Quitting coffee? Does. Not. Compute ...

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I love coffee, but I'm on an extended break from it.

For one, it's not good for my tummy. Lots of belly trouble after drinking the stuff, which is pretty common.

Secondly, my one-cup-per-day had stopped doing anything for me: no energy, no pep, no boost. Rather than go down the road of drinking more and more coffee, I decided to give my body some time away from it.

There's other more personal reasons, too, but in general it's not that weird to give the stuff up. Heck, I still drink tea!

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I don't know. I love coffee and I like green tea too, but it could never be a coffee-substitute. For one thing, the taste really isn't that "big" and the caffeine count is not that high. If I were looking to fill in for coffee, I'd go for the much stronger black tea.

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My friend quite coffee a month ago. It seems like every time I go over to her house now she is taking a nap!
And she has always admitted that her being blonde just might affect her,now that she is not drinking coffee her blonde is really showing! Not kidding!

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What would be the point of substituting something else with caffeine for coffee? I know there are some other health benefits from green tea, etc. but still, wouldn't the point be to eliminate the caffeine ? I drink the stuff for the taste, I think it is rather wonderful, but certainly don't do it for a pick me up (unless I'm on a really long car ride, some coffee, sunflower seeds and I'm set).

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In a world where we are shortening our lifespans from an obesity epidemic and a massive diet influx of partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup (Diet Blog?), why are we continually obsessing over something that has proven safe in moderation in the human food supply for over several centuries of epidemiological evidence?

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Coffee/caffeine hasn't been proven safe in moderation. The latest studies have not been favorable to coffee. But who needs a study. Look at the facts that no one disputes:

1. Coffee and caffeine are extremely addictive. The withdrawal period is brutal and can last for up to two months.

2. Coffee potentiates stress. It makes any stress you do have much worse. It increases stress hormones in the blood which have nasty effects like putting fat on in bad spots and who knows what else.

3. Coffee raises insulin levels. Raised insulin levels are associated with lots of bad things.

Put it all together.

Face it, you are an addict if you drink it. You're not addicted to hydrogenated fats - you can easily avoid them with some label reading. Coffee on the other hand will turn your life into a temporary nightmare of fatigue and possibly depression without it and you know it. So we rationalize it's use. It's just the addiction talking plain and simple.

Want a "secret" weightloss hint? Quit caffeine and weigh yourself in 6 months. Also works good for the teeth, breath and stomach btw. Good luck.

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