![]() I mean this with kindness, compassion and the utmost respect. On a deep level, you know the distinction. There’s usually a tipping point between genuinely enjoying coffee and alcohol and keeping things in balance.or seeking stress relief and energy from sources that harm you more than help you. Not from a place of judging ourselves or beating ourselves up - but rather getting clear on how it really makes us feel. However, I do believe that there’s a time and place to be honest with ourselves around our coffee and alcohol habits. It’s much less restrictive, more practical and builds momentum faster. Coming from a non-diet background in nutrition, I much prefer to use a ‘building in’ approach where we focus on what to include more of. I very rarely tell my clients what ‘not’ to eat. ![]() How can you break the Alcohol-Caffeine Dependency Cycle? Which of course.makes you more likely to lean for the bottle of red when you get home! But if you’re already stressed and wired, it may exacerbate feelings of anxiety, leading too: This is a lovely sensation when you’re trying to wake up in the morning and get out the door on time. However, coffee is a stimulant, which quite literally means that it stimulates your body to produce adrenaline. As I’ve talked about in previous articles, it’s high in antioxidants and may be protective against certain chronic diseases. Let’s make one thing clear: coffee is not all ‘bad’. Which leads to the second part of the cycle: Caffeine. ![]() The next morning you therefore wake up with a double whammy! Due to the suppression of REM sleep, you’re less likely to be emotionally resilient the next day (further exacerbating the stress cycle) and you also feel less refreshed from a poor night’s slumber. This is mainly because alcohol suppresses your REM cycle - the phase of sleep that’s deeply restorative for your mental and emotional health. Moderate consumption (2 servings for men and 1 serving for women) has been found to reduce sleep quality by 24%. Here’s why.Īlcohol significantly reduces your sleep quality - and I mean significantly. But here’s the thing - it actually sets us up to feel worse (biologically and psychologically) within 12 hours. And at the end of a busy day at work, we turn to alcohol to relax, unwind and experience some sweet stress relief.Īlcohol certainly offers that temporarily. With the Alcohol-Caffeine Cycle, I find that for many of my clients, it begins during a particularly stressful time in their lives. I’ve certainly been on the Caffeine-Dependency Train many times and there are very understandable reasons for why you might be in a dependency cycle too. There is nothing to feel ashamed about in our struggles with food and alcohol. Now all you have to do is choose the best wine to relax.I say this without judgment, criticism or blame. ![]() There is far more enjoyment in a small amount of a good wine than in large quantities of cheap stuff. Drink Wine To Relax. It won’t work the objective is to relax naturally. Don’t turn to drink as a way of solving the day’s problems. The really important thing is to have just a glass or two, and to make sure it is a wine you can really savour. So if finding the inner peace and enjoyment from true relaxation appeals to you, try enjoying a glass or two of your favourite wine at home in the evening. source: Seven Ways to Ease Anxiety Naturally Drink Wine to Relax Women should have no more than one alcoholic drink per day and men should have no more than two per day, according to the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans. That’s because alcohol acts as a stimulant when you first imbibe, but it should also be taken in moderation. Relaxing with a glass of wine, a pint of beer or a shot of whiskey when you’re feeling anxious may have a calming effect. And sitting in front of the TV with nothing better to do is not relaxation! At the weekend? Or were you rushing about trying to fit in all the things you want to do but don’t have time in the week?ĭespite all the evidence that shows that relaxation is just as good for you as exercise, most people find it difficult and end up not doing it. On holiday? Maybe not many people find holidays to be even more stressful than the rest of the year! Anyway that’s hardly going to be often enough. There’s no doubt that enjoying a glass of wine you really like is relaxing it has to be – you can’t enjoy it if you are trying to do half a dozen other things at the same time.ĭrink Wine To Relax. But for most people, when was the last time you really relaxed with a glass of wine? OK, another range of answers, but again I can guess one of the main ones – “drinking wine it’s relaxing it’s soothing I calms people down”. Why do people Drink Wine To Relax? If it is because you really enjoy it, how do you feel when you are drinking it?
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