Caffeine, I Miss You

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    kyrannosaurus wrote: »
    Herbal coffee substitutes exist. I used to drink teeccino... it kinda tasted like coffee but I can't really remember. I don't think it's supposed to have any sort of stimulating effect though, but just gives you something nice and warm to drink when you would usually have a cuppa.

    I'm back to drinking real coffee now.

    I love several varieties of Teeccino. I make half coffee and half Teeccino. I didn't like the way I felt with straight coffee.

    There are sample packs from their website so people can try different flavors. http://teeccino.com/category/30/Teeccino-Samplers.html

    After I picked flavors, I bought them from my food coop, where it's cheaper and no shipping charges. You can also get Teeccino at some supermarkets, Whole Foods, and Amazon. Sadly, my favorite flavor is Chocolate Raspberry and last I looked that was only available http://teeccino.com/product/270/Chocolate-Raspberry-11-oz-Bag.html
  • LastingChanges
    LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    kyrannosaurus wrote: »
    Herbal coffee substitutes exist. I used to drink teeccino... it kinda tasted like coffee but I can't really remember. I don't think it's supposed to have any sort of stimulating effect though, but just gives you something nice and warm to drink when you would usually have a cuppa.

    I'm back to drinking real coffee now.

    I love several varieties of Teeccino. I make half coffee and half Teeccino. I didn't like the way I felt with straight coffee.

    There are sample packs from their website so people can try different flavors. http://teeccino.com/category/30/Teeccino-Samplers.html

    After I picked flavors, I bought them from my food coop, where it's cheaper and no shipping charges. You can also get Teeccino at some supermarkets, Whole Foods, and Amazon. Sadly, my favorite flavor is Chocolate Raspberry and last I looked that was only available http://teeccino.com/product/270/Chocolate-Raspberry-11-oz-Bag.html

    Do you like the taste of teeccino? Does it taste similar to coffee or totally different taste?
  • LastingChanges
    LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
    @kshama2001 I see they make teeccino in tea bag form or you can buy them in ground form. Which one did you like better?
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    choppie70 wrote: »
    I have ADD so coffee , even though it is a stimulant, has a "calm-down" effect for me.I have a cup at work when I am feeling a bit unfocused. I also drink coffee right before I go to bed to help me sleep.

    wow. I don't have ADD (that I know of, but coffee has the exact same effect on me including helping me sleep) Although I am slightly on the obsessive/compulsive side leaning heavily to the obsessive. Good to know.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    LastingChanges wrote: »
    @kshama2001 I see they make teeccino in tea bag form or you can buy them in ground form. Which one did you like better?

    I use ground form. I imagine it's cheaper because of less packaging. I just brew it in the coffeepot with half coffee. You could also brew it in the coffee maker with all Teeccino.
  • starwhisperer6
    starwhisperer6 Posts: 402 Member
    I give it up once a year for a month to remind myself that nothing controls me... then I happily let it control me for the other 11 months of the year :smiley:
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Cranquistador wrote: »
    Give up coffee?


    Just try to pry it out of my hands.


    Exactly! The world wouldn't be a better place if I gave up coffee - for me OR anybody around me! :)
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    So do bear attacks
  • LastingChanges
    LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    I suspected that was the cause of my side effects, but had lab test done and mine was at a normal level.
  • LastingChanges
    LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    So do bear attacks

    Many things can increase cortisol. If someone's cortisol is already elevated then I imagine drinking caffeine could cause some issues.
  • blkandwhite77
    blkandwhite77 Posts: 281 Member
    Too much caffeine brings on migraines for me the doctor states yet my dr has prescribed a medication that states to drink with caffeine to be most effective.... Ya I have no clue what the real answer for caffeine is in regards to health lol the "scientific" answers are all over the place. So yep I'm drinking my Coke Zero anyway
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    enterdanger wrote: »
    choppie70 wrote: »
    I have ADD so coffee , even though it is a stimulant, has a "calm-down" effect for me.I have a cup at work when I am feeling a bit unfocused. I also drink coffee right before I go to bed to help me sleep.

    wow. I don't have ADD (that I know of, but coffee has the exact same effect on me including helping me sleep) Although I am slightly on the obsessive/compulsive side leaning heavily to the obsessive. Good to know.

    Or maybe? LOL
  • tristen_leigh
    tristen_leigh Posts: 214 Member
    starwhisperer6 wrote: »
    I give it up once a year for a month to remind myself that nothing controls me... then I happily let it control me for the other 11 months of the year :smiley:

    Ha! Yes. It was definitely controlling me. I zombie walked to the kitchen for it as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning and was the grumpiest brat if I didn't get it. Just had to cut it out. Now it's an awesome super boosting treat because my tolerance is so low.
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    I gave up coffee once for two-and-a-half years. It helped me quit smoking - that whole "coffee and a smoke" combo was impossible to break unless both were gone. I thought I could live without both the rest of my life.

    Then I came to my senses and started drinking coffee again.

    Still smoke free, though. 4 years in November.
  • snikkins
    snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    I gave up coffee once for two-and-a-half years. It helped me quit smoking - that whole "coffee and a smoke" combo was impossible to break unless both were gone. I thought I could live without both the rest of my life.

    Then I came to my senses and started drinking coffee again.

    Still smoke free, though. 4 years in November.

    Woo! Good on you! =)
  • Optimistical1
    Optimistical1 Posts: 210 Member
    I've given up msg, canned soups, soda, donuts, boxe
    krithsai wrote: »
    Decaf must be outlawed. It's the work of satan.

    Very true.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited October 2015
    tristen_leigh wrote: »
    So, I gave up my several cups of coffee a day habit two months ago... but I'm having a hard time kicking caffeine all together. Not sure if it's just a mental thing but I still "need" my tea in the morning and sometimes another tea later in the day.

    I know that caffeine isn't "bad" but I'd love to hear some suggestions for alternatives. I'm about to start training for long distance running again and I would love a non-coffee/Redbull/stimulate energy boost if such a thing exists.

    Why are you giving up caffeine?

    I saw your answer above after I asked the question. If you have a reaction to it, it probably benefits you to give it up. There really is decaf coffee, which I drink because caffeine does not do well with my GERD.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    So do bear attacks

    What happens if the bear has caffeine before attacking? :)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    Trying to function in the morning without coffee increases my cortisol levels even more. And those of everyone around me. I'll take my chances.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    So do bear attacks

    What happens if the bear has caffeine before attacking? :)

    Won't he be faster

    Arrghhhh...major adrenaline and cortisol


    There is only one solution


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  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    feisty_bucket wrote: »
    The downside of caffeine is that it increases the cortisol levels in your blood.

    So do bear attacks

    I just LOVE this.
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