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Author: http://fruitarians.net/Laura (9)2010.05.14 13:35 
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I wasn't sure where to start this topic. I think this is important for many people, as we live in a world where Caffeine is every where and most people seem to be addicted. I was. Coffee, Tea, Soda, Chocolate they were all a part of my life. When I gave up coffee I started drinking a replacement drink called Roma, its a roasted barley drink. Roma was my hot drink of choice for a long time. Giving up the Coffee I had a huge headache and was quite grumpy for 3-4 days. People think caffeine isn't a drug, but why would you have such bad side effects from giving it up if it wasn't.

I think diet soda was even worse for me to give up, I didn't get as bad of a reaction when I gave it up, but I loved the taste of it, so that was the hard part for me.  I actually liked the carbonation on my throat. I replaced my soda with water and fresh squeezed juice.

Chocolate I just gave up when I became a fruit lover. No side effects that I know of, but I did crave it, part of that may have just been the emotional attachment from growing up with all the sweets.

Tea, oh my beloved tea! I loved every variety of tea I could get my hands on. Every time I went to the grocery store I would buy new kinds to try. I eventually switched from teas that have caffeine like, green, black, oolong etc. to herbal teas that are natually caffeine free. I have to admit I still occasionally drink herbal tea and I don't judge myself for this as I really enjoy it. I also like to make teas in the sun with the herbal teas, then put them in the fridge for a nice cold drink.

So that's my confessional, do you want to share yours ;) ?

 

Author: http://fruitarians.net/raspberry (38)2010.05.14 21:27 
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i once glanced through a book entitled 'mega-vitamin therapy', i think.  there was a section on caffeine in coffee.  the bit i remember is that it causes heart damage and high blood pressure, typically from 130 to 160.  apparently, this happens during social interaction.  or put another way, people that drink caffinated coffee are prone to be more irritable.

 

fortunately, i hate coca cola with a vengance ever since a day trip duing primary school, when i drank a can of it and felt wretched on the coach trip back.

 

chocolate, i can't say i have any great affinity for.

 

as for tea, that's a complete no-go area for me.  i'm a total addict.  one cup and i'm hooked all over again.  the aluminium in it appears to really switches me on mentally too.  i think it works a bit like lithium does for people that are bi-polar.  but the addiction, coupled with the reduction in my digestives system's ability to absorb nutrition just aren't worth it.

Author: http://fruitarians.net/Laura (9)2010.05.16 14:23 
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I didn't know tea has aluminum! Can you tell me more about it?

Author: http://fruitarians.net/raspberry (38)2010.05.16 15:15 
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hi Laura,

 

here's a few links i googled ...

 

http://www.springerlink.com/content/qr2jw75n7r614657/

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8254994

 

http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102004000100014

 

if you want to know more, simply google "tea aluminium".

 

as for my own experience, i know it isn't the caffeine in tea that affects my lucidity because coffee has more of it than tea.  and it makes sense to me to pin it on the aluminium because, being a metal, it'll interact with the transmission of nerve impulses in the brain, much as i said lithium is know to do in people that are bi-polar or manic depressive.  but, beyond that i know that tea is high in aluminium, i can't really tell you more than what i've speculated here.  the affect with me is really dramatic.  one cup of tea and within seconds 'the lights go on', even if i'm really mentally fatigued.  just writing this is making me want a cup.  apart from being addicted to tea, it's my number one comfort drink.  but i will resist!!!

 

raspberry.


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