What Happened When I Gave Up Caffeine for 30 Days – Week by Week

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Taking a Break From Caffeine: What to Expect and What to Drink Instead

A week-by-week account of giving up caffeine for 30 days as a plus-size woman in her late thirties - the 3:47 am wake-up cycle that started it, what two Atlanta cardiologists actually said, the sleep architecture shift, the replacement rituals that worked, and the dose I settled on at day 31.

By CGJ Wellness Desk·8 min read

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