Coffee and Caffeine FAQ

Do you think its possible that its just the non-organic forms of caffeinated plants that are really giving some of us the problems with caffeine we have??

I guess its easy to find out. Just switch to drinking only organic teas. Maybe that is the answer.

I also think the reason it takes SO LONG to get over caffeine withdrawal is because it takes awhile to learn what to eat, how to live, etc, to feel good without caffeine.

Caffeine is an astringent. I think it can help keep mucus from building up in the digestive system. So when you go without caffeine, all of a sudden you have this build up of mucus, which causes a TON of problems. Getting more sleep is a natural detoxification period which cleans up all this every night. Eating less foods that cause mucus might help too. Exercise is good for detox. Drinking more fluids helps in general in itself.

Wine might be helpful also. The past 3 weeks I have gone off caffeine twice. I definitely noticed the withdrawal...but what I found helpful was drinking more alcohol..for whatever reason. Getting sleep is good of course. It didn't take me too long to feel better.

But now I'm going to try switching to only organic...thinking maybe its the high concentrations of pesticides/artificial fertilizers that is causing me problems. Part of me thinks this is probably a total caffeine-induced lie I'm making up...but hey. I figure I can try this for a few days eh why not... I can always quit cold turkey afterwards.

One thing I've noticed the past few weeks...is that I get MUCH more into movies when I am not on caffeine. I guess I can "feel" movies easier...not being so sped up on caffeine constantly. I can become one with the emotions tones presented. When I'm on caffeine, I'm more apt to just be productive and future-oriented...instead of more in the moment.

I have been off caffeine once before really in my life. I made it 7 months. During that time I remember feeling the best I'd ever felt in my entire life...well...at least since I was a kid. The only way I could make it really work was if I made sure I went to bed early every single night, and woke up with the sun.

But I felt so dang good. It was pretty amazing how good I felt...

Its hard though. There is something so nice about being able to brew up a cup of a liquid...sit there in a meditational state and drink it...and within seconds feel the caffeine overcome your body...