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"The asthma drug theophylline is almost identical chemically to caffeine, and when asthmatics were given pills containing the amount of caffeine contained in two cups of coffee they 'could breathe better and their asthma improved'. However, he does caution that caffeine is not a substitute for medication, 'We don't recommend it as a treatment, but in an emergency when you don't SAMPLE MEAL PLAN SNACKS DINNER LUNCH poached or scrambled egg. Lean meat, poultry or fish, potato or brown rice, green vegetable, other vegetables, stewed or fresh fruit. Fish, cheese or egg; salad,- fresh fruit." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Brewed and instant coffees generally provide from 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine, with 125 milligrams being a reasonable average. So, if you currently start your day with a cup of coffee, you could take three cups of tea to get the came caffeine boost. Green tea contains even less caffeine, so you could probably take four cups. Green tea is also available decaffeinated if you wish to avoid caffeine's effects. Although scientific studies indicate that tea drinkers have less cancer, the research doesn't identify what's at work. It could be the tannins found in tea." - James Scala Ph.D., 20 Natural Ways to Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer : A Mind-Body Approach to Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"The asthma drug theophylline is almost identical chemically to caffeine, and when asthmatics were given pills containing the amount of caffeine contained in two cups of coffee they 'could breathe better and their asthma improved'. However, he does caution that caffeine is not a substitute for medication, 'We don't recommend it as a treatment, but in an emergency when you don't SAMPLE MEAL PLAN SNACKS DINNER LUNCH poached or scrambled egg. Lean meat, poultry or fish, potato or brown rice, green vegetable, other vegetables, stewed or fresh fruit. Fish, cheese or egg; salad,- fresh fruit." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Many people are convinced they need to perform or they will be left behind, and the enormous growth of caffeine consumption is a telling indicator. caffeine is now every generation's drug of choice, gearing them up for what needs to be done whether they want to do it or not. Energy drinks containing large doses of caffeine and herbal stimulants like ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng have overtaken bottled water as the fastest-growing sellers in the beverage business." - Ray Dodd, BeliefWorks: The Art of Living Your Dreams (Get the book.)

"Those who consumed at least 500 mg of caffeine daily, the equivalent of four or five cups of coffee, had nearly 70 percent more estrogen than women who consumed less than 100 mg of caffeine daily. This is why we recommend that you avoid caffeinated products as much as possible, including coffee, caffeinated teas, and caffeinated sodas. Alcohol. Estrogen is broken down in the liver. If your liver is diseased or overtaxed, it will be unable to efficiently and effectively break down the estrogen circulating in your body." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Originally it was simply hypothesized that the caffeine was the compound most responsible for promoting weight loss but we are now learning that green tea—as well as many black teas—has mild "thermogenic properties" beyond what can be explained by its caffeine content.6 In other words, tea can actually boost metabolism by creating heat or encourage calorie burning. In a 2001 Tufts study, people who drank five 10-ounce cups of Chinese oolong tea a day for 3 days increased their metabolism 3 percent more than folks who drank water." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"Acute ingestion of caffeine in amounts similar to those found in two to three cups of coffee (around 300 milligrams of caffeine) increases the urinary excretion of calcium, magnesium and sodium for at least three hours after consumption(43). Urinary excretion of zinc may also increase with caffeine intake(44). These increased urinary losses may potentially affect bone mass by increasing the release of minerals from bone into the bloodstream in order to maintain balance." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Many people are convinced they need to perform or they will be left behind, and the enormous growth of caffeine consumption is a telling indicator. caffeine is now every generation's drug of choice, gearing them up for what needs to be done whether they want to do it or not. Energy drinks containing large doses of caffeine and herbal stimulants like ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng have overtaken bottled water as the fastest-growing sellers in the beverage business." - Ray Dodd, BeliefWorks: The Art of Living Your Dreams (Get the book.)

"Of interest in this connection is evidence that a skin lotion spiked with caffeine or green tea extract, containing the antioxidant EGCG (epigallo-catechin-3-gallate), reduced the risk of skin cancer in hairless mice following repeated exposure to high levels of UVB radiation. (19) The protective effects of caffeine, however, were shown to be a result of its ability to induce cell suicide among sunburn-damaged cells, technically known as "apoptosis," rather than its effectiveness as a sunscreen." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Those who consumed at least 500 mg of caffeine daily, the equivalent of four or five cups of coffee, had nearly 70 percent more estrogen than women who consumed less than 100 mg of caffeine daily. This is why we recommend that you avoid caffeinated products as much as possible, including coffee, caffeinated teas, and caffeinated sodas. Alcohol. Estrogen is broken down in the liver. If your liver is diseased or overtaxed, it will be unable to efficiently and effectively break down the estrogen circulating in your body." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"If caffeine is a problem for you, limit your tea drinking to early in the day and try green tea, which is generally lower in caffeine content. There is less caffeine in tea than in an equal amount of coffee-roughly one-third less-and it seems to elicit fewer of caffeine's typical side effects. Some of the research on the benefits of tea has been contradictory. For example, some of the evidence pointing to tea's effects has only been gathered in the laboratory. Will the positive results be duplicated in humans? We'll have to wait and see." - Steven G. Pratt, M.D. and Kathy Matthews, SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.)

"But in the event that one is "intoxicated" from overabundant caffeine use and decides the best course of action is to stop ingesting products which contain caffeine, the DSM-IV also has graciously provided an explanation for the alleged mental illness "Caffeine Withdrawal." This particular mental illness is listed on page 708 of the psychiatric manual under "Criteria Sets and Axes Provided for Further Study." - Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill (Get the book.)

"So, if you currently start your day with a cup of coffee, you could take three cups of tea to get the came caffeine boost. Green tea contains even less caffeine, so you could probably take four cups. Green tea is also available decaffeinated if you wish to avoid caffeine's effects. Although scientific studies indicate that tea drinkers have less cancer, the research doesn't identify what's at work. It could be the tannins found in tea. These materials are really part of a large class of materials scientifically called lignins." - James Scala Ph.D., 20 Natural Ways to Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer : A Mind-Body Approach to Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"But for some people, the drug is so strong that they have to stay off caffeine for about 12 hours before bedtime. "The term 'nightcap' came about because so many people traditionally used alcohol to help them fall asleep. Alcohol is very effective to help yourself become more relaxed and drowsy and it often does help you to fall asleep. But as the alcohol is metabolized through your system during the night, if you had too much shortly before bedtime, it is likely to awaken you because of withdrawal symptoms. Your body is wanting more." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Tea, coffee, cola, and chocolate share the same nerve toxin (stimulant), caffeine. caffeine, which is readily released into the blood, triggers a powerful immune response that helps the body to counteract and eliminate this irritant. The toxic irritant stimulates the adrenal glands, and, to some extent, the body's many cells, to release the stress hormones adrenaline and Cortisol into the bloodstream. The resultant sudden surge in energy is commonly referred to as "the fightor-flight response." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"Studies over the past two decades have linked attention and activity disorders to deficiencies in zinc and essential fatty acids, and consumption of caffeine, artificial flavorings, and other food additives like MSG and artificial sweeteners. Nutritionist Marcia Zimmerman points out that the timing of what we eat has a powerful effect on the brain. "There was work done at MIT and Harvard that showed how carbohydrates raise serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is calming and tends to put children to sleep." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Tea, coffee, cola, and chocolate share the same nerve toxin (stimulant), caffeine. caffeine, which is readily released into the blood, triggers a powerful immune response that helps the body to counteract and eliminate this irritant. The toxic irritant stimulates the adrenal glands, and, to some extent, the body's many cells, to release the stress hormones adrenaline and Cortisol into the bloodstream. The resultant sudden surge in energy is commonly referred to as "the fightor-flight response." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"These were depressed mood, fatigue, low motivation, poor focus, poor muscle strength or feeling weak, anxiety or worry, fearfulness, PMS-related moodiness, irritability, anger, chronic pain, achy muscles, sleep problems, cravings in the afternoon or evening, eating large food portions, feeling not satisfied after eating, thinking about food often, and craving chocolate, caffeine, nicotine, starchy foods, sweets, or alcohol. Discussion of Study Results There were originally eight participants in each group of either active ingredients or the placebo lozenges." - Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD, The Feel-Good Diet (Get the book.)

"There are many causes of PVCs—stimulants like caffeine (in coffee, chocolate, and some soft drinks), low potassium states, alcohol, an aging conduction system, antiarrhythmic and street drugs, lack of oxygen (even being at high altitudes), mitral valve prolapse, and so on. The list is long. Initial interventions include eliminating the cause if possible, or normalizing electrolytes like potassium." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Do not drink coffees (lOOmg/cup caffeine), even if they are decaffeinated. Instead, consider the herbal teas and other teas made from natural plant sources. STRINGBEAN POD According to Paavo Airola in How to Get Well, stringbean pod tea is an excellent natural substitute for insulin and therefore extremely beneficial in diabetes. The skins of the pods of green beans are very rich in silica and certain hormone substances closely related to insulin. One cup of stringbean skin tea is equal to at least one unit of insulin." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Sewrw So Jung lee. FH0I. fe*>? Hwtoon. MO. PHD 2, lo**-i-?KHpahck, M03. fcffy t. O>ofco? PHD* and tobecaffeine intake, before and after three months of exercise Thank You for Not Smoking According to the CDC, 17.7 percent of U.S. adults with diabetes smoke, and the dangers are very real for diabetics." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Sleeping pills, other medications, caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco are all substances that can affect a person's sleep cycle. "Both over the counter and prescription sleeping pills can improve sleep for a short period of time, but if you take sleeping medication for too long, you can build up tolerance," Dr. Pearl explains. "If you continue to take the same amount of medication, your body doesn't respond as strongly, so you need to use more and more. If you suddenly stop taking the medication, your sleep is going to become worse than it was in the first place." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"These include pharmaceutical drugs, caffeine, and alcohol. The number of people who died in 2001 as a result of conditions brought on inadvertendy by either medical treatment or diagnostic procedures was greater than the number of those who died in that same year of either heart disease or cancer, the number one and two leading causes of death in the United States respectively. Moreover, deaths or injuries related to drug treatments more than doubled between 1998 and 2005 in this country, with painkillers and immune-system boosters accounting for most. (For more on this topic, see Appendix C." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Additionally, caffeine can increase the rate at which you lose nutrients, which can aggravate your condition by taking away your body's supply of the very nutrients it needs for proper detoxification. MYTH The government would not let us be exposed to anything harmful. 8:15 A.M. You pour yourself some cereal with milk. It's likely laced with food additives and preservatives, including an artificial sweetener linked to all kinds of health problems, from allergies to behavior problems, brain tumors, neurological diseases, and cancer." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "It strongly encourages the following: - water (not tap) - raw foods - juicing - fruits and nonstarchy vegetables - whole rather than processed foods - wild fish and game The Detox Diet discourages commercial dairy, salt, caffeine, and alcohol. CHAPTER 7 STEP FOUR: ENERGIZE YOUR BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT When you think energize, think exercise. Think movement. Think circulation. Think vitality. And think detox." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Ti Care 28566-572, 2005 Figure 4: Insulin sensitivity in lean, obese, and Type-2 diabetic groups with and without caffeine intake, before and after three months of exercise Thank You for Not Smoking According to the CDC, 17.7 percent of U.S. adults with diabetes smoke, and the dangers are very real for diabetics. Smoking affects both carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. In one study of diabetics, 114 smokers were compared to 49 nonsmokers. The smokers had a 15-20 percent higher insulin requirement and serum triglyceride concentration." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"They suggested patients avoid caffeine and drink less fluid before bed or a trip to the store. Patients who nevertheless wanted a prescription drug could choose from an array of cheap medicines that had been on the market for decades and worked in a similar way to Detrol. With such low-priced drugs and doctors hesitant to prescribe them, the market for medicines for incontinence was worth just forty million dollars a year in the United States, hardly significant to the major pharmaceutical firms looking for their next big hit." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Top-of-the-list things to avoid include trans fats (partially hydrogenated fats) and caffeine." In recent years, many schools—in acknowledgement of the epidemic numbers of overweight kids in this country—have made an effort to include more healthful foods on their menus, but all too often, those options are still the exception to the rule. Or the school's "healthy alternatives" are just plain unappetizing. When kids are introduced to certain vegetables in this setting, they can develop a lifelong aversion. "Most kids get exposed to spinach and broccoli and kale at school," Dr." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

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