Does anyone here drink coffee?? even decaf? or green tea??

If you are looking for an energy booster try Green Vibrance-it has definately increased my energy levels-brilliant stuff,disgusting taste LOL

There is a current thread that you could read.I found it very helpful.

Take care
Diana

I drink ganoderma mushroom coffee it sounds gross but it is really good! It tastes just like coffee and its ph balanced. Its pretty expensive though but it is a supplement and coffee in 1 so I cheat :). I have tried two brands that are both really good. Also if Im really tired a good liquid b12 helps or a pack of emergen c. If you want more information i can tell you the brands I've tried.

Okay i'm not sure the rules as far as posting brands on here but, i'll try and if they get delete i'll try and email you. I originally was drinking serenigy (sp)? It was great and I love their products but it was getting pretty expensive so I found out that there was another company with almost identical formulas and that is organo gold and it is a little cheaper especially if you order in bulk. I lucked out and know a distributor that lets me use her login info and order my own but, I have also seen the coffee on amazon and the markup really isn't high I think it cost about $10 more than what I pay with my friends distributors discount. I drink the cafe latte but if i'm really craving that coffee flavor I drink the black. Also, I drink dandelion coffee once and a while for liver support and mix a bit in with my organo coffee. I never get heartburn or jitters with this coffee which is why I love it so much! I think you should research the brands and see which one is the best for you. I wouldn't go with the most generic because you generally get what you pay for... I think I pay about $1.10 a cup for this coffee and drink 1 cup a day sometimes 2 if i'm really tired. Good luck I hope that helps!!!!

I too have my coffee every morning - otherwise - LOL!!
Now that I've admitted to that though - coffee really is bad for pushing the body into an acid state - which the bacteria really do throw a party when we do this, and it is very bad for those with adrenal problems.

My adrenals have started going down again, so I've been doing more reading on the subject again. I have decided that I have to cut back to only 1 cup of 1/2 caff coffee each day,but it's going sooooo slow!!! Every time I cut out even 1/2 cup, I get those lovely caffeine headaches! But I'm determined to get down to that one cup of coffee each morning!!

If you are drinking full caffeine coffee, switch to the 1/2 caff stuff, it really doesn't taste much different, and it's much better for us while our bodies are struggling to heal.

Shabbychic - I wouldn't recommend it all the time, but when you are really needing something to just get through the rest of the day, you might want to try one of those 5 hour energy drinks. They don't use caffeine, but use vitamins instead (I believe). I'm not sure on the sugar content though. I carry one in my purse for emergencies, and I've used them before. Just be sure that you have about 6 or 7 hours left in your day if you use one!! They wire me enough so that I can't hardly lay still to go to sleep until after 6 or 7 hours!

had to stop coffee was making me hot and anxious and messing with my temperamental stomach. darn shame I love coffee
doesnt it also dehydrate you?

I was a coffee drinker before I had lyme, drank coffee when I had lyme, and still drink coffee to this day.  I love my coffee and never plan on giving it up!  But that's me... 

Congratulations Worrypot!!! Woo hoo!!! Happy dance time!!! Yippee!!!!

How wonderful that you are doing so well six weeks after abx!! I do hope that this is just the beginning of a beautiful thing for you!!!

For those who don't suffer from adrenal issues, coffee isn't such a bad thing, but if a person's adrenals are pretty bad off, then quitting all caffeine is best......says me who hasn't been able to do that yet! LOL!!

Hi Lisa
It sounds as if the pleasure that a cup of coffee is going to give you far outweighs the negative effects.

If it makes you feel good,have your cuppa,We have to give up so much, I think that we need a little indulgence from time to time.

I belong to the coffee drinking club here,you would have to knock me out to prise my morning coffee out of my hands.

i did give up coffee- it took me 2-3 years of trying to quit. sometimes i have a decaf now just to indulge, but i don't miss the caffeine and blood sugar spikes.

i've tried a lot of things for energy with only slight success...until eluthero root. wow - what a huge difference!! the first day after taking it i woke up - refreshed (that never happens) and ran downstairs and cleaned the entire kitchen top to bottom before 6am just because I could! I was so happy to have energy and to be able to get out of bed and walk, not drag myself.

I take 2-3 capsules of Gaia Herbs eluthero root (it's good and concentrated) each morning. Sometimes I have too much energy so i skip a day. It also cured my long lost libido. When I get well, this is one pill I will continue to take. I feel like I'm 20 years younger! By trial and error, I've noticed it has a much stronger effect when taken with japanese knotweed and a low sugar diet...keeping the Lyme at bay.

I hope this helps and hope you are feeling better!

Be well,

pinkgecko

Yes,thumbs up to Green Vibrance,it's amazing suff.

Brilliant for raising energy levels and of course great for the digestion problems that most of us have

Tickled

I drink 2-6 cups of coffee per day.

I told my LLMD Id stop eating/drinking everything except coffee. She laughed, but said at least drink 1-2 cups of alkaline water for every cup of coffee. The reason being that coffee can dehydrate your body and make it more acidic (both being bad for chronic disease). A dehydrated body can also place additional stress on your liver and organs, while also preventing the purging of toxins too.

I also drink my coffee!! I just can't give it up!! I use Bee pollen granules for energy. I use a small amt in the morning and eve. It really helps and tasty too!!