How to balance or reduce the effects of caffeine ?
I must say I’m not a caffeine fan. I try to avoid it most of the time. However, since I am particularly sensitive to it, I’ve always been curious about the possibility of balancing caffeine.
Here some tips that I found out:
- If your kidneys and/or your spleen are underactive, caffeine will make you feel worse, whatever you do. So first, make sure you have no too much toxins stagnating in your body, and make sure your kidneys and spleen are functioning quite well. There are some techniques to solve these issues, but it’s too long to explain here.
- You can balance caffeine by activating your endocannabinoid system. For example using : cacao, agmatine, curcumin, magnolia bark, CBD, beta-caryophyllene, maca extract, etc.
- If your mitochondria are dysfunctional, caffeine will have bad effects on you. So you need to support mitochondria as you take caffeine. For example, you can take: fulvic acid, methylene blue, astragalus, schisandra, PQQ, creatine, magnesium, melatonine. Especially PQQ, along with selenium, is very important. Creatine and magnesium are also a great duo.
Improving mitochondrial function allows better oxygenation, which is very important to balance caffeine.
- Caffeine easily induces several deficiencies, so you can take caffeine along with some nutritional supplements. Especially, you will need : coconut water (for potassium), magnesium glycinate, zinc glycinate, boron, selenomethionine (selenium), inositol, choline/lecithin, benfotiamine (vitamin B1), P5P (vitamin B6), vitamin C, taurine, glycine, phenylalanine, creatine, l-histidine (for histamine).
- Since caffeine stimulates the release of adrenaline and dopamine, it is quite relieving to take phenylalanine (precursor of tyrosine, adrenaline and dopamine). However, phenylalanine can exacerbate the effects of caffeine if you tend to overeact to caffeine. It is mainly useful when caffeine makes you feel tired. It is even possible to take 500mg of phenylalanine alone to have a similar effect than caffeine.
- l-theanine is a compound found in tea that naturally balances the effects of caffeine. However, it is clearly not enough to truly balance caffeine.
- Avoid excessive rise of cortisol induced by caffeine. For that, you can use: ashwagandha, phosphatidylserine, deep breathing.
- Caffeine can lead to the overactivation of the dopaminergic system, preventing relaxation even when you start feeling tired and would like to relax. To counteract that phenomenon, you can use things that enhance the serotoninergic system or balance the ratio “dopamine/serotonine” : d-limonene, Citrus essential oils, l-theanine, methylene blue, cacao, saffron, vitamin B6, melatonine.
Enhancing the endocannabinoid system is also useful in that purpose.
- To recover from caffeine overuse: DHEA, pregnenolone, Rehmannia, Lily bulb. Pregnenolone, Rehmannia and Lily bulb can be taken at the same time as caffeine, but DHEA is purely for recovery.
Cheers !
