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Quote: Originally Posted by The David One large cup of coffee is pretty small compared to how much I drink. The problem is, I get addicted very easily because I use caffeine to curb restlessness. I end up needing more and more of it because that is a side effect. I don't know what it would be like to drink one small cup a day. I did it in high school, but that was a while ago. And, it was instant coffee. That stuff doesn't do...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lara Dear UldisU: I now drink one large cup of coffee sweetened with honey every morning. I love the flavor, I love the aroma, it is part of my morning ritual. Many years ago I found I also had negative physical reactions to coffee and experimented with it to see what could be changed so that I did not experience those reactions. This is what I discovered and the changes I made: 1) My body could not handle coffee...

Quote: Originally Posted by FreelanceWanderer I'm a nutrition journalist, and I've written about the health benefits of coffee because there are many studies now that show how coffee may help ward off diseases like Alzheimer's -- not because I'm somehow involved in a conspiracy to boost the coffee industry. Why on earth would I care about the coffee industry? Oh, yeah...because Starbucks is giving me kickbacks, of course....

I did not check my pain relievers for caffiene, but it really does not matter because I don't think I took them for more than a day or two before they were no longer needed. I took generic drugstore ibuprophen. Now I take nothing and if I drink any coffee at all, it's decaf. I also don't drink any caffienated sodas or eat caffienated energy bars. It's good to be free of the caffiene, but I do like the ritual of drinking...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dannyboy1 What's the deal with that? Does it help with dementia as well? How much do you have to drink to get that benefit? Does it matter if it's decaffeinated? I'm very interested to know more. Dannyboy, it seems that the caffeine is the active ingredient that may help ward off Alzheimer's. This article is a good place to start; it also lists studies at the end that you can look up for further...

Quote: Originally Posted by sbdiane I gave up caffiene a few months ago. It really was not that hard. I substituted a lot of exercise for the caffiene and took pain relievers for the first couple of days for the headaches. Did you check to see if the pain relievers contained caffeine? Some do. It's not to pep you up, it's to do constrict blood flow to parts of the brain. The headache we get when we quit caffeine is because...

Hi, everyone ! I want to share my 9 month experience with coffee . Before that period I was not a coffee drinker; I drink it on seldom situations just for company. 9 month ago I changed a job (started working as motto-courier). I got up very early every morning, go to work by train (50 minutes) and have a 1/2 an hour free before beginning of work. As I was half asleep when I came to work, I started to drink big cup of strong coffee with lots...

I look at Caffeiene like borrowing from a bank. Instead, borrowing energy from a "reserve" from your body. Sure you get a jolt now, but you have to payback double usually in the evenings when you are drained and irritable. I wouldn't doubt it affects higher brain function, as I know I cannot think as clearly when I am under the influence. A drug is a drug, is a drug.

I don't drink coffee, but I often drink regular, caffeinated tea . I usually brew a gallon and chill it so that I can have it, unsweetened, throughout the day. With tea, there is actually an amino acid which neutralizes the bad side effects of caffeine. Tea also contains the amino acid l-theanine. Here is a page that you may learn from: McKinley Health Center - Caffeine - University of Illinois

Quote: Originally Posted by FreelanceWanderer I'm a nutrition journalist, and I've written about the health benefits of coffee because there are many studies now that show how coffee may help ward off diseases like Alzheimer's -- not because I'm somehow involved in a conspiracy to boost the coffee industry. Why on earth would I care about the coffee industry? Oh, yeah...because Starbucks is giving me kickbacks, of course....