The Other Side of Coffee/Cafeine
September 18th 2006 07:49
omg, look at this anti coffee site
http://www.teecino.com
Omg this site is so scary, it confirms all the negative effects of coffee.
It does result in agining - because your body is contantly in the flight or flee stage, constantly stressed out
Now this fact i found very true, see i can drink coffee and go stragiht to bed and sleep for eight hours straight without even so much as waking in the might. However, when i wake up, you would think that i'd be so engergetic and rested but i'm acutally not.
The reason for this is that caffine interferes with the fourth stage of the sleep cylce, and this is the stage when our body repiars itself, i'm not entilrey sure as yet, but it may also be the stge when u dream, the rapid eye movment (REM) stage - which would explian why i hardly ever dream as well.
Well for all of my fellow caffine addicts (heh, or "addicts") you simpley have to find a way that is maintanable, with willpower you can put up with the sever withdrawal stymptons but you are best off educating yourself about caffine and knowing as much as you possibly can learn so that your defences are always up.l
I quite coffee about five months back, went from ten cups (okay, five cups, heh) to zero, man was that painful, for two whole days i was in bed with severe headaches but once that stage was over i felt totaly differnt. I maintaned my caffine free lifestyle for maybe one month at most, the problem was not that i needed caffine so badly, i had simply not found a subsitute.
Well...i think the reason was that i had not explored all the issues around why i drink coffee, a campign to quite caffine is much like a camaign to lose weight - you need to address the psycholigcal issues first.
Why people might drink coffee:
-to elevate boredom (hah, you can't be bored when your body thinks thers some war going on)
I can't think of any more reasons at the moment, maybe because of all the caffine - it can reduce up to thirty percent of our memory and rentention.
Now this site i'm reading is talking about a coffee alternative.
But i say that you need to get to the root of the problem, finidng an alternative is just lik trading in one walking stick for another, in the end your still depdenant.
An alternative is probably most useful when your facing a mjaor health problem, but if your trying to quit caffine for long term health benefits than you need a long term plan.
Well thats all my thoughts for now. Please feel free to comment (mmm, so far besdies Kathrin and Jasdeep (aka - superman) no one has commented.
Anyway, i'm off to brew another cuppa (kidding).
Joyoti
http://www.teecino.com
Omg this site is so scary, it confirms all the negative effects of coffee.
It does result in agining - because your body is contantly in the flight or flee stage, constantly stressed out
Now this fact i found very true, see i can drink coffee and go stragiht to bed and sleep for eight hours straight without even so much as waking in the might. However, when i wake up, you would think that i'd be so engergetic and rested but i'm acutally not.
The reason for this is that caffine interferes with the fourth stage of the sleep cylce, and this is the stage when our body repiars itself, i'm not entilrey sure as yet, but it may also be the stge when u dream, the rapid eye movment (REM) stage - which would explian why i hardly ever dream as well.
Well for all of my fellow caffine addicts (heh, or "addicts") you simpley have to find a way that is maintanable, with willpower you can put up with the sever withdrawal stymptons but you are best off educating yourself about caffine and knowing as much as you possibly can learn so that your defences are always up.l
I quite coffee about five months back, went from ten cups (okay, five cups, heh) to zero, man was that painful, for two whole days i was in bed with severe headaches but once that stage was over i felt totaly differnt. I maintaned my caffine free lifestyle for maybe one month at most, the problem was not that i needed caffine so badly, i had simply not found a subsitute.
Well...i think the reason was that i had not explored all the issues around why i drink coffee, a campign to quite caffine is much like a camaign to lose weight - you need to address the psycholigcal issues first.
Why people might drink coffee:
-to elevate boredom (hah, you can't be bored when your body thinks thers some war going on)
I can't think of any more reasons at the moment, maybe because of all the caffine - it can reduce up to thirty percent of our memory and rentention.
Now this site i'm reading is talking about a coffee alternative.
But i say that you need to get to the root of the problem, finidng an alternative is just lik trading in one walking stick for another, in the end your still depdenant.
An alternative is probably most useful when your facing a mjaor health problem, but if your trying to quit caffine for long term health benefits than you need a long term plan.
Well thats all my thoughts for now. Please feel free to comment (mmm, so far besdies Kathrin and Jasdeep (aka - superman) no one has commented.
Anyway, i'm off to brew another cuppa (kidding).
Joyoti
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It is all a matter of moderation and common sense. Green tea contains caffine yet has a whole host of health benefits. Even black tea is packed with anti-oxidants. I remember reading that coffee can help keep arteries healthy. Stick to moderate amount of caffine avoid it too close to bedtime and you'll be fine.