getridofcaffeine
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Chrisi Brand , Male
13 posts since September 25th, 2008
New User
Chrisi Brand , Male
13 posts since September 25th, 2008
I have suffered from insomnia, anorexia nervosa and caffeine addiction between 15 and 20. I have since done a lot of personal development and am now working out daily, feeling great about myself and getting enough sleep. I want to help people that have the same problems... Full Bio
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Please, do not try a green tea diet. Drinking green tea is great, but it can not be the one and all.
Mix it with exercise and healthy diet - yes you heard this thousand times before but it is true.
To burn fat and stay thin long-term you have to build new habits - that includes eating and exercise habits - into your life. Unfortunately it is not a... more
Try to change from coke to green tea or white tea. Better and healthier sources and you still get a little bit of caffeine with it.
Other than that, you should try some ways to get rid of the caffein dependency overall.
You can try to take naps when you get tired instead of going for a coke, you can try to consistently reduce the amount you drink a... more
Hey criss888,
thanks a lot for your input.
Honestly, I still have to throw my 2 cents in here. Coffee addiction is a very bad thing. In my personal experience as a person that also suffered strong withdrawal symptoms (but I wasn't addicted for a long time as you have...), it was the easiest and best thing to do to gradually reduce my daily dose.
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Thanks "The Cat" for the input. The distinction between process and substance addictions is very interesting. And yes there might be something behind the addiction...
But fact is that once the body is hooked on a substance (and that includes caffeine, not just alcohol or smoking which everybody talks about) it will take some time and some pain to ... more
Please don't call this off-topic - I just have a totally different approach to better sleep. I also had insomnia but things are no longer a problem for me since I do 12 basic yoga stretching exercises before I go to bed, then meditate for 3-4 minutes and then go to bed wearing ear plugs (I might get myself sleeping mask).
I've totally quit caffein... more
Thanks so much for this article!
Very important, very important stuff in there.
Especially:
"However, more than half of all American adults consume more than 300 mg of caffeine every day, which makes it America's most popular drug. "
"ts effects are short-lived and it tends not to negatively affect concentration or higher brain functions. Howeve... more
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