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Cutting the Caffeine
Intro
Randy talks about how he is dropping his life-long habit of inhaling abnormal amounts of caffeine.
Why I drink so much caffeine:
- It's a stimulant and feels very good to help focus while in front of a computer, for often 12 hours a day. The problem with the caffeine amount that I drink is that coffee is often 3 x's the amount found in a soda. For example: an 8-ouce cup of coffee has between 95-200mg of caffeine.
- For comparison, a 12 ounce can of soda has 34-45mg
- 8-ounce energy drink: 70-100mg
- 8-ounce cup of tea: 14-60mg
Why I'm cutting Caffeine
- Increases blood pressure
- Increases release of acid in your stomach
- It may interfere with the absorption of calcium in the body
- Apparently there is synthetic caffeine that's added to some medicines, foods, and drinks. I did not know this. I probably just assumed that those companies were just finding the natural caffeine and then extracting it and adding it to different things.
- Source for all of that above information - [Caffeine: MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/caffeine.html#:~:text=What%20are%20caffeine%27s%20effects%20on%20the%20body%3F%201,in%20the%20body%205%20Increases%20your%20blood%20pressure)
- The side effects kind of concern me. There are the obvious side effects like staying awake, but there are others such as anxiety, dehydration, and rapid or abnormal heart rhythm.
- When looking on Mayo Clinic's site, they write a "TLDR" version that says you may want to cut back if you're drinking more than 4 cups of caffeinated coffee a day and have side effects such as headache, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, fast heartbeat, muscle tremors. Don't take it with Ephedrine (commonly found in decongestants), may increase risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, or seizure.
- If you drink caffeinated tea, you can cut down on the brew time to lessen the caffeine content.
- Mayo Clinic source for above info: [Caffeine: How much is too much? - Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678?p=1)
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By Manly Hanley PodcastIntro
Randy talks about how he is dropping his life-long habit of inhaling abnormal amounts of caffeine.
Why I drink so much caffeine:
- It's a stimulant and feels very good to help focus while in front of a computer, for often 12 hours a day. The problem with the caffeine amount that I drink is that coffee is often 3 x's the amount found in a soda. For example: an 8-ouce cup of coffee has between 95-200mg of caffeine.
- For comparison, a 12 ounce can of soda has 34-45mg
- 8-ounce energy drink: 70-100mg
- 8-ounce cup of tea: 14-60mg
Why I'm cutting Caffeine
- Increases blood pressure
- Increases release of acid in your stomach
- It may interfere with the absorption of calcium in the body
- Apparently there is synthetic caffeine that's added to some medicines, foods, and drinks. I did not know this. I probably just assumed that those companies were just finding the natural caffeine and then extracting it and adding it to different things.
- Source for all of that above information - [Caffeine: MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/caffeine.html#:~:text=What%20are%20caffeine%27s%20effects%20on%20the%20body%3F%201,in%20the%20body%205%20Increases%20your%20blood%20pressure)
- The side effects kind of concern me. There are the obvious side effects like staying awake, but there are others such as anxiety, dehydration, and rapid or abnormal heart rhythm.
- When looking on Mayo Clinic's site, they write a "TLDR" version that says you may want to cut back if you're drinking more than 4 cups of caffeinated coffee a day and have side effects such as headache, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, fast heartbeat, muscle tremors. Don't take it with Ephedrine (commonly found in decongestants), may increase risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, or seizure.
- If you drink caffeinated tea, you can cut down on the brew time to lessen the caffeine content.
- Mayo Clinic source for above info: [Caffeine: How much is too much? - Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678?p=1)
Follow our Podcast
- If you're a new listener to the Manly Hanley Podcast, we would love to hear from you. [Visit our website](https://randyhanley.com/) and leave a comment. Feel free to send me an email to [email protected]