THIS INTEREST HAS ARISEN AS A RESULT OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE SIDE-EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION OF HIGH LEVELS OF CAFFEINE.
REAL COFFEE GENERALLY HAS A HIGHER LEVEL THAN INSTANT AND ROBUSTA HAS A HIGHER CONCENTRATION THAN ARABICA. ARABICA IS REPORTED TO BE HARDER TO GROW THAN ROBUSTA, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MORE ROBUSTA IS BEING SOLD THESE DAYS. TEA ALSO CONTAINS CAFFEINE AND THE CONCENTRATION WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG THE TEA BAG IS LEFT IN HOT WATER.
UNFORTUNATELY, ENERGY DRINKS SUCH AS RED BULL WHICH EVEN TEENAGERS MAY CONSUME, ALSO CONTAIN CAFFEINE. SO IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF THE INCIDENCE OF STROKES AND DEMENTIA (ALZHEIMER'S) INCREASES IN THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY AS MORE PEOPLE ARE CONSUMING ALCOHOL WHICH LIKE COCAINE DAMAGES THE BRAIN, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN BY CT SCANS.
JUST OBSERVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE DRINKING ALCOHOL AND SEE IF THEY SPEAK LOUDER AND BECOME LESS INHIBITED...TAKE THAT FURTHER AND YOU WILL FIND THAT ALCOHOL CAUSES PEOPLE TO DRIVE AND WALK DIFFERENTLY AND THAT CAN HAPPEN AFTER JUST ONE EVENING OF DRINKING. MY FATHER ONLY SANG AFTER HE CAME HOME FROM THE BAR IN TANGLIN SINGAPORE.
WHEN I WORKED VERY BRIEFLY AS A BARMAID IN A WORKING MEN'S PUB IN SHEPHERD'S BUSH LONDON W12 AROUND 1975, I WAS GIVEN A TOTAL OF ABOUT 10 RUM AND COKES BY CUSTOMERS AT CHRISTMAS. AFTER I GOT HOME TO MY BEDSIT A FORMER BROOM CUPBOARD ACCORDING TO IRISH GERRY, IN LIME GROVE BEHIND THE FORMER BBC FILM COMPLEX, I LAID DOWN ON MY BED AND SAW STARS BUT I DIDN'T THROW UP.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED MEMORY LOSS AND HEART PAIN WHEN I HAD BEEN DRINKING A LOT OF COFFEE, BOTH INSTANT AND REAL, WHICH I AM CONVINCED WAS CAUSED BY CAFFEINE. I HAVE TWO VERY NICE STYLISH BOSCH TASSIMO COFFEE MAKERS AT HOME (ONE IS A BACKUP)...IT'S UP FOR GRABS IF ANYONE WANTS ONE! AS PART OF MY STUDIES I HAVE REDUCED MY DAILY DOSE OF CAFFEINE TO ABOUT 1/4 OF A SHOT OF REAL COFFEE.
IF YOU EVER WANT TO REDUCE YOUR COFFEE CONSUMPTION I SUGGEST THAT YOU DRINK IT BLACK WITHOUT ANY SUGAR. DRUGS IN LIQUID FORM AS OFTEN USED FOR CHILDREN USUALLY HAVE SUGAR ADDED, AS IT CONCEALS THE BITTER TASTE OF POISONS.
WHEN PHARMACISTS FIRST STARTED SELLING DRUGS MANY WERE LABELLED POISON, PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE LIABLE FOR ANY SIDE-EFFECTS. I BELIEVE THAT A SKULL AND CROSS BONES WITH THE WARNING POISON ON THE LABEL OF MEDICINES SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR ALL PHARMACEUTICALS AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
ALCOHOL CAN BE USED TO PICKLE TISSUES - PRESERVE THEM - "ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL) HAS BEEN USED AS A PRESERVATIVE FOR SPECIMENS IN FLUID FOR CENTURIES...SLOWS THE RATE OF DECAY OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BY KILLING BACTERIA." (nps.gov)
SO IT SHOULDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE TO DISCOVER THAT IT CAUSES DEMENTIA WITH REPEATED INGESTION. THERE IS A SCAN ON THE INTERNET WHICH SHOWS THE EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN OF A 15 YEAR OLD. I BELIEVE THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS SHOULD HAVE WARNINGS ON THEM JUST AS CIGARETTE PACKS HAVE WHICH HAS HELPED TO DISCOURAGE SMOKERS. VAPING HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO DAMAGE THE LUNGS AS MOST CHEMICALS PROBABLY ARE. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST OF ASTHMAGENS IN THE HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVES "ASTHMAGENS" BOOKLET.
A 2 LITRE BOTTLE OF WHOLE MILK AT £1.45-1.75 IS GROSSLY UNDERPRICED AND COSTS ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF A REAL COFFEE AND CONTAINS PROTEIN AND MANY NUTRIENTS.