– If you must have caffeine in Ramadan, I would recommend to consume it when you open your fast (an hour after iftaar). – Be sure to eat high energy foods during suhoor and iftaar to get the same energy stimulating effects can can provide. It may also cause milder effects of caffeine to withdrawal later on. This will help in “adjusting” your body’s dependency on caffeine. For example if you are an espresso drinker (2 oz Starbucks Espresso contains 150 mg of caffeine) you can switch to a tea (8 oz black tea contains 47mg and green tea contains 35 mg of caffeine). – During the weaning process, you can also switch from high caffeine beverages to ones that have a lesser amount.

If you are at 3 cups then reduce to 2 cups for one week then to 1 cup the following week. This will allow your body to get accustomed to reduced caffeine. Most find weaning off coffee to be easier than reducing it cold-turkey. If you are currently drinking more than 2-3 cups daily, start by cutting down each cup weekly. Start a few weeks earlier and try to cut your caffeine intake sooner. If you are, then the thought of giving up caffeine and fasting long hours without an energy stimulant may seem daunting! Don’t wait till Ramadan to reduce your caffeine intake.

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