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Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the po
by tmeasday 15y ago
Sure, you could use coffee strategically. But what do you have to give up to do it? [Decaf isn't really an option, whatever the author says at the end of the post].
I think there'd have to be a serious health negative to maintaining my coffee addiction before I feel it'd be worth skipping my morning latte.
Oh, and a sugar hit can have a very similar effect in my opinion.
- rdtsc 15y ago> I think there'd have to be a serious health negative Not a health negative but you build a tolerance to it. So then when you actually "need" a caffeine boost you'll need more of it. So...you'll have to buy a bigger mug and deal with more sever headaches if you somehow go without it. I am actually doing what the article suggests. I normally don't drink coffee (I drink tea) except when I need a boost, then wean myself off of it. Then I do get the headaches and I manage them buy drinking more tea than usual and taking aspirin.
- tmeasday 15y agoI guess I am saying the downside of not having regular coffee (just that) outweighs the upside, which is the occasional use for an energy boost. You switch out the first benefit for tea, I switch out the second for usually either sugar or exercise.
- zheng 15y agoReally? See, I drink mostly decaf espresso, and I'm pretty picky about my coffee, grind my own beans, etc. I can't tell a difference. If it's good coffee, it's good. If not, it's not, no matter decaf or regular. Am I the only one?
- tmeasday 15y agoReally, that's interesting. Maybe I need to give it another try.
- zheng 15y agoI mean, I have no doubt in your statement, I don't know many people who can't tell the difference, I just never have been able to.
- euroclydon 15y agoGood quality decaf is a nice beverage, similar in aroma and flavor to regular coffee, but there's definitely something missing in the flavor. The decaffination process is pretty harsh on the beans, as I understand it.
- tripzilch 15y agoThis has been my experience with decaf as well. Really surprised me when I found out, too. (when someone told me I'd been drinking decaf for the past few days)