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How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

I love the comments here. Screw the fact that it's a stimulant drug, it's "just caffeine". How many among the caffiene abusing crowd also go out of their way to demonize other, possibly less legal, drugs with similar or safer effects? Even ones with considerably lower lethal doses.

"How to Break Your Daily Meth Habit And Use Meth Strategically". (edit, I'm not saying meth is an example of a drug "safer" than caffeine), but seriously, meth is used like coffee in many other parts of the world, especially those in migrant jobs or need to maximize their hours when a job is available. (I'm not, for the record, advocating that anyone even so much as try meth).

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by zheng »

tmeasday wrote: post #4

Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the post]. I think there'd have to be a serious health negative to maintaining my coffee addiction before I feel it'd be worth skipping my morning latte. Oh, and a sugar hit can have a very similar effect in my opinion.

Really? See, I drink mostly decaf espresso, and I'm pretty picky about my coffee, grind my own beans, etc. I can't tell a difference. If it's good coffee, it's good. If not, it's not, no matter decaf or regular. Am I the only one?

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tmeasday »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #11

I love the comments here. Screw the fact that it's a stimulant drug, it's "just caffeine". How many among the caffiene abusing crowd also go out of their way to demonize other, possibly less legal, drugs with similar or safer effects? Even ones with considerably lower lethal doses. "How to Break Your Daily Meth Habit And Use Meth Strategically". (edit, I'm not saying meth is an example of a drug "safer" than caffeine…

Really? Meth is similar or safer in it's effects?

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tmeasday »

rdtsc wrote: post #6
tmeasday wrote: post #4

Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the post]. I think there'd have to be a serious health negative to maintaining my coffee addiction before I feel it'd be worth skipping my morning latte. Oh, and a sugar hit can have a very similar effect in my opinion.

> I think there'd have to be a serious health negative Not a health negative but you build a tolerance to it. So then when you actually "need" a caffeine boost you'll need more of it. So...you'll have to buy a bigger mug and deal with more sever headaches if you somehow go without it. I am actually doing what the article suggests. I normally don't drink coffee (I drink tea) except when I need a boost, then wean mysel…

I guess I am saying the downside of not having regular coffee (just that) outweighs the upside, which is the occasional use for an energy boost.

You switch out the first benefit for tea, I switch out the second for usually either sugar or exercise.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by hartror »

tmeasday wrote: post #13
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #11

I love the comments here. Screw the fact that it's a stimulant drug, it's "just caffeine". How many among the caffiene abusing crowd also go out of their way to demonize other, possibly less legal, drugs with similar or safer effects? Even ones with considerably lower lethal doses. "How to Break Your Daily Meth Habit And Use Meth Strategically". (edit, I'm not saying meth is an example of a drug "safer" than caffeine…

Really? Meth is similar or safer in it's effects?

A lot of IT people I have known over the years have had Meth habits of one sort or another. A few have had it turn into a full blown problem while others just stopped without it becoming an issue. All of them have talked to me about what a slippery slope it is. I don't think any of them would never suggest caffeine is anywhere near as dangerous.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by sp332 »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #11

I love the comments here. Screw the fact that it's a stimulant drug, it's "just caffeine". How many among the caffiene abusing crowd also go out of their way to demonize other, possibly less legal, drugs with similar or safer effects? Even ones with considerably lower lethal doses. "How to Break Your Daily Meth Habit And Use Meth Strategically". (edit, I'm not saying meth is an example of a drug "safer" than caffeine…

Are you sure you don't mean some other kind of amphetamine? Methamphetamine is really addictive and toxic.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by tmeasday »

zheng wrote: post #12
tmeasday wrote: post #4

Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the post]. I think there'd have to be a serious health negative to maintaining my coffee addiction before I feel it'd be worth skipping my morning latte. Oh, and a sugar hit can have a very similar effect in my opinion.

Really? See, I drink mostly decaf espresso, and I'm pretty picky about my coffee, grind my own beans, etc. I can't tell a difference. If it's good coffee, it's good. If not, it's not, no matter decaf or regular. Am I the only one?

Really, that's interesting. Maybe I need to give it another try.

Re: How To Break Your Daily Caffeine Habit And Use Coffee Strategically

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Post by euroclydon »

zheng wrote: post #12
tmeasday wrote: post #4

Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the post]. I think there'd have to be a serious health negative to maintaining my coffee addiction before I feel it'd be worth skipping my morning latte. Oh, and a sugar hit can have a very similar effect in my opinion.

Really? See, I drink mostly decaf espresso, and I'm pretty picky about my coffee, grind my own beans, etc. I can't tell a difference. If it's good coffee, it's good. If not, it's not, no matter decaf or regular. Am I the only one?

Good quality decaf is a nice beverage, similar in aroma and flavor to regular coffee, but there's definitely something missing in the flavor. The decaffination process is pretty harsh on the beans, as I understand it.
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