Naturally caffeine-free - no processing, no chemical residue High in heart-healthy potassium and soluble fiber Natural energy boost - from nutrients, not stimulants Alkaline - helps reduce acidity and restore alkaline balance Rich in inulin, a soluble fiber in chicory root, that helps improve digestion and elimination plus increases the absorption of calcium and minerals Choose No-Caf - Not Decaf! Decaf coffee still contains caffeine even after it has undergone chemical processing or other methods of extraction. Teeccino is naturally caffeine-free because none of its ingredients contain caffeine to begin with. The processing methods used to create decaf coffee may be responsible for altering compounds in coffee that affect health because studies show that decaf coffee raises cholesterol higher than regular coffee. Decaf is made from highly acidic coffee beans to help retain flavor after processing. Many people have a problem tolerating the acidity of both coffee and decaf. Read Decaffeinated Coffee, What You Should Know! for more information about the effects of decaf on health.

Every cup of Teeccino delivers potassium in a readily available and quickly absorbable liquid state. Potassium is an electrolyte mineral that stimulates the rapid transmission of nerve impulses, increases tissue oxygenation, and supports healthy muscle contraction. Potassium naturally lowers the blood pressure and helps reduce the risk of strokes. Heartbeat irregularities, also called arrhythmias, can be regulated by potassium, which restores healthy electrical activity to the heart muscle. Potassium is necessary for cellular metabolism via the sodium-potassium pump that regulates the transfer of nutrients and waste into and out of cells.

Soluble fiber from foods such as barley, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease when 3/4 of a gram are consumed daily. A one cup serving of Teeccino supplies 1 gram of the soluble fiber that comes from barley as well as chicory and other ingredients in Teeccino.

Drink a cup of Teeccino and you are likely to experience a natural energy boost. We can’t tell you exactly why this happens but so many people experience it that we know it is a reliable effect of drinking Teeccino. Most likely Teeccino’s natural potassium content combined with pinitol from carob, which is a non-caloric sugar that reduces insulin resistance by helping muscle cells absorb glucose, increases cellular metabolism. When your cells can absorb blood glucose and store carbohydrates more efficiently, you feel more energized.

Caffeine is a drug that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol, the stress hormone, which produces a short-term spike of alertness called the "flight or fight" syndrome. Additionally, cortisol stimulates the liver to release glycogen and thus your blood sugar becomes elevated. However, the pancreas responds by releasing insulin to bring the blood sugar back down. Now you are in the middle of a hormonal rollercoaster that produces both high and low energy cycles, making you reach for another cup of coffee!

Teeccino provides a balanced way to increase your energy via nutrients, not stimulants. Athletes find drinking Teeccino helps them recover their energy after workouts because Teeccino’s potassium restores their electrolyte balance. Sports drinks have artificially added potassium to achieve the same effect, but Teeccino has twice the potassium per serving as sports drinks, plus the potassium comes naturally from Teeccino’s ingredients. Drink Teeccino hot or iced to help your body produce its own natural energy supply abundantly!

Your blood has a slightly alkaline pH that the body must keep balanced within a very limited range. The body uses minerals to restore the alkaline pH of the blood. Teeccino’s high content of potassium, an alkaline mineral, helps neutralize acidity and restore the blood’s alkaline balance. Most of the ingredients in Teeccino like the carob, chicory, almonds, ramon nuts, dates and figs are all alkaline. Additionally, by roasting the ingredients in Teeccino, the carbohydrates become more easily digestible and thus less acidifying.

Drinking Teeccino helps you reduce acidity in your body in two ways. First, it provides the alkaline mineral, potassium, which your body uses to balance the acidity in your diet. Second, the inulin from the chicory in Teeccino supports a population of beneficial microflora that enhances your digestion and increases the the bio-availability of minerals. Thus Teeccino gives you a better ability to absorb your alkaline minerals like calcium, potassium, magnesium, cobalt, and copper that a healthy person needs to maintain the body’s natural alkaline balance.

Inulin is a soluble fiber found in many common foods such as wheat, garlic, and raisins albeit in small quantities. Our modern diet provides us with around 2 - 3 grams of inulin a day, but our ancestors ate 12-15 grams daily because they ate more roots and tubers where inulin concentration is greatest. Of over 35,000 plants containing inulin, chicory root contains the highest amount and its inulin is naturally extracted during brewing with hot water. Drinking Teeccino is a natural way to increase your daily intake of inulin and get the health benefits inulin creates.

Inulin is known as a pre-biotic because it is food for the beneficial microflora in the intestines. You need inulin to establish a healthy population of Bifidobacteria that increase the efficiency of digesting your food plus create vitamins and enzymes that further promote good digestion and boost the immune system. Other harmful bacteria have been shown to decrease in population after inulin helps the healthy digestive flora become dominant. Supplementing with a pro-biotic that contains live Bifidobacteria and consuming a pre-biotic like inulin in Teeccino helps improve your digestion and your health.'

Constipation can be a problem for some people when weaning themselves off of caffeine because they are used to depending on the purgative effects that caffeine has on the colon. Inulin supports healthy elimination by increasing the bulk of the stool and promoting regularity. Studies show that inulin helps relieve constipation.

Inulin also affects the cells in the colon to increase their ability to absorb minerals and studies show it increases calcium absorption as much as 20%. Since caffeine makes you excrete your minerals, drinking Teeccino can help reverse mineral loss. Inulin also has been shown to prevent pre-cancerous lesions from forming in the colon so a diet high in inulin may help protect you from developing colon cancer. Inulin creates a climate in the colon that prevents harmful bacteria from growing such as E. coli and salmonella that can be found in improperly cooked meat and unpasturized juices.

Some people can experience gas when first consuming higher quantities of inulin. If this happens to you, take a pro-biotic supplement and continue gradually increasing your intake of inulin. Gas and bloating usually resolves itself in a week or so when the healthy digestive microflora become established and eliminate the bad bacteria that cause gas.

For more information, read about inulin in Stonyfield Yogurt^®where inulin extracted from chicory is being added to support the digestive bacteria present in yogurt, by clicking here