The false god of coffee
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The false god of coffee
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#2Thanks for posting; I've also been withdrawing from coffee, primarily because my tolerance has increased to the point where I no longer feel I'm getting significant beneficial effects from it. This article has me thinking about what the negative effects I may not have noticed are, and if I should extend my "tolerance-reset" period into something more permanent.
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#3I'm considering quitting coffee for another reason; my wife tells me it gives me a wicked case of bad breath.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
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#4I love the tracking of productivity idea. It's interesting, I also frequently use coffee to 'concentrate', but a little differently than you. I'll have tea or sometimes coffee in the morning (one cup) and if I'm not sleep deprived, that's it. If I need to work or focus on a task in the afternoon, I'll get a large coffee, clear my area of all distractions, get comfortable and try and crank through for as long as it takes. This is sort of a different way than you use coffee.
For a while I went off coffee completely because it was causing mood swings and serious blood sugar problems. Green tea changed my life, and I frequently felt it was almost all upside as compared to coffee. I wonder why I got off that bandwagon?
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#5Thanks for posting; I've also been withdrawing from coffee, primarily because my tolerance has increased to the point where I no longer feel I'm getting significant beneficial effects from it. This article has me thinking about what the negative effects I may not have noticed are, and if I should extend my "tolerance-reset" period into something more permanent.
FWIW: I use caffeine to help cope with allergies and as an albuterol substitute because I am allergic to albuterol. I have noticed that some folks who consume a lot of coffee make remarks that sound a lot like they are self-medicating for some issue without consciously realizing it. This might be why the author of the blog keeps coming up with some excuse to go back on coffee. I find that addressing underlying health issues has cut my consumption of caffeine without me having to do anything to intentionally try to curtail caffeine specifically.
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#6Caffeine is a mixed blessing. It is a stimulant, which helps you wake up. But your body compensates for the expectation of stimulation. Which means that a coffee drinker after coffee is about like a non-coffee drinker without coffee.
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#7Twining's loose-leaf Earl Grey (the square yellow can) is the perfect coffee replacement. With honey and milk, it pushes all the right buttons with minimal sugar/caffeine bounce.
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#8Coffee is, on the average, good for the health for most people. (But tea is an ok replacement.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_and_health#Benefits
Do make your coffee with paper filters. [Edit: If you don't want to read the reference... paper filters removes some chemicals which are bad for cholesterol levels.]
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#9Caffeine is a mixed blessing. It is a stimulant, which helps you wake up. But your body compensates for the expectation of stimulation. Which means that a coffee drinker after coffee is about like a non-coffee drinker without coffee.
And this is why I gave up coffee. Nowadays I have absolutely no caffeine tolerance - so I can have a coke when out dancing and it keeps me going. Unlike ye olden days, when it had no effect whatsoever.
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#10I dunno. I drink coffee because it good.