i am a coffee drinker. but somedays i wake up and have an all-knowing feeling in my gut that it is a matcha day. i don't know why these days are rare, because i feel exponentially better when i drink matcha vs. when i drink coffee. when i start my day with coffee, i am a nihilist, a pessimist, an anxious bloke; i am sid from skins. when i start my day with matcha, i am a peacemaker, an empath, a lover of humankind; i am dolly parton as dolly parton in hannah montana. yet, i will probably continue to drink coffee 6/7 days of the week because addiction is a disease and self-destruction is a fucked-up kind of comfort. don't be like me: choose matcha🙏🏼
They say the l-theanine content in the matcha helps to reduce the cortisol spike from the caffeine and that it has a calming effect on the brain. There’s nothing like a good cup of coffee don’t get me wrong, and like David Lynch said “even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all” but matcha in the morning gives me the same caffeine hit without that jittery buzz. I think it’s something about the beans that hits differently. I’ll typically take an l-theanine supplement along side my coffee if I choose to have it, but I find Matcha a lot smoother and green tea naturally contains this wonderful amino acid - so naturally, it’s my first choice whenever possible.
i am into matcha over coffee because i prefer the taste actually!!! maybe it’s an acquired one but i adore it now… as well i cannot handle the amount of caffeine in one iced latte so having a matcha latte gives me my fix without making me jittery and irate :p
