Caffeine Addiction - A Problem To Be Solved As Early As Possible

We all have this preconceived notion that only coffee contains caffeine but that is not the case. Beverages like cokes and chocolate products contain caffeine. A hot cup of coffee with the morning sunshine sounds so tempting and revitalizing.

It has the ability to keep you awake and help burn that midnight oil in time of dire need. Coffee becomes a matter for social gatherings. It helps you socialize by letting you bump into one of your colleagues in the office which otherwise wouldn’t have happened.

It is being considered as one of your friends as it has helped you sit up late at night and clear those grueling Math’s papers. With all the usefulness one can think of we also happen to know that coffee contains caffeine which is not good for your health.

Having coffee can help you remain alert but it is in the aftermath you should be worried about the ill effects it has on your health. It is a stimulus that does wonders to your central nervous system by stressing the hormones in the bloodstream and keeping you alert and awake whenever you have it.

This unnatural way of keeping your body alert takes a toll on your body. The normal way of functioning gets disrupted due to the intake of coffee or any other product which contains a good amount of caffeine.

As caffeine gets into our system it makes us addicted. After knowing the ill effects of caffeine if you suddenly stop taking coffee, you will face caffeine withdrawal symptoms which can be anything from a headache, irritability, fatigue, constipation, lack of appetite, lack of concentration to even forgetfulness.

Coffee compounds the problem with its acidity — hard on the stomach, and linked to calcium loss in the urine. And because caffeine is freely added to soft drinks, kids get hooked early: the sugar makes those drinks popular with exactly the generation least equipped to handle the dependence.

Caffeine is also a cause of abnormal — fast, slow, or irregular — heartbeats, and it raises blood pressure, feeding chronic stress and hypertension. Long-running cohort research, including the Adventist Health Studies, has associated heavy coffee use with elevated risks of bladder and pancreatic cancer.

The decision to quit should be firm, but the process should be gentle and gradual — the withdrawal is real. One caution: don't taper caffeine with more caffeine (green tea still carries it). The replacement method works better: keep your brewing ritual and step the drug out. If you drink six cups a day, swap the afternoon cups for a naturally caffeine-free roasted brew like Coffig first, then blend your morning cup down — mostly coffee, then half, then mostly Coffig — until you're free. Our free 10-Day Caffeine Freedom Challenge walks it day by day.