How I Replaced My Morning Coffee And Afternoon Wine In One Go

Let me be honest with you

For years my day ran on two things: coffee to start it and wine to end it. Not because I was addicted - or so I told myself - but because nothing else seemed to do the job quite as well. 

Coffee got me out of bed and through the morning. Wine got me off the hamster wheel at 6pm. Somewhere in between, I was just... surviving.

Sound familiar?

The Problem With The Coffee-Wine Cycle

Here's what I eventually understood about my own energy: I wasn't low on caffeine. I wasn't low on alcohol. I was low on support.

My body was running a deficit - depleted magnesium, tanked B vitamins, a nervous system that never actually got to switch off properly - and I was papering over the cracks with stimulants and sedatives.

Coffee spikes your cortisol. That feels like energy, but it's borrowed. You pay it back at 3pm when your body crashes harder than it would have without the coffee at all.

Wine lowers your cortisol temporarily. That feels like calm, but it's also borrowed. You pay it back at 2am when you wake up sweaty & anxious, or the next morning when everything feels slightly harder than it should.

The cycle isn't a character flaw. It's a physiological trap.

What I Was Actually Looking For

When I started developing Catalyse, I wasn't thinking about replacing coffee or wine specifically. I was thinking about the feelings I was chasing.

In the morning: clarity. Focus. A body that felt ready.

In the evening: permission to decompress. The signal that the day was done.

Those feelings are completely legitimate. The delivery mechanism was the problem.

So I started asking: what if there was something that could provide clean, sustained energy in the morning - without the spike and crash? And something that could genuinely help the nervous system unwind in the evening - without alcohol?

Enter MAYI - The Energy Blend

MAYI is Catalyse's answer to the morning coffee problem. But it works completely differently.

Instead of flooding your system with caffeine - a stimulant that creates dependency and withdrawal - MAYI works with a blend of adaptogens and clinically backed nutrients that support your body's own energy systems.

Here's what's inside and why it matters:

Korean Ginseng - Used for over 5,000 years in Eastern medicine. Reduces mental fatigue, supports focus and cognitive clarity, and helps your body adapt to stress. Unlike caffeine, it doesn't create a spike. It creates a sustained, steady lift.

Baobab - One of Africa's most nutrient-dense superfoods. Rich in Vitamin C, which supports energy metabolism and reduces tiredness and fatigue.

Magnesium - Most of us are deficient without knowing it. Magnesium plays a role in over 300 biochemical reactions in the body, including energy production. Low magnesium = chronic tiredness. It's that simple.

B Vitamins  - The building blocks of natural energy. B vitamins help convert food into fuel and support normal psychological function. When you're depleted, no amount of coffee will fix the underlying issue.

Vanilla & Green Tea - Delicately flavoured, light and refreshing. Because it should actually be enjoyable.

What Happened When I Made The Switch

I want to be real here - I didn't quit coffee overnight. I didn't set a dramatic intention or do a detox.

I just started having MAYI first.

Before my morning coffee. Before I reached for my phone. A cold MAYI over ice while I did something quiet - read, journalled, sat in the garden.

Within two weeks I noticed I was reaching for the coffee less. Not because I was depriving myself - but because I simply didn't need it as urgently. The 3pm wall became a gentle dip rather than a full crash. The anxious afternoon energy was quieter.

And in the evenings? I started reaching for ACQUA - The Relaxation blend - instead of that first glass of wine. That's a whole other blog post. But the short version is: it works.

This Isn't About Perfection

Whilst i stopped drinking alcohol 8 years ago, I still have coffee & a coke zero sometimes. 

But the difference is that those choices are now just that - choices. Not necessities. Not coping mechanisms. Not the only tools I have.

That shift - from dependence to preference - is what Catalyse was always about.

Ready To Try It?

MAYI The Energy Blend is available in cases of 12, or as part of our Daily Ritual Sampler if you'd like to try all four blends first.

At £1.66 a can, it costs less than your morning coffee - and a lot less than your evening wine. Order 3 cases, pay for 2 (Code FREECASE) and you can try over month's worth of natural energy for less than a 1/3 of your daily Starbucks. 

Shop MAYI The Energy Blend →

A Better Choice For Mind, Body & Planet

I hope that helps!

Love Eirian x