Even if you don’t want to completely give up caffeine, there are compelling reasons to cut back on caffeine consumption. If you just cut back on caffeine – not give it up entirely – there are benefits to mental and physical health that can be significant. How do you know you need to cut back? …
If you can’t start your day without coffee, you probably have a go-to coffeeshop you visit. Whether it’s daily or just occasionally, if you are addicted to caffeine, you’ll need an on-the-go option. And your local coffeeshop is more than willing to fill that need. But what about when your coffee addiction isn’t working for …
Few things are as frustrating at laying awake and counting the hours until you know you have to get up but still unable to fall asleep. Starting the day tired and cranky will make your entire day less productive as you continue to watch the clock, counting the hours until you can go home and …
Most people can’t start their day without a cup of coffee or finish without a second cup of coffee (or more). Even the thought of skipping a single cup will make people uncomfortable because they know it will trigger headaches, irritabilty and exhaustion. In fact, the negative effects of too much coffee can make life …
Is Caffeine While Pregnant Okay? There is a constant and ever-changing list of things women are told not to eat or drink while pregnant with caffeine while pregnant being a big question for most people. After all, almost 90% of adults consume caffeine daily. That’s probably why it’s a question I hear alot. In general, …
Sharp Headaches That Can Ruin Your Day Sharp headaches are one of the most common medical complaints; with many people experiencing them daily. They can impact the life regardless of age or gender. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that nearly everyone will at least have occasional headaches. But 1 in 20 adults will have …
Are Your Goals For A New Year Doomed Because You Drink Coffee? Is your love of coffee ruining your goals for a new year to lose weight? Do you wake up groggy and irritable before your first cup of coffee? Can you have a good day without a cup of coffee? Do you think you …
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Is Decaf Tea Safe Or Dangerous? Decaffeinated tea, also known as decaff or decaf tea, is tea that has had most of its caffeine removed. This is not to be confused with teas that are naturally caffeine free like chamomile varieties. So if there are teas that are naturally caffeine free, why would anyone even …
Coffee is so common most people would not think twice about consuming caffeine and public speaking. In fact, most people will demand coffee as an essential agent to perk you up before speaking in public. Too Much Caffeine And Public Speaking Disasters With all the material on the internet about public speaking, there is scant …
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From coffee to oranges – helpful tips for avoiding those foods that may just trigger a migraine. A migraine is so much more than a headache. It is pain that goes beyond that of broken bones or cuts. It’s a deep, throbbing pain, usually behind one eye, that can be triggered by food, hormones or …
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How Much Is Too Much Coffee? I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve consumed too much coffee and it was making me miserable — but I still had trouble changing my caffeine habits. I’ve used caffeine as crutch to put up with good and bad situations in life. It was my lifeline to juggle …
Energy drinks are everywhere and we have come to consider them just soft drinks with a kick. We use them to combat daytime drowsiness, balance alcohol consumption, give us a better workout or fuel our evening social life. They provide a quick afternoon pick-me-up or fuel a cross country road trip. But the price we …
Women and men of all ages can encounter bladder leakage. But it is most present in men in their mid and later years. Bladder leakage is embarrassing but is not a disease or condition. But it is a symptom of a disease or condition. It can be a symptom of an underlying problem. That’s why …
Global caffeine energy drinks are a $57 billion dollar industry in the United States and are expected to grow faster than the coffee industry. Energy drinks target the young and adventurous with a flair for the dramatic. These drinks are bright, colorful, and potentially dangerous. With high levels of caffeine, sugar and audience that likes …
Just like peanut allergies, there are coffee allergies. The sensitivity can be to the coffee bean itself or the coffee that is brewed from the bean. It can even extend to cosmetic products that are associated with coffee elements (like body scrubs or hair products). The most common trigger of a coffee allergy is from …
What if caffeine could help you predict the future. There are people that say caffeine increases psychic ability. The theory being that caffeine opens the sixth chakra which is the place in the head where two optic nerves cross each other. Where exactly is that? Looking in a mirror it would be the point where …
I used to love the Blond roast coffee. I was smoother than other blends with less bitter after-taste. What I didn’t know is it also has more caffeine. My go-to was a blond vente americano. That’s 4 shots of espresso in a venti cup filled the rest of the way with water. I have ordered …
The feeling of stress is a symptom of anxiety relating to some difficulty. The stress can be real or imagined. And by imagined, I don’t mean the stress is not real. Our stress is often from things that have not happened yet. Our minds will kick anxiety into high gear and spiral out of control down pathways …
Caffeine isn’t just in coffee. It’s hidden everywhere. Green tea has become popular as a healthy alternative to coffee that gives you energy and seems more natural. It is derived from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Unlike black tea, which is allowed to oxidize during the production process, turning the leaves black, green tea …
What is the most addictive drug in the world? People will often assume that the most addictive drug will be something sold in dark corners are back alleys. But the answer is it is sold at a drive-thru, mass produced and packaged in colorful containers to delight the whole family. In fact this drug has …
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Chocolate makes of feel good. It’s a symbol of love on holidays and a sign if comfort in times of distress. But for those that suffer from migraines it can also be signal of distress. And like the favorite movie line: you never know what you’re going to get. Some people crave it when sad …
High blood pressure is nicknamed “the silent killer”. It often has no visible symptoms but can cause heart attacks or strokes. According to the CDC up to a third of those who have it don’t even know it. 1. Blood Pressure and Weight Issues: According to the Mayo Clinic losing even a small amout of …
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The very thing you take to control your headache is what triggers a rebound headache. Think of it like the cure being worse than the disease. The pain medication you took for your headache is actually causing ANOTHER headache. Not surprisingly rebound headaches can lead to other problems including anxiety, depression, irritability, and sleeplessness. Headache …
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Caffeine and nicotine are two legal and socially domesticated drugs only because they are less toxic when taken in standard quantities. The negative health effects of nicotine and its addictiveness are common knowledge. So why are we so reluctant to show caffeine in the same dim light? Caffeine and Nicotine Caffeine is present in many …
Headaches during pregnancy can be a challenge. Since even over the counter pain killers are not recommended, you are left with few options to battle a headache. While some pregnancy headaches are due to hormones, almost all women will also deal with a silent threat: caffeine. Most of us are used to starting the day …
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The Great Caffeine Hoax Caffeine is the drug of choice around the world. Yes, I said it. It’s not a popular fact, but caffeine is a drug. It seems all cute and glamorous, packaged in to-go cups at your local drive-thru, but it is, in fact, a drug. And it’s a drug we are all …
When it comes to migraines, caffeine withdrawal is the evil villian or your story. The headache associated with a migraine needs to be triggered. This trigger can come in many forms: food, weather conditions, lighting, and even hormornes. One of the triggers can be too much caffeine consumption. And yet the pain of migraines …
What Is The Best Way To Learn How To Deal With Caffeine Withdrawal? Answer: Never Let It Start! How long does caffeine withdrawal last is only a question you ask when you are suffering. By the time you ask the question it’s a plea for relief from the pounding headaches, exhaustion, nausea or depressed mood …
What Is The Best Way How To Deal With Caffeine Withdrawal? Never Let It Start! How long does caffeine withdrawal last is only a question you ask when you are suffering. Instead of suffering through caffeine withdrawal to reduce caffeine, how about just skipping it and getting right to the good stuff: a caffeine-free life? …
How To Stop Caffeine Jitters And Caffeine Withdrawal Nausea In 1 Easy Step Big Coffee Loves It That You Wake Up Feeling Terrible But Now There Is A Better Way Coffee fuels our ambitions and sets fire to our dreams. But what about when your greatest tool turns into your biggest enemy? While there are …
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I’d spend the last 20 years zig-zagging between trying to quit caffeine and falling back into old patterns and feeling trapped in a caffeine addiction. But now, two years after finally kicking my caffeine addiction for good, I can honestly say that quitting caffeine changed my life for the better in every way. Quitting Caffeine …
Conquering caffeine and nicotine withdrawal together is not only possible, but it can also be easy! It’s actually common to try to quit cigarettes and coffee together. Most people will try to take on a brand-new healthy lifestyle and it seems natural to cut out all the bad things that are dragging you down at …
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There is a lot of confusion on how does caffeine withdrawal cause headaches. Most people don’t understand how skipping one little cup of coffee can cause so much pain. It’s only 11am and just skipping your first coffee of the day triggers a caffeine detox headache that stops your day in its tracks. The medical …
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There are really only two solutions when trying to figure out how to wean off caffeine: Cold Turkey. Which is the absolute hardest way to do it with the highest failure rate. Slowly reduce caffeine. Which sounds simple. Easy even. Until caffeine withdrawal symptoms turn your brain to mush, cripples you with blinding headaches …
I had coffee this morning. I wasn’t feeding a caffeine addiction that made me “need” a cup. I wasn’t tired and felt like I needed it. I didnt want a sweet treat. I didn’t meet anyone at a coffee shop. I drank a coffee because their advertising hooked me in. As I caught up on my daily …
Recent research told me something I’d never figured out on my own. This is a link between caffeine and Vitamin D deficiency. This is something I’ve struggled with for years and could never figure out why I could not get my Vitamin D levels up to “normal” levels. New research found that the more caffeine you …
Small Leaks Can Sink Big Ships Is a hidden sugar caffeine combination recking havoc on your day and your health without you even realizing it? You know there is caffeine in your coffee. But how much? What about in a chocolate bar? How much caffeine and sugar in an ice cream cone? How will that …
Is Caffeine Bad for You? If you are wondering “is caffeine bad for you?”, you probably already know you are overusing it. No one ever asks if caffeine is a problem until they start experiencing some of the effects of too much caffeine like increased anxiety and irritability. Or trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. …
Is there a relationship between caffeine and migraines? Or Caffeine and Pain? Absolutely! There have been several research studies that show caffeine can help with migraine pain. Actually, caffeine helps with pain in general. That’s why there is caffeine hidden in several over-the-counter pain medicines like Excedrin Migraine TM, AnacinTM, MidolTM, Darvon CompoundTM, FioricetTM, and MigranalTM. …
How we make excuses for caffeine addiction got me thinking. Remember The Matrix, the mind-bending Keanu Reeves movie that postulated we all live in a synthetic reality, blissfully unaware of the reality beneath our daily lives? I got to thinking about the Red Pill and the Blue Pill today. They represented the choice between a …
The other day I had someone ask me “who is the target for CAFFEINEcontrol, I can’t imagine giving up my coffee?” The answer to that is simple: you don’t have to give up coffee, this lets you cut back on your own terms. But to answer that more completely it’s important to realize that the …
It’s Not Your Fault You Can’t Quit Caffeine Because It’s Not A Question Of Willpower Coffee fuels our ambitions and sets fire to our dreams. But what about when your greatest tool turns into your biggest enemy? While there are numerous studies that tout the benefits of coffee, the small print will tell you those …
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I have people say to me all the time “but I love the smell of morning coffee”. Yeah, me too. And bacon. And donuts. And a turkey cooking on thanksgiving morning. Just because you like the smell of something does not mean you have to have it every day. I often drive past a coffee …
Are You Really Mad Or Just Overcaffeinated? We start each day in a rush to begin. Grab a cup of coffee and start to get things done and meet or exceed all expectations. It’s your gift to the world. But what are you getting in return? By later in the day, you might find yourself …
The Ugly Truth About Your Morning Coffee, Your Pants That Don’t Fit and Just Thinking About Making A Change No one diets until their pants don’t fit. No one worries about trans-fats until their cholesterol tests too high. And no one considers coffee a problem until they find themselves consuming too much caffeine and feel …
Did Coffee Shops Create Society’s Greatest Nemesis? Did the rise of Big Coffee Shops into our daily lives create more entitled “Karens”? That angry, obnoxious, and entitled subset of customers demanding attention beyond the scope of all others. Or did the increased popularity of caffeine beverages just create a fertile breeding ground for their behavior? …
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Until recently I had no idea how much coffee and anger were fueling my days (and nights). I always considered myself a “Type A” go-go-go person. I had things to do and if I was a little more anxious and hurried than other people, it just proved I was more motivated to get things done. …
The Hidden Benefits Of Coffee You Might Miss Out On Recently, the press has been abuzz over the benefits of coffee and how it can reduce the risk of breast, prostate, or colon cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, or even Parkinson’s disease. But buried in the fine print is always the disclaimer that the …
Your caffeine addiction is about to get more expensive. August 2021 coffee bean prices are expected to peak at up 50% more than it was last year. Why? Well, there is a tight supply, but also Big Coffee has you good and addicted so they know they can raise prices and you might skip one cup, but then you’ll …
8 Reasons You Should Love Yourself More Than Coffee If you can’t skip a morning with a cup of coffee you are probably passionate about how much you love that warm cup of ambition. But do caffeine addiction symptoms make you feel like it doesn’t love you back? The things you “think” you love about …
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Can Your Caffeine Addiction Kill You? Yes, caffeine overdose is a very real thing and not as rare as you think. Think you can’t live without your morning coffee? Well it looks like you can also die from it. A recent article outlines the coroner’s report that confirmed a woman found in dead in bed …
You Don’t Have To Suffer Through A Caffeine Headache: Stop It Before It Starts Caffeine headaches occur as a result of caffeine withdrawal. It’s your body’s way of telling you it’s time to feed a caffeine addiction with more coffee or energy drinks. Caffeine headaches are typically more severe than a common tension headache and …
Crush Caffeine Addiction Without Caffeine Withdrawal Everyone wants fast results. Forget the fact it took us weeks, if not years, to nurture our caffeine addiction. All we want is to press the reset button and start fresh NOW. It’s not a question of willpower. Our bodies will literally fight back to maintain the caffeine addiction …
Caffeine Is The #1 Trigger Of Avoidable Stress Is Your Favorite Morning Habit Really Setting You Up To Fail? Most of us blame stress on busy, overworked schedules or a jerk of a boss. But, your biggest problem might be right in front of you, in the form of your beloved morning coffee, energy drink …
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