There are many dangers to caffeine. The list below has been taken from "Vitamin Bible" by Earl Mindell.
- The release of stored sugar places heavy stress on the endocrine system.
- Heavy coffee drinkers often develop nervousness or become jittery.
- Coffee-drinking housewives demonstrated symptoms typical of drug withdrawal when switched to a decaffeinated beverage.
- Dr. John Minton, professor of surgery at Ohio State University and specialist in cancer oncology, has found that excessive intake of methylxanthines (active chemicals in caffeine) can cause benign breast disease and prostate problems.
- Many doctors consider caffeine a culprit in hypertensive heart disease.
- Dr. Phillip Cole, in the British medical journal "Lancet", reported a strong relationship between coffee consumption and cancer of the bladder and the lower urinary tract.
- People who drink five cups of coffee daily have a 50 percent greater chance of having heart attacks than noncoffee drinkers, according to the British medical journal.
- "The Journal of the American Medical Association" reports a disease called caffeinism, with symptoms of appetite loss, weight loss, irritability, insomnia, feelings of flushing, chills, and sometimes a low fever.
- Scientists at John Hopkins University have shown that caffeine can interfere with DNA replication.
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest advises pregnant women to stay away from caffeine, since studies have shown that the amount contained in about four cups of coffee per day causes birth defects in test animals.
- High doses of caffeine will cause laboratory animals to go into convulsions and then die.
The lethal dose of caffeine is around 10g. Below is a table showing the amounts of caffeine in milligrams.
BEVERAGE 12-Ounce Can or Bottle Coca Cola 64.7mg Dr Pepper 60.9mg Mountain Drew 54.7mg Diet Dr Pepper 54.2mg Tab 49.4mg Pepsi-Cola 43.1mg RC Cola 33.7mg Diet RC 33.0mg Diet-Rite 31.7mg
COFFEE Per Serving Instant 66.0mg Percolated 110.0mg Dripolated 146.0mg
TEA BAGS Black 5 minute brew 46.0mg Black 1 minute brew 28.0mg
LOOSE TEA Black 5 minute brew 40.0mg Green 5 minute brew 35.0mg
COCOA 13.0mg
The best alternative to caffeine is Ginseng. This mineral will give you a better and healthier lift, and your body will thank you later.
GINSENG
Ginseng is known for its ability to stimulate mental and physical energy. It is also a mild laxative and helps the body pass toxins faster. It can cure impotence, high and low blood pressure, anemia, arthritis, indigestion, insomnia, fatigue, hypoglycemia, and poor circulation.
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