By Suzie Ferrie The most popular addictive drug available in Australia right now is 1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine. Let’s call it 137TX until we can come up with something catchier.
November 12, 2012
How coffee makes you fat and wrinkled
There are so many health reasons to give up coffee, but today we’re going to simply appeal to your vanity.
November 12, 2012
Does coffee contain fungus?
Cynthia Pasquella writes an entertaining post about why and how she gave up coffee. Many of the reasons why are pretty standard, particularly around the stress it causes the body, and how it impairs digestion and increases blood pressure.
November 12, 2012
Fruity alternatives to starting the day
In the wonderfully named 30 Bananas a Day! forum there are a couple of great tips on fruity alternatives to your morning brew. Lisa Dee recommends ‘starting with a cold glass of iced water and several bananas in the morning gives me my pickup – – I actually look forward to it now – as much as I […]
November 10, 2012
You won’t miss coffee as much as you think
Shavonne at Lovin the healthy life has a great inspirational post written one week after giving up coffee. The method she used, which is one we very much agree with, was to cut down to one per day before giving up completely.
November 10, 2012
9 drinks that help when giving up coffee
Body+soul magazine has great suggestions for 9 drinks that can help when giving up coffee. Some will help combat dips in energy and headaches that you may experience while giving up, while others such as green tea and liquorice tea will help promote calmness. Oolong tea Rosemary tea
November 10, 2012
Why does coffee give me the jitters?
The caffeine in coffee can effect people in different ways, particularly depending on your size, gender and metabolism.
January 6, 2012
Give up coffee for Lent
If the thought of giving up coffee forever is too scary then why not give it up just for Lent? Many Christians make a personal sacrifice by abstaining from something for the 40 days prior to Easter. According to three of the gospels, Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of […]
January 6, 2012
Jerry Seinfeld’s secret for sticking to something
Jerry Seinfeld once gave a great motivational tip on how to stick to something. When he was a fledgling comic he would sometimes feel making little progress, but knew that he had to stick to writing jokes every day, day-in day-out.