7 Reasons To Switch From Coffee To Tea

All you coffee-lovers out there are probably rolling your eyes right now thinking that nothing in this world will make you say ‘no’ to that morning cup of joe, but there are a few facts that just might shift your opinion a bit. It’s true that coffee gives you a great boost and frankly speaking it tastes great, especially infused with milky froth and spices, but there are a few drawbacks that outweigh whatever benefits drinking coffee might have. One way to get a bit of a caffeine boost without stained teeth, digestive problems, and disrupted sleep is to switch to drinking tea instead. Here are 7 reasons why you should switch from coffee to tea and a few ways to do it.

Coffee is irritating

It’s not that coffee makes you irritated (well sometimes it does), but your stomach surely feels every sip you take and believe me it’s not happy at all! Coffee is a known stomach irritant and caffeine is not the only active component responsible for this. People with sensitive stomachs experience pain and discomfort, sometimes even diarrhoea. Tea, on the other hand, works its magic in a much milder way and it’s almost impossible to overdose on tea as the caffeine in it has a different chemical structure and affects your body a bit differently.

Bye-bye white teeth

You can forget all about a Hollywood-style white smile because with coffee your teeth will always have a yellowish tint that just never goes away. Whitening is costly and most of the time hurts the enamel of your teeth. It is true that some teas also stain your teeth, but not nearly as much as coffee. Especially if you go for lighter green, white, and some red teas.

Do you really like how it tastes?

There’s a simple test that will show if you really like the taste of coffee or you simply drink it for the boost it gives you (er, that smells a bit like addiction). So, can you drink coffee without milk and sugar? Does it taste good or you can’t stand it and have to infuse your cup of pure black coffee with something extra? If you can’t stand the thought of drinking your coffee black, it’s a sure sign that you don’t actually like the taste of coffee, which means you can easily switch to some kind of tea.