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A summary of what I learned is below. I've been a regular coffee drinker since I was 16. If I think about it, I've probably regularly had caffeine in my system since my first pizza party as a child. I like caffeine. Not enough to write an opera about it, but I like it. Not a big fan of my dependence on it. So I took a break. I "weaned the bean". In December of 2020, I substituted hot cacao for coffee so that by January 2021, all sources of [caffeine](http://www.techandtrends.com/?s=caffeine) (coffee, tea, chocolate, soda) could be cut. Peets. This time, Click here no headaches just more of a morning dullness for the first several weeks. For my morning ritual or social drink, I drank herbal tea. Lifting weights regularly also helped. Mornings I began with a [workout](https://www.fool.com/search/solr.aspx?q=workout) had a sustained energy and focus. Not pulse-y like with caffeine. I did fail this goal however, as I had chocolate a handful of times when offered (once for [Prime Boosts Pills](http://gyeongshin.co.kr/kscn/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&wr_id=555810) Boosts Male Enhancement my neighbor's birthday and once for cookies my fiance made).
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