Caffeine is an alkaloid that the coffee plant uses to kill bugs, which eat its’ seeds. The coffee plant also uses caffeine in the coffee pods to kill surrounding plants
Ok! I would like to thank you for this straight up honest and disastrous article on coffee. The first like this I’ve ever seen.
You have just triggered well, ..............millions.
Although I am full of gratitude for this I find I am gritting my teeth.
I truly believed coffee was good for me. 🙄. 😳. 😑. 🥹🙁nope, not a bit happy. But am grateful to have it brought to my attention.....thank you for that........I think!!!
I am having a green tea, an expensive true green from China. It is very good with lemon. That should return some of the oxygen to my brain I’m hoping.
I am having such a hard time with this,......I find myself looking for good health benefits of coffee. CLEARLY THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO THE NEGATIVE AFFECTS .
I AM CLEARLY ADDICTED.
I hope we can all bolster our strength, get more oxygen to the brain and be even more effective on Substack. Clearer thinking is always good .
I was completely addicted... I was able to cut it down incrementally because I was mixing my own pre-workout drinks with 200mg caffeine tabs... 300mgs..275mgs..250mgs.. etc. once I got down to zero I was able to quit completely with no cravings at all... haven't really missed it at all... Did you catch this article on our Important News Substack? https://artofliberty.substack.com/p/jason-christoff-breaks-down-the-mind
Unless it's herbal tea it has caffeine in it. As noted, in parentheses, in the article caffeine is the culprit. Decaf products, such as coffee and tea, still have some caffeine in them, as the producers cannot remove all the caffeine.
The one link he had for decreasing blood flows up to 52% doesn't work. Maybe it was taken down because the science was shown to be false. Coffee does restrict blood flow in the brain but not by that much. And it still stimulates what we want stimulated.
"Caffeine-induced BEN increase varied across the brain with relatively larger BEN increase in prefrontal cortex, lateral striatum, visual cortex, and motor area. This distribution may be a result of caffeine effects on cognition: caffeine has the strongest impact on attention, vigilance, and action/motion function which are mainly subserved by the aforementioned brain regions.”
and this
"Because stimulation to brain regions is not vascular—overall blood flow to the brain decreases after caffeine is consumed—researchers conclude that caffeine’s stimulating effects are a result of greater neuronal activity. And despite what advocates for moderation have claimed for decades, there appear to be no negative side effects to caffeine consumption above average amounts."
As far as fight or flight goes, any stimulant will do that and if your coffee intake is real high you'll likely be experiencing an uptick in cortisol.. so caution is needed like any strong medicine.
Lots of medicines are poisons so paying attention to dosage is necessary. You can kill yourself with too much vitamin C. Not likely tho.
Ok! I would like to thank you for this straight up honest and disastrous article on coffee. The first like this I’ve ever seen.
You have just triggered well, ..............millions.
Although I am full of gratitude for this I find I am gritting my teeth.
I truly believed coffee was good for me. 🙄. 😳. 😑. 🥹🙁nope, not a bit happy. But am grateful to have it brought to my attention.....thank you for that........I think!!!
I am having a green tea, an expensive true green from China. It is very good with lemon. That should return some of the oxygen to my brain I’m hoping.
I am having such a hard time with this,......I find myself looking for good health benefits of coffee. CLEARLY THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO THE NEGATIVE AFFECTS .
I AM CLEARLY ADDICTED.
I hope we can all bolster our strength, get more oxygen to the brain and be even more effective on Substack. Clearer thinking is always good .
I was completely addicted... I was able to cut it down incrementally because I was mixing my own pre-workout drinks with 200mg caffeine tabs... 300mgs..275mgs..250mgs.. etc. once I got down to zero I was able to quit completely with no cravings at all... haven't really missed it at all... Did you catch this article on our Important News Substack? https://artofliberty.substack.com/p/jason-christoff-breaks-down-the-mind
I have to ask. What did you do for the morning first coffee?
Unless it's herbal tea it has caffeine in it. As noted, in parentheses, in the article caffeine is the culprit. Decaf products, such as coffee and tea, still have some caffeine in them, as the producers cannot remove all the caffeine.
Thanks for the value-add!
👍🙂
The one link he had for decreasing blood flows up to 52% doesn't work. Maybe it was taken down because the science was shown to be false. Coffee does restrict blood flow in the brain but not by that much. And it still stimulates what we want stimulated.
"Caffeine-induced BEN increase varied across the brain with relatively larger BEN increase in prefrontal cortex, lateral striatum, visual cortex, and motor area. This distribution may be a result of caffeine effects on cognition: caffeine has the strongest impact on attention, vigilance, and action/motion function which are mainly subserved by the aforementioned brain regions.”
and this
"Because stimulation to brain regions is not vascular—overall blood flow to the brain decreases after caffeine is consumed—researchers conclude that caffeine’s stimulating effects are a result of greater neuronal activity. And despite what advocates for moderation have claimed for decades, there appear to be no negative side effects to caffeine consumption above average amounts."
As far as fight or flight goes, any stimulant will do that and if your coffee intake is real high you'll likely be experiencing an uptick in cortisol.. so caution is needed like any strong medicine.
Lots of medicines are poisons so paying attention to dosage is necessary. You can kill yourself with too much vitamin C. Not likely tho.
Funny he asked about how many coffee shops open around … we had 2 places open and…. Closed!! 🤣 BUT…….. Starbucks still around 🥴
Is chicory an option ??