Coffee is one of the favorite drinks of many people. Now there are also many rows of coffee shops around us that can make it easier for us to drink coffee.
Coffee is indeed one of the drinks with caffeine content that can ward off drowsiness and increase enthusiasm in the morning. However, during the fasting month, the habit of drinking good coffee in the morning is not recommended.
Because, consuming excessive coffee can actually cause insomnia and dehydration. During the month of Ramadan you can consume coffee with the following tips. Here's the explanation.
1. Drink Coffee at the Right Time
During the fasting month, you can arrange a coffee drinking schedule at the right time. For example at night.
Avoid drinking coffee at dawn, this is because coffee is a stimulant and diuretic which can cause the body to become dehydrated when fasting.
2. Reduce Caffeine High Coffee
Currently, decaf coffee or decaf coffee is widely available, which only contains a small amount of caffeine, around 2% to 6%. This decaf coffee is perfect for those of you who are reducing coffee intake, especially during the fasting month.
By changing the intake of caffeine that enters the body, it can help the body adjust its caffeine needs without reducing the amount of coffee but only the caffeine content.
3. Drink Coffee with Small Cups
For those of you who really like to drink coffee during the month of Ramadan, it's good to reduce coffee and you can start by drinking coffee in a small cup. If you used to be able to finish one to two glasses a day, now you can reduce it by drinking in small cups.
Reducing coffee can make you avoid thirst when fasting during the day. It can also help you reduce your coffee intake slowly.
4. Replacing Caffeinated Drinks
If you find it very difficult to reduce your coffee intake, you can switch to another drink that is lower in caffeine content. Quoted from HHWT, tea also contains caffeine and of course the caffeine content in tea is lower than coffee.
Drinking tea will be better for the stomach than coffee. You too, can drink low-sugar tea when breaking the fast.
5. Not Too Often Brew Coffee and Tea
Without realizing it, brewing coffee and tea less often can be a way to reduce caffeine consumption during Ramadan. When you drink coffee at iftar, try not to drink tea at dawn.
Consume both at the same time as this can annoy you when you are fasting.
Those are some tips that you can do if you really can't get rid of coffee. Try to regulate the time and amount of caffeine that enters your body, OK!