While popular coffee alternatives like matcha and yerba maté still get their boosts from caffeine, Rasa utilizes herbs and roots like chicory, cacao, burdock, and dandelion instead. So, as a long devotee of Ayurvedic practices, she turned to the healing potential of naturally-occurring adaptogens, partnering with an herbalist to explore ingredients that would trend towards balanced energy levels instead of always ratcheting things up. Much like me, founder Lopa van der Mersch found her nervous system getting way too taxed by the intense, depleting energy of caffeine - which, on top of the stresses of early motherhood, only fueled her exhaustion even further. The world's first energizing, caffeine-free coffee alternative, Rasa is busting the door wide open in an industry long dominated by King Coffee. So I've learned to live my life sans caffeine, all the while wishing there was an alternative, a less intense, but still energy-boosting, drink that's a little bit more my speed. Even the wrong iced tea can send me into a tizzy. It's a wiry, jittery, anxious buzz that derails my productivity instead of honing it. As much as I love the roasted aroma and bracingly bitter taste, a few sips in and I'm cracked out with all the wrong kinds of energy. For whatever reason, I'm not built for coffee and coffee isn't built for me. Because no matter how groggy their waking moments are, morning risers know there's a pick-me-up waiting for them in the kitchen: a good old cup of coffee.Īnd that, I've always thought, was the root of my problem. Friends, family - even my rise-and-shine boyfriend - bound out of bed instead, ready to tackle their mornings while I continue my codependent relationship with the snooze button. I get up almost every day feeling behind already, my to-do list much more suited for someone who wakes with the sun. I'll come right out with it: I'm a chronic oversleeper. Our editorial team is independent and only endorses products we believe in. If you purchase through our links, we may receive a commission.
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