SpeedyGeoff is an Australian-based blog about running. In the post below he discusses that while there is some help coffee can give to runners, there are a number of benefits to giving up. He also plays his system by giving up and then having a coffee just before a race, to get extra benefits.
Continue reading... February 22, 2009
Coffee and acid reflux
Romance writer Emjai Colbert writes passionately about her love of coffee, but still has decided to give up coffee. Not an easy decision, but this is one of those where she had little choice but to put her health first:
Continue reading... February 18, 2009
Caffeine Blues
If you really want to know more about caffeine from a nutritional perspective, there are few higher rated books on the subject that Caffeine Blues, written by nutritional biochemist Stephen Cherniske. Cherniske claims that people who consume more than 300 milligrams of caffeine per day are victims of caffeinism: a state of chronic toxicity resulting […]
Continue reading... February 18, 2009
Breaking through the misinformation
MSNBC attempts to break through the preconceptions, assumptions, hearsay and misinformation on a whole range of health issues, and is somewhat realistic about how inconclusive the effects of caffeine are. That said, some effects are without question, as the quote below highlights.
Continue reading... February 16, 2009
43 Things helps you give up coffee
43 Things is a fantastic site that helps you set and share goals, and work with others to achieve them. You can get advice from others who have already achieved that goal, or get the support of a members of a community who are in a similar position. The page for ‘give up coffee’ currently […]
Continue reading... February 16, 2009
Diabetics urged to cut out coffee
The National Health Service site in the UK has a story about how a new study has urged Diabetes sufferers to quit coffee. The story was also covered by a number of newspapers in the UK. The newspaper reports that an American study has shown that “a daily dose of caffeine raises blood sugar by […]
Continue reading... February 16, 2009
Coffee Nerves
Everything Old blog features a fantastic vintage commercial for a caffeine-free drink. Amazing that people were wise to negative effects of coffee 50 years ago, yet nobody really thinks about it now… Are you often cranky, irritable – easily upset?… While many folks can stand caffein, others suffer sleeplessness, nervousness, indigestion.
Continue reading... February 16, 2009
Further help
There are not many books available that describe the negative side of coffee, but the books listed below are excellent resources.
Continue reading... February 16, 2009
How coffee causes exhaustion, fatigue and addiction
Naturalnews give a great account of the rollercoaster we put ourselves through each day we start with caffeine. There’s some great additions from Stephen Cherniske, author of Caffeine Blues.
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