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Intolerant Of Caffeine
I am an over-the-road truck driver. For years I consumed up to a pot of coffee a day, if not more. Then the sleep issues started. Once I was diagnosed with sleep apnea I became hyper vigilant about anything having to do with the quality of my sleep To my surprise, I discovered I have a gross IN-tolerance to even the slightest amount of caffeine. This so astonished me considering my past track record of consumption! If I drink a single cup of coffee at 6AM, it's still in my system at 2AM the following morning and I have difficulties falling asleep. I have learned this goes for ANYTHING with caffeine in it - soda pop, chocolate, hot chocolate, even decaf coffee has just enough of a trace left in it to have me tossing and turning for hours in pursuit of sleep.
Several years ago I had a severe allergic reaction to ibuprofen. I had taken it for years with no problem and then suddenly, out of the blue, I go into anaphalactic shock complete with hives so bad it swelled my throat shut. The Doctors advised me to avoid it in the future. Duh! ( ya think?)
So here is my question, is it possible to "grow into" a caffeine intolerance? Has anybody else experienced this? Is it just an old age issue or could I becoming allergic to it?
Thank-you in advance for your input. I love this website! You have taught me a lot!
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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Mary Z -- full disclosure : i'm sitting here enjoying the heck out of my morning cup of French hazelnut dark roast. that being said, i just read something that coffee is one of the most pesticide/ carcinogen laced crops in the world. and that decaf is especially toxic for some reason -- i think more chemical processes. organic coffee might be a lesser of evils kind of approach, although i can't say i buy organic coffee myself unless i happen to do it by accident every once in awhile.
Mary Z said:Is decaf a terrible option? I know- I can't imagine not having my one cup in the morning and I don't get any energy or feeling of well being. It wears offf well before bedtime.
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Reply by Mike
that being said, i just read something that coffee is one of the most pesticide/ carcinogen laced crops in the world.
99.99% of the pesticides we eat are natural chemicals that are present in plants to ward off insects and other predators. More than half of those natural pesticides tested in high dose animal tests are rodent carcinogens. There are about 10,000 or so different natural pesticides in our diet, and they are usually present at enormously higher levels than synthetic pesticides.
The reason we can eat the tremendous variety of natural chemical rodent carcinogens in our food is that animals are extremely well defended against all chemicals by many general defense systems. These enzymes, e.g., DNA repair and glutathione transferases which defend against reactive compounds such as mutagens, are all inducible (more of them are made when they are in use). They are equally effective against natural and synthetic reactive chemicals. Thus, animals are extremely well defended against low doses of chemicals. One does not expect, nor does one find, a general difference between synthetic and natural chemicals in their carcinogenicity, and though less well studied, the same would be expected for mutagenicity, teratogenicity, and acute toxicity.
The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more expensive, decrease consumption, and thus increase cancer rates. The levels of synthetic pesticide residues are trivial in comparison to natural chemicals, and thus their potential for cancer causation is extremely low.
Relax!
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Awesome! I really want to keep enjoying my coffee habit.
Banyon said:Reply by Mike
that being said, i just read something that coffee is one of the most pesticide/ carcinogen laced crops in the world.
99.99% of the pesticides we eat are natural chemicals that are present in plants to ward off insects and other predators. More than half of those natural pesticides tested in high dose animal tests are rodent carcinogens. There are about 10,000 or so different natural pesticides in our diet, and they are usually present at enormously higher levels than synthetic pesticides.
The reason we can eat the tremendous variety of natural chemical rodent carcinogens in our food is that animals are extremely well defended against all chemicals by many general defense systems. These enzymes, e.g., DNA repair and glutathione transferases which defend against reactive compounds such as mutagens, are all inducible (more of them are made when they are in use). They are equally effective against natural and synthetic reactive chemicals. Thus, animals are extremely well defended against low doses of chemicals. One does not expect, nor does one find, a general difference between synthetic and natural chemicals in their carcinogenicity, and though less well studied, the same would be expected for mutagenicity, teratogenicity, and acute toxicity.
The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more expensive, decrease consumption, and thus increase cancer rates. The levels of synthetic pesticide residues are trivial in comparison to natural chemicals, and thus their potential for cancer causation is extremely low.
Relax!
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Permalink Reply by Janna on
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To my fellow caffeine addicts, what do you think about this new caffeine inhaler? Something about it just doesn't quite seem right to me. I might give it a try, but I would definitely miss the feeling of relaxing with a warm cup of coffee.
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Reply by Janna Mantua
what do you think about this new caffeine inhaler? I might give it a try,
Are you an idiot or a spammer or both?
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Lol, harsh. Neither. I've tried caffeine pills before, so I'm curious to see if they have the same effects. The pills make me way more jittery than a cup of coffee.
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What are you trying to accomplish with the ingestion or inhalation of caffeine?
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Permalink Reply by ZolliStar on
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This coffee drinker is sorry to report that she virtually eliminated caffeine over the past two days -- and, alas, slept better last night. She says "Alas", because she doesn't really want to give up caffeine, but may have no choice.
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Other notes re: last night:
I enjoyed a single glass of wine at about 7:30 pm; spent time on my new computer (trying to get used to it) until about 9:00 pm when I ate a light late dinner.
I wonder if I might have slept even better if I had not enjoyed my glass of wine, had eaten early, and not used my computer at all.
More testing and assessment is in my future.
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Reply by ZolliStar
I wonder if I might have slept even better if I had not had any wine at all, eaten early, and not used my computer at all.....
Wondering? No, I think you know the answer. :)
(I would not give up a small glass of wine. Just have it at least four hours before bedtime.)
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Ah, you speak to my heart, Banyon.
Banyon said:(I would not give up a small glass of wine. Just have it at least four hours before bedtime.)
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I speak with the intellect - 6-ounce glass.
The heart says to have a 20-ounce goblet.
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I spend a ridiculous amount for wine because I buy those little single-glass bottle. The wine is average and the price for it is (in fact, given the wine quality) well above average.
BUT if I buy a regular bottle of wine, especially good wine, I just know myself: one glass will seize my heart, prompting my intellect to flee, and I'll pour a second glass, which may morph into a third....
Fortunately, it's Lent. Sundays are excepted and I've given up alcohol. So my single glass last night will be it until Sunday, March 4th. (And I bet you think I'm keeping track.)
Banyon said:I speak with the intellect - 6-ounce glass.
The heart says to have a 20-ounce goblet.
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