoon). At the end you say that you now drink one coffee every other day. Do you not get any headaches at all with this approach?
Yep coffee is tough , especially headaches, you could have avoided them by cleansing a body in the same time , so the toxins released by the body in to the bloodstream would have been cleared straight away !!!
I only drink one max two coffee a day and if I miss it in the morning honestly I feel better and energetic, after some time I decided to drink it and it feels good in first 30 minutes after that I get tired and so down in mood and energy...
Had my last cup of coffee on 9/17/24. Was fine on the 18th but then on the 19th [ today ] I felt In a low mood and despite sleeping well last night, I am tired today. I only ever had 1-2 cups of coffee each morning so didn’t think I was addicted or dependent. WHEN will I feel ok and not so tired and in a low mood? Another week?
Thank you very much. I drink a lot only last 4 years,terrible energy for yoga practice,to do something one for a long time. Should i stop my breath on 11 seconds after inhale and exhale for a few hours? I dont want to hurt my heart.
Caffeine free for six months! Lower blood pressure, reduced anxiety, stable energy and mental clarity, BUT…..on decaf, I still benefit from coffee’s anti-oxidants & polyphenols 👌
@@davedewsnap288 It gives me headaches. That’s how I know it contains caffeine. I stopped drinking decaf tea…. I have 3 packets of it in my cupboard. 😇😆✌️
@spaceengineer1452 Switching from caffeinated to decaffeinated coffee or tea causes headaches in many people due to caffeine withdrawal. It looks like the decaf is causing the pain but it isn't. Pain is the body's response to a lack of caffeine, especially if the switch was sudden or too rapid.
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decafinated coffee still has caffein in it so it's good that you didn't (considering your goal)
nice video, I'm 20 days in so still looking for inspiration and motivation to keep going. I just travelled uk to Australia without coffee which I usually use to help with jet lag. was possible!
I love it too. Too much. It was an experiment and the outcome was so phenomenal energy-wise that I really think that limiting my caffeine is better for me.
I do worry about habit forming. I use caffeine as medicine but only take it one a day (rarely on a long hard workday I take two but if I do that the rest of the day is shot). I work graveyard shift sleeping a split shift waking up at 1am and taking 100mg caffeine. At 2am I do a round of breathing and begin work that consists of heavy physical labor that requires alertness or I make mistakes and my day takes much longer. On a good day by 5am-6am I am winding down for another three hours of sleep (most days are good lately). I wake refreshed with energy ready to start my part of the day. I'm still trying to recover from severe long covid so it's been a process to get to this point. I don't feel the need for caffeine on the weekend so I think it's fine right? Or am I coping 😆
In my weight loss journey, I've recently just stopped putting sweet creamers in it and gone to black coffee only. That's hard enough! lol But it has definitely made me cut way back on coffee consumption. The goal is to be coffee free this summer. Thanks for sharing your experience. I think I will taper off gradually, thanks to you.
Thank you for the video! I have a question for you that I have been thinking about recently. As I practice Movement more regularly, I realize that a most of my clothing is more restrictive than I would like- specifically pants. I don’t own many clothes, but I would like to gradually phase out some of my more restrictive clothing in favor of looser clothing that is conducive to motion. Do you have any suggestions for building a Movement-friendly wardrobe?
there are some very subtle effects from chronic use. It robs us of our birthright to feel calm, safe, and generally good in life. Chronic caffeine numbs emotion, causes a subtle buzzing restlessness through our nerves. I remember in my early 20's when I used to drink coffee one 1-3 times a week. I remember feeling a calmness in life that I have not felt in nearly 20 years.
Caffeine is also a powerful vasoconstrictor, there have been magnetic imaging studies showing Caffeine can reduce blood flow to the brain by up to 30%! I haven't quit completely yet but I've resorted to taking cerebral blood flow booster (vasodialators) like Theanine and Vinpocetine alongside my habit until I get rid of it completely.
I dont want to give up coffee, but i need to set a time limit to be done by in the morning, because if I don't, I find I'm not drinking the amount of water that I need to be drinking.
If I do cold shower and breathing every day then would the benefits lose affect aswell kinda like other addictions or can I have cold showers always feel just as good?
Anything that is artificial (not natural) and done repetitively tends to have diminishing effects over time - this applies to cold exposure and contrived breathwork too.... That does not mean they are not valuable routines.
there is a readjustment period depending on how long you drank coffee and how much you drank on average, but eventually it's all out of your system and sleep is far more refreshing. You stop having this sleepy feeling
I have the same symptoms 🙏 I get tired during my work day/study day, I have also quit caffeine few months ago, and still feel tired sometimes. 😢(I only drink the occasional hot chocolate). So as far as I understand, all these health topics, I believe, it is recommended by natural health experts/doctors/professionals that when you quit one bad habit try to "replace" it with a healthy habit. So regular exercises, organic herb tea drinking (rituals/habits), intermittent fasting, workouts, meditating, nature walks, more veggies, fruits, oily fish and nuts and seeds (for omega 3), and eating plenty of no-wheat whole grains , so as gluten free as possible (for example: rye, barley, quinoa, oat, millet, corn meal, buckwheat, etc). I have to try to build new healthy habits. Literally that is my only way. Otherwise I might fall back into the terrible caffein addiction I used to have all the time. For me the positives of quitting outway the negatives. Since I quit caffeine: no more headaches, no more heart palpitations, no more anxiety, no more extreme ups and downs in mood and in sleepiness, no more bad skin (caffeine dehydrated my skin so much, now my skin is plump, smooth, less wrinkles, soft, I look years younger! ❤🎉❤🎉
Thank you very much dear Kitaro Waga, but please do take care of yourself as well, I just feel like one day, you'll be doing a "30 days without drinking any water" video for the sake of challenging yourself 😂 Thank you for your content, Sincerely
Caffeine has it's positive sites - I admit that. But one must still admit that it's one of the most consumed psychoactive substances in the world. And for that reason I wanted to run an experiment and find out how 'baseline' Kitaro would be like.
I quit caffeine for 30 days about 3 weeks ago was great , no anxiety , steady energy , was fairly easy to stop slight headaches , easier than I thought . And then one day …. I was like I’ll have a cup .. bam 💥 back on the wagon , I’ll be cutting it out again soon . I’m proud of myself that I did it , mind over addictions .
Same here though I was getting really bored from the steady energy. I missed the ups
@@martincarstensen8527 Wow, your comment is really insightful to me. I realise i'm addicted at least in part to the drama of the dependence itself.
@martincarstensen8527 same. I switched to tea and I felt level all day, and I couldn't function without that switched on alertness you can only get from coffee.
Same. How much coffee did you drink a day (Justin)?
@@bluecoffee8414 2 to 3 cups not always coffee but teas too , probably 250 mg day usually , my baddass music playlist gets me much higher than the caffeine does .
I stopped coffee one year ago, the withdrawal was insane - but love the balanced energy now through the day
Kitaro, hello.having a long time of watching your content.I'm leaving my first comment here.The material you provide has a profound impact on a great deal of our lives since we all have similar interests in a variety of topics, such as the Wim Hof technique, ice baths, meditation, etc.I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful creator and fascinating person you are.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
I quit sugar a month ago and now doing a low carb diet. I also unintentionally switched to decaf a couple of weeks ago due to the cravings being so intense and caffeine just compounds the effect by adding in the anxiety. Now that I don't feel the sugar cravings anymore I feel less craving for caffeine as well. The energy I have now is so much more stable and I no longer feel the urge to sleep in or stay up late. Soon I want to attempt developing more difficult habits like taking cold showers!
How's it going now?
How did you quit sugar? How long until there were no cravings?
You sound like you are doing awesome!!!
Update: Life happened to me and I can't keep up a low carb diet. I tend to stress eat. I stay away from highly processed foods so my weight is in check. Used to be 72kg, dropped to 65, stable at 68.
I'm still caffeine free, I found that I get upset stomach, and gas when I drink coffee. Got a 2 month streak for cold showers and it helps with the focus and energy.
I empathize with your message. As for me, I don't snack, don't eat candy or other sweetened things, have at most 2 - 3 beers per week and often skip that, and quit smoking over 40 years ago. I've never had the desire to smoke again and find being around it repulsive. When I quit, I felt the positive effects immediately. Then there's coffee. I quit coffee once years ago for a time. Coffee has never been an issue for me, but thought I should be able to overcome the habit. The headaches and some of the similar problems you presented just about did me in. On top of that, it's difficult to avoid all and any sources of caffeine. So, here I am, still a regular coffee and tea drinker. I decided that, since I'm old and in excellent health anyway, I'll just keep drinking it. Win some, lose some.
I mean, yeah, you shouldn't quit caffeine if you're not having any majors issues from it anyway. For instance, I get crazy anxiety, get agitated, sleep issues and more from caffeine, so I just had to quit, personally.
Went from 5-6 BIG mugs of coffee per day to one decaf (after 90mins from waking up) per day.
After quitting smoking 4 years ago, quitting coffee was not even a question, it was my sanctuary, but anxiety didn't ask any questions.
The headaches where real and then the mood swings...and the daily test of a 3 year old kid... I was getting next to 0 work done in the studio where I was so happy to be before with my big mugs of coffee..I was in my happy place and then I felt like it was taken away from me.
5 months later of mainly decaf ( i drink normal coffee once a week, half a mug with extra water to thin it out) and the anxiety disorder has been *massively* improved.
Your breathing exercises have helped heaps too.
Do I miss it still, yes, I would lie if I said I didn't, but considering what comes with lots of caffeine, I am going to say it was fun while it lasted, but I'll take the better sleep and dealing with anxiety in a much better way.
You noted a key point so often ignored in discussions regarding caffeine consumption: namely, the procrastination effect, which is one of the biggest negatives of drinking coffee for me personally. Well done examination of this ubiquitous drug.
I remember my first week, it was brutal. Congrats on seeing it through!
Caffeine always ruins my sleep increases anxiety and irritability etc
Me too, and it increases exponentially the longer im on it, to the point where im almost manic and hysterical. So crazy.
Just recently quit coffee cold turkey, and the withdrawal was no joke-had headaches, chills, and flu-like symptoms for over three days. It honestly felt like having Covid again! But here I am on day 4, feeling much better and really looking forward to improved sleep and all the benefits that come with it-better brain performance, mood, and overall health. Wishing everyone luck on their journey to a healthier lifestyle!❤
how do U feel now buddy?
Someday, I will embark on the journey without coffee. Not yet. Having quit tobacco cold turkey for 10 years now, I know I can do it, but I must be ready.
Watching your video though has certainly got me thinking about it!
Thanks so much for all of the life changing content you’ve done!
no somedays,no buts. Now and no compromise. That works best
All in balance ✨ thank you for your testimony 💛
When I quit drinking coffee I got my energy back.
yep!
I got my money back
I wish I did. After 2 months I still felt crappy and dull
Lies!
@@KeithFlint350 how much do u think u saved ? i buy expensive coffee and i have a neighbour who Ø*forgets* to buy coffee and he is knocking on my door one time a week, and i am aboput to blow the roof off because it is ennoying so i think i will just quit :) one time to ask for coffee is okay but 4 times in a month the same with cigarettes, can i borrow a cigarette, hmmm buy your own, i am not smoking cigarettes but i had done :)
i have quitted coffee many times and now again im quitting it, on day 8 without coffee now :)
I hope you succeed in quitting coffee this time. I also have quitted coffee mutiple times even one time for a year, but somehow I got back to drinking coffee. It's my day 2, no symptoms yet lets see what happens.
My approach to stop or to start something is to do it slowly, you can avoid negative effects, by slowly downsizing your daily intake. If you want to start running you can start with 10kms, but your legs will hurt a lot, same as stopping the coffee immediately prop. brings you a headache. Thanks for vid :)
I gave up coffee in January, luckily for me I only had a horrific headache for about 24 hours.I would have about 5-6 a day and Now I walk past the coffee machine without even seeing it. Tbh I am a cold turkey specialist.
I limit myself to a maximum of 2 cups of coffee a day (but only until 12 o'clock), on 6 days a week, and also to zero alcohol on 6 days a week. This works really fine for me. There has been a little bit of craving for both drugs, but it wasn't that hard to overcome it. Talking about it and sharing was helpful ("I really wish I could have a coffee now")
That's a mindful approach you have here. Thanks for sharing!
Hello. I am currently weaning myself off of caffeine and I feel fabulous! I look forward to seeing the long term effects.
I took a break from coffee in November and I seriously enjoyed not having coffee. But I got back into going to coffee shops to have alone time and got back into having it 3x a week or more. I have realized insomnia, low energy, and increased anxiety so I will not be having any for a while. I searched coffee and mental health and this came up. So thank you for this video, it's a great reminder that I need to have time apart from it again.
Get yourself free of it for good! You can do it 💪
I was able to quit regular coffee consumption after meditating and receiving a strong message with the image of a red and white prohibitory sign, red line straight through a coffee cup and the message ‘do not drink coffee’ I was able to give it up immediately. I can have it sometimes, but it often makes me feel nauseous.
Man to think the Universe gave you that kind of message. If you hadn't listened you could be dead, perhaps a heart attack or something was on the horizon.
For me gradually weaning off coffee was better than going cold turkey . I had absolutely no headaches .
The thing with caffeine is that you aren't free from it until you've completely cut it out in all forms. It's a highly addictive psychoactive drug. People often overlook that caffeine is also found in chocolate and cola sodas, which explains their addictiveness as well.
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Great testemony. Will share. Many thanks ❤
thanks
This is so interesting. When I quit caffeine, I only got headaches the first and second days, so it was quite easy to me. On the third day, no headaches, just started feeling better, so the act of quitting was actually very easy for me. And I wasn't just drinking coffee, I'm talking energy drinks, which have a lot of caffeine in them.
my initial reason to cut it out was anxiety, but i actually learned to just make peace with the symptoms and use them as a tool.
Decaf contains caffeine. I can tell because it gives me headaches. I have caffeine sensitivity. Feel great now that Ive quit. ✌️👌👍
I've quit caffeine for months at a time several times and honestly don't notice much of a difference at all. My baseline becomes exactly the same (as long as I'm only consuming 1 or 2 coffees per day). The only real benefit was not being reliant on that coffee to bring me to baseline. However because I love the taste of coffee (and all the coffee alternatives I tried just didn't quite cut it for me), I always end up going back to it. When you first start consuming it again it's like rocket fuel. But then it quickly just becomes normal again.
ty brother for this vid. I'm on my journey to cold turkey coffee/caffeine. The headaches are GNARLY but the consistent "no afternoon slump" energy is worth it.
@@SD2001-p8q doin very well.
Like everyone else the sleep man.. is where it's at.
I get sleepy the same time every night. And the energy throughout the day is awesome. 1 apple gets my energy juiced
Great video very insightful.
Any challenge on the body and mind is always rewarded whether it be exercising, cold exposure, fasting. Or even highly addictive pleasures like restricting caffeine, phones and shopping. It rules many lives in this world. (Consistent dopamine hits, fuelling a decreasing attention span with less and less reward.)
Your awareness and exploration in this challenge is fundamental to your improvements in all aspects.
It’s amazing how many people have little to no control over their every movements… they are in a bubble of addictive, algorithm, restlessness patterns and behaviours. They can’t quite grasp why they feel so crap all the time whilst suppressing anything they deem negative or hard away from their thought process.
In fact, we only gain through this balance of hardship and we can feel balanced and harmonised for our efforts in living this life.
Kids especially are feeling the full force of doing less and less and not experiencing any sort of basic life skills/independence, which fundamentally should be key to their progression’s.
Great review. Hearing about Kitaro's headaches and difficulties made me realize how lucky I was to not encounter these problems in my own habit changing challenges. Some more tips that might be helpful: The headaches and mood shift may have been made worse by jumping from lots of caffeine to none. For many, going from 5 cups a day to 4, eventually to 3, 2, 1, 1/2, 0, is a gentler, sustainable behavior change that could help avoid withdrawal effects. It's important to stay hydrated, so going from 5 cups per day to 0 may have negatively impacted this and contributed to headaches and poor mood. When trying to eliminate something negative (cigarette) it often helps to replace it with something positive (going outside and having a healthy snack) or neutral (gum) or less bad (vape, cannabis, half a cigarette) or just distracting (calling a supportive friend). Quitting something and leaving a void is, for many, harder than having a replacement. For quitting coffee, replace with green tea and water close at hand for whenever you get thirsty to stay hydrated. For me, no drink is more refreshing than ice cold water with a slice of cucumber for flavor. My large canteen keeps it cold for hours so I'm spending less time maintaining it how I like it.
Thanks!
Thank you fery much, Oleg 🧡
This video was so calm, I don't want caffeine anymore
The body is a complex self balancing and adaptive machine. It will do its best to try and maintain balance, even when you put exogenous chemicals like caffeine into it. But it’s best for it to not have to deal with that exogenous chemical.
I am 17 days into my 6 week challenge of No coffee and cold showers. I really started to feel and see the difference about day 10. My focus, my sleep. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for this video I like the info 😌🙏🏻
Everytime i give up and doing well. It will be a sunday and i will tell myself I will have just one coffee. Then its straight back into drinking coffee every day.
I can't say I feel coffee has a strong hold on me. I have quit much stronger and insidious life ruining substances in the last few years, and coffee would not challenge my will and self knowledge at this point. I only drink one a day, more out of pleasure than necessity, luckily. The days I stray and have more than one, I often regret how I feel afterwards. Were I to try to quit coffee 3 years ago, I think I would not have been successful. However much I love coffee, i respect and love my entire self more. I think the hard part would be breaking the routine of it, the ritual aspect. Who knows? Maybe i'll try. Great video thank you!
This is my second week of cutting to just one coffee in the morning which is 50% decaf 50% normal, and I've noticed a big difference in my energy levels. But also been doing ice baths and wim hof breathing to so that's probably playing a big part
Nice! I purchased half-caf from Folgers and I’m surprised how tasty it is. Low acidity (regular decaf is very acidic to me) and smoother than regular.
I’m drinking less half-caf than regular and no headaches a week later!
You have very calming voice!
You should have heard him before he quit drinking coffee
The ideal life is one without any substances whatsoever. Aspirational goal :)...
You mean addictive substances, right?
Actually, there is an argument for some of those "addictive" substances. E.g. people who drink 2 cups of coffee have about a 20% lower risk for mortality (check out a video by Siim Land if you want).
For me, eliminating all those substances is also like an easy way out - at least if you never tried e.g. coffee/ caffeine your whole life. But if you need to quit it for very valid reasons, then I approve with what you've said.
Sorry for blabbering, kind of wanted to get this clear for me personally... Maybe it's interesting for someone else.
@@torgoron9695 Who paid for those studies? Probably the coffee industry...
@@asor8037 Would you do us both the favour and check that? Let's gooo!
Hey Kitaro,
Long time admirer of your content and thought-provoking videos.
I'm not ready to give up caffeine yet (if ever) as I really enjoy a coffee and the social interaction around it. I do need to keep an eye on my consumption on a daily basis, though limiting the quantity is maybe a good half measure for me.
Day 3, massive pain in neck, anxiety, sleepy... I gotta go cold turkey ( i had 1 cup of tea in the morning instead of coffee )
If you want to drink something hot without caffeine, try hot chicken broth. Add a pinch of sea salt and a little bit of onion powder. Tastes yummy and you still get that warm drink to sip on without the negative effects of caffeine.
Exactly now I am taking away may coffee habit. Thanks for the video, I am not alone 😊
I read that decaf often contains methylene chloride (paint stripper) which is used to make it, but its not on the label. Its better if it is made using "swiss water" process.
that is why in health surveys they ask you how many cups of coffee do you drink per day.
I stopped coffee for 4 weeks or so at the start of the year, avoided even pain medication with caffeine etc. Went back to caffeine, justifying it mostly with "better workouts". However I'm only at 1-2 cups of V60 coffee a day anyway.
Pretty much decided to reduce/quit caffeine again, I just felt slightly less anxious, more calm during the caffeine-free time and I don't notice the "pick up me up" effect of caffeine enough to make it worth it.
But I'm gonna switch to decaffeinated coffee, instead of quitting coffee completely. I enjoy the taste, the ritual etc. (also got some somewhat expensive coffee equipment, would be a shame to go to waste/sell) and coffee does have a number of health benefits due to the polyphenols, fiber etc.
So I'll go with decaf once I used up my current supply of caffeinated coffee.
I quited coffee for one week and not a single withdrawal problem occured,guess i was lucky,but one day on job i really needed some boost so i took one coffee to lift me up and oh boy that was best coffee of my life😂 but im thinking to quit it again
I tried to stop drinking coffee, but went cold turkey. Bad decision. You gotta do it slowly
I'm more the all-in-type. It sucked for two weeks but then it was like a superpower switch from there.
Lies!
well done, sir!, well done
How can someone get addicted to coffee/caffeine is beyond my comprehension! I've been drinking coffee every single day for 35 years, like clockwork, and I'm not addicted!
I will use your video as inspiration for giving up caffeine. :) I only drink it to stave off headaches, at this point, anyway...it doesn't seem to do anything positive for me, anymore. Thanks for posting some of the best breathwork and "life hack" videos out there.
Thank you for sharing your experience @KitaroWaga! I do get headaches whenever I don't drink at least one coffee a day (same afternoon), even though I only drink 2 caffeinated cups a day (until early afternoon). At the end you say that you now drink one coffee every other day. Do you not get any headaches at all with this approach?
Yep coffee is tough , especially headaches, you could have avoided them by cleansing a body in the same time , so the toxins released by the body in to the bloodstream would have been cleared straight away !!!
I only drink one max two coffee a day and if I miss it in the morning honestly I feel better and energetic, after some time I decided to drink it and it feels good in first 30 minutes after that I get tired and so down in mood and energy...
Great video, thanks
Sorta makes you wonder. Do they add caffeine to soda to keep you addicted? They say it's for flavor, but I don't buy that for a second!
I am day 2. The first day was horrendous for me. But I am adjusting still. My partner doesn’t understand it but I’m still pressing on with it.
I quit coffee and feel so relaxed, don't have to piss like a camel 👍
Had my last cup of coffee on 9/17/24.
Was fine on the 18th but then on the 19th [ today ] I felt
In a low mood and despite sleeping well last night, I am tired today.
I only ever had 1-2 cups of coffee each morning so didn’t think I was
addicted or dependent. WHEN will I feel ok and not so tired and in a low mood?
Another week?
I quit with coffee 2 months ago and feel more free.
nice!
Thank you very much. I drink a lot only last 4 years,terrible energy for yoga practice,to do something one for a long time. Should i stop my breath on 11 seconds after inhale and exhale for a few hours? I dont want to hurt my heart.
I quit coffee and just felt tired in the mornings. Eventually decided to get back on it
Me too. I’m going to try again for 30 days. If my energy doesn’t approve after 30 days I will just accept that I need and like coffee.
Caffeine free for six months! Lower blood pressure, reduced anxiety, stable energy and mental clarity, BUT…..on decaf, I still benefit from coffee’s anti-oxidants & polyphenols 👌
Decaf contains caffeine.
@@spaceengineer1452 negligible amounts. Certainly not enough to cause the issues that come with hypersensitivity to caffeine.
@@davedewsnap288 It gives me headaches. That’s how I know it contains caffeine. I stopped drinking decaf tea…. I have 3 packets of it in my cupboard. 😇😆✌️
@spaceengineer1452 Switching from caffeinated to decaffeinated coffee or tea causes headaches in many people due to caffeine withdrawal. It looks like the decaf is causing the pain but it isn't. Pain is the body's response to a lack of caffeine, especially if the switch was sudden or too rapid.
decafinated coffee still has caffein in it so it's good that you didn't (considering your goal)
good reminder to cut back on the devil's brew - the caffeine plus the cocktail agricultural chemical residues
I Try to reduce it , no more during the week , week end 2 or 3 long black except when I am in colombia 😉😄
yep, similar approach now after the 30 days are over.
nice video, I'm 20 days in so still looking for inspiration and motivation to keep going. I just travelled uk to Australia without coffee which I usually use to help with jet lag. was possible!
I LOVE COFFEE AND I DON’T CARE IF IT KILLS ME I LOVE IT ❤️💎
I love it too. Too much. It was an experiment and the outcome was so phenomenal energy-wise that I really think that limiting my caffeine is better for me.
@@KitaroWaga i am going to do the challenge i trust you
That’s what tweakers say. Kinda pathetic lol
I do worry about habit forming. I use caffeine as medicine but only take it one a day (rarely on a long hard workday I take two but if I do that the rest of the day is shot). I work graveyard shift sleeping a split shift waking up at 1am and taking 100mg caffeine. At 2am I do a round of breathing and begin work that consists of heavy physical labor that requires alertness or I make mistakes and my day takes much longer. On a good day by 5am-6am I am winding down for another three hours of sleep (most days are good lately). I wake refreshed with energy ready to start my part of the day. I'm still trying to recover from severe long covid so it's been a process to get to this point. I don't feel the need for caffeine on the weekend so I think it's fine right? Or am I coping 😆
In my weight loss journey, I've recently just stopped putting sweet creamers in it and gone to black coffee only. That's hard enough! lol But it has definitely made me cut way back on coffee consumption. The goal is to be coffee free this summer. Thanks for sharing your experience. I think I will taper off gradually, thanks to you.
Thank you for the video! I have a question for you that I have been thinking about recently. As I practice Movement more regularly, I realize that a most of my clothing is more restrictive than I would like- specifically pants. I don’t own many clothes, but I would like to gradually phase out some of my more restrictive clothing in favor of looser clothing that is conducive to motion. Do you have any suggestions for building a Movement-friendly wardrobe?
there are some very subtle effects from chronic use. It robs us of our birthright to feel calm, safe, and generally good in life. Chronic caffeine numbs emotion, causes a subtle buzzing restlessness through our nerves.
I remember in my early 20's when I used to drink coffee one 1-3 times a week. I remember feeling a calmness in life that I have not felt in nearly 20 years.
Great voice
Do you also stop using all sweets with cacao?
Caffeine is also a powerful vasoconstrictor, there have been magnetic imaging studies showing Caffeine can reduce blood flow to the brain by up to 30%!
I haven't quit completely yet but I've resorted to taking cerebral blood flow booster (vasodialators) like Theanine and Vinpocetine alongside my habit until I get rid of it completely.
I dont want to give up coffee, but i need to set a time limit to be done by in the morning, because if I don't, I find I'm not drinking the amount of water that I need to be drinking.
Totally understandable. I haven't given up on coffee either :) It's about challenging one's behavior from time to time.
Interested to know how your sleep was during 'withdrawal ' Kitaro?.. as always interesting content. 💛
bros voice is like a bass guitar..
How much coffee did you drink a day on average before this challenge? Nice video :)
If I do cold shower and breathing every day then would the benefits lose affect aswell kinda like other addictions or can I have cold showers always feel just as good?
Anything that is artificial (not natural) and done repetitively tends to have diminishing effects over time - this applies to cold exposure and contrived breathwork too.... That does not mean they are not valuable routines.
23 days, still going but while studying I am feeling sleepy, why?
there is a readjustment period depending on how long you drank coffee and how much you drank on average, but eventually it's all out of your system and sleep is far more refreshing. You stop having this sleepy feeling
@@user33housecats now, i am ok bro...but sleep cycle reduced to 6-7hrs...I am unable to sleep morethan that, i am awake after 6-7hrs sleep
I have the same symptoms 🙏 I get tired during my work day/study day, I have also quit caffeine few months ago, and still feel tired sometimes. 😢(I only drink the occasional hot chocolate). So as far as I understand, all these health topics, I believe, it is recommended by natural health experts/doctors/professionals that when you quit one bad habit try to "replace" it with a healthy habit. So regular exercises, organic herb tea drinking (rituals/habits), intermittent fasting, workouts, meditating, nature walks, more veggies, fruits, oily fish and nuts and seeds (for omega 3), and eating plenty of no-wheat whole grains , so as gluten free as possible (for example: rye, barley, quinoa, oat, millet, corn meal, buckwheat, etc). I have to try to build new healthy habits. Literally that is my only way. Otherwise I might fall back into the terrible caffein addiction I used to have all the time. For me the positives of quitting outway the negatives. Since I quit caffeine: no more headaches, no more heart palpitations, no more anxiety, no more extreme ups and downs in mood and in sleepiness, no more bad skin (caffeine dehydrated my skin so much, now my skin is plump, smooth, less wrinkles, soft, I look years younger! ❤🎉❤🎉
Where you at in Switzerland?
good video...whats the brand of your tshirt?
You’re saying adenosine wrong.
What are you guys talking about everything, everything. has to be in the right amount and a right time, done.
who drinks six cups a day!
I tried this but it only left me tired and unenergetic in the mornings.
That was me the first two weeks, plus terrible headache. After two weeks I felt more energetic than ever.
Are you not taking coffee any more?
Dont drink. Fit, healthy. Absolutely not giving up coffee
You want a sticker or something?
You're not addicted to caffeine. You're addicted to the drama it brings. Same with alcohol or any other mind altering drug.
6 cups a day got me off guard.
I have control of how much I drink because I can't afford bail money.
The speaker looks rather sleepy in this video. Funny
I'm just a little calmer than the average RUclips guy 😜 In contrast to that, it must really look like I'm sleepy
I look much more sleepy than you do ;) No you're looking good, especially with little kids in the house @@KitaroWaga
Thank you very much dear Kitaro Waga, but please do take care of yourself as well,
I just feel like one day, you'll be doing a "30 days without drinking any water" video for the sake of challenging yourself 😂
Thank you for your content,
Sincerely
Simple quit coffee
❤ coffee has antioxidant. My neighbour use insulin but was stopped after drink coffee every morning.
Caffeine has it's positive sites - I admit that. But one must still admit that it's one of the most consumed psychoactive substances in the world. And for that reason I wanted to run an experiment and find out how 'baseline' Kitaro would be like.
ayo wtf andrew emory tate!!!!!
I love coffee and I'll never quit
The Bean shall be worshipped.
just drink decaf 🤷♂