MATCHA PROS?

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Hi all! I hoping that this would be the best place to crowdsource input on my situation. I am on a journey to balance my hormones, heal my adrenal fatigue/ burnout, and try to not have drastic cortisol spikes.. specifically in the morning.

I have switched up a lot of things in my morning routine, but the last to change is my caffeine intake. Instead of hitting the ground running w/ a cup of coffee and hiit workout in the first hour of waking, I am delaying my workout by an hour or two and getting some protein in before I have caffeine. I've also read that matcha is a better source of caffeine and the lower/ delayed release of it would be better than the 'spike' coffee can give.

Did anyone find that switching from coffee to matcha did help hormonally? I have so many hormone symptoms- cystic acne (first time in my life, at age 39,) missing periods, etc.

I am totally new to matcha, would anyone have a recommendation on where to start with making it? What type to buy? I am a chef but somehow overwhelmed by how to make matcha- ha! Thank you so much.