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:
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
January 14, 2009
Why does caffeine make me sleepy?
Coffee is traditionally thought of as a pick-me-up, but many people find that it can actually make them feel tired. Caffeine seems to affect people in different ways, but overall there are 3 main reasons this happens.