With liver-supporting, gut-healing dandelion root, chicory, MCT oil, and collagen, you can finally quit coffee and replace it with this Dairy-Free Keto Dandy Blend Latte! Skip the coffee shop and support your health and your bank account instead with this inexpensive but nourishing drink with tons of health benefits.

It’s amazing what one will do to recover from hormone imbalances like HPA axis dysfunction…

Crazy things — like therapy, taking quality supplements, quitting sugar and coffee, and going to bed at a decent hour.

It’s been 7 years since I quit coffee, and I’m happy to say I don’t miss it at all. 🙂

While there are definite benefits to coffee, such as powerful antioxidants, the side effects of caffeine far outweigh any benefits for me. (Read: Is Coffee Good For You? + The Truth About Caffeine)

Why I Quit Coffee

After suffering from insomnia, heart palpitations, anxiety, and PMS for years, something had to give. I was exhausted!

During this time, I learned about HPA axis dysfunction (formerly known as “adrenal fatigue”). I knew that my morning cups of coffee were contributing to the anxiety, heart palpitations, and sleeplessness I experienced.

Unknowingly, I relied on coffee each day to give me the boost I needed to get going because my natural energy was all but gone. My gas tank was getting emptier and emptier. Soon, 1 cup each morning wasn’t enough.

Before long, I was sipping on half a pot of coffee (and no breakfast) from 8am until lunch time every, single day.

Folks, it is a huge mistake to drink nothing but coffee for breakfast and expect no long- or short-term side effects. It feels good for a while, but it eventually catches up to you.

And, when it does?

It takes a very, very long time for the body to recover.

Coffee and caffeine weren’t the only causes of my hormone imbalances, however cutting them out of my life was a big step toward recovery.

(Cutting sugar out of my life was another huge step, and I now use this DIY Sugar Alternative.)

Now, I prefer my coffee another way — up my bum in healing, liver-detoxifying coffee enemas!

Is Caffeine a Drug?

We, unfortunately, live in a culture that glorifies, pushes, and is — dare I say? — addicted to the stuff.

Some of our lives literally revolve around coffee. We plan work meetings around it, we meet at coffee shops for socializing and business, and we post about our trips to coffee shops on social media.

I’m over here, waving my red flag, trying to get your attention: all that coffee isn’t serving your body!

Caffeine is the most widely used chemical stimulant in the world. Yes, that’s right… it’s a drug. And a very addictive one at that. Caffeine has the ability to do what many substances cannot — cross the blood-brain barrier.

Our brains produce a neurotransmitter called adenosine to protect us against energy depletion. As adenosine accumulates in the body throughout the day, it binds to the adenosine receptors in the brain. When enough adenosine receptors have their adenosine, brain activity decreases and we get sleepy.

Caffeine competes with adenosine, effectively binding to, but not activating, the adenosine receptors. This prevents sleepiness and activates other neurotransmitters — the kind that give you a burst of energy and cause you to stay awake.

(Source.)

You’ve probably guessed where this is going…

Over time, with all your adenosine receptors occupied but not actually working, you’re left with symptoms like anxiety, nervousness, jitteriness, heart palpitations, and insomnia.

Maybe you don’t care about adenosine receptors. Maybe you’ll even tell me that you don’t need coffee to function; it’s just something you love.

After much research and listening to my intuition, I’ve realized that there are a lot of ways to justify keeping something (or someone) in our lives. If we feel we have to justify it at all… well, there’s the key.

I’ve found that our resistance usually reveals the very thing we need to do, but don’t want to do. Wherever your resistance is, that’s what you need to lean into. Trust me. <3

Benefits of Dandy Blend, Collagen, & MCT Oil

If you’re gonna give up coffee, you want good reasons, right? I get it. 

So, a few of good reasons to trade your morning java for this Dairy-Free Keto Dandy Blend Latte?

Dandy Blend + MCT Oil + Collagen = liver-support, nourishing fats, healthier metabolism, and gut-healing protein!

After trying several brands of coffee “substitutes”, I landed on Mocha Teecino and Dandy Blend as my favorites.

Dandy Blend is full of liver-loving dandelion root and chicory, yet has no caffeine or acidity. By adding grass-fed, glyphosate-free collagen and MCT oil, then blending, I’m left with a dairy-free, keto latte that’s delicious and has no side effects — except natural energy!

Benefits of Dandy Blend:

• over 50 trace minerals in every cup
• high in prebiotic fiber which is excellent for gut health
• cancer-fighting antioxidants and polyphenols
• promotes liver detox
• balances electrolytes
• assists the kidneys in flushing out waste
• boosts immune function
• cheaper per cup than coffee!

Benefits of MCT Oil:

• provides fats that bypass the digestive system to be quickly absorbed by the liver
• provides quick, caffeine-free energy
• promotes healthy brain function with ketones
• improves mental clarity and reduces brain fog
• aids in reducing stored body fat
• helps maintain healthy blood sugar
• keeps inflammation in check

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Benefits of Grass-Fed, Glyphosate-Free Collagen:

• improves skin, hair, and nail health
• reduces joint pain and inflammation
• improves gut function and digestion
• helps with deeper sleep
• assists in building muscle by providing necessary amino acids
• supports metabolism

Save 10% on my favorite and the world’s only glyphosate residue-free collagen with my discount code ALLTHETHINGS!

If you can find me a cup of coffee that does all that, well, I’ll change my tune. I know you won’t though, and that’s why I’m excited for you to make my Dairy-Free Keto Dandy Blend Latte with MCT oil and collagen!

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Dairy-Free Keto Dandy Blend Latte with MCT Oil & Collagen

With liver-supporting, gut-healing dandelion root, chicory, MCT oil, and collagen, you can finally quit coffee and replace it with this Dairy-Free Keto Dandy Blend Latte! Skip the coffee shop and support your health and your bank account instead with this inexpensive but nourishing drink with tons of health benefits.

CourseDrinks

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 serving

Author Lindsey Dietz

Ingredients

• 8ouncesalmost boiling waterI LOVE my electric tea kettle!
• 2tablespoonsdairy-free milk of choicesuch as coconut milk, macadamia nut milk, or almond milk
• 2sleeves Dandy Blend
• 1scoopPerfect Supplements Collagen Save 10% with my coupon code ALLTHETHINGS!
• 1tablespoonMCT oil Save 10% with my coupon code ALLTHETHINGS!
• 1teaspoonmacaoptional, for hormone balance
• steviato taste

Instructions

1. While the water is heating, add the remaining ingredients to a high-powered blender.
2. Pour the almost boiling water into the blender.
3. Blend on low-medium speed for 45 seconds.
4. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Don't be surprised if you heat up or even start sweating while sipping on this Dandy Blend Latte! The MCT Oil is thermogenic and will give your metabolism a quick boost, which makes your body temperature rise.

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Do you avoid caffeine? Do you use herbal coffee, such as Dandy Blend or Teecino?

Updated 07.26.2017