Often when I visit someone at their home or in their office I’m offered coffee and I declined and when asked about it I say that I’ve had about 5 cups of coffee in my whole life (3 score)!

My folks were both heavy coffee drinkers but treated it like it was an adults’ beverage, so I wasn’t offered any and I did not get into the habit (caffeinated tea, neither) but in the 35 years that I’ve been involved with macrobiotics, I had a lot of kukicha, lately, mostly to yangize my portable filtered water, 1k:4w!

I find it interesting that some mb people get so psychologically addicted to things like caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine though mb can actually help free people of those attachments!

Thank you, very much.

Bruce

For the past two weeks I’ve had my boyfriend make the coffee, and he’s secretly replacing the regular stuff with more and more decaf each day until I’m completely off.

I’m almost there, and you know what? I feel like a brand new person.

I was a heavy coffee drinker and for more than two years I’ve had these aches and pains and every medical scan under the sun to see what’s causing it, with no results.

Then my mom happens to mention that caffeine makes her hurt, giving me inspiration for the replacement experiment.

My pains are gone and I haven’t had any withdrawal symptoms.

Boy am I kicking myself about the money I could have saved on doctors visits!

“Hi, my name’s Scott and I’m addicted to espresso.”

Each time I get clean I feel so much better that I swear I’ll never go back but the pull of those green letters (Starbucks) are just too strong to resist and it’s only a matter of time before I find myself sucked back in.

For the record I’ve tried decaf espresso but that actually feels internally harsher on my body than regular – but my heart does thank me for the reduced caffeine.

So this blog entry made me realize I’ve been on a bender for the last 2 weeks and (I think) has motivated me to stop (again)…now if I could just find a pair of glasses that could block Starbucks from my vision I may have a chance of the cycle not repeating.

I read your book about a year ago & made subtle gradual changes & now am ready to go full out macro (ok – maybe 95% macro & the occasional chocolate/wine/cheese) – thanks for explaining it all in such a fun way!

We’re in a blizzard, so I’m not even going to get coffee today, and the Earl Grey won’t do it…though I’ll try. But, I appreciate the idea of stopping it…I had a month off of coffee (just green and white tea)–I did feel better and my skin was better. Maybe I’m now inspired to give it another shot!

I totally agree, and you are right. Its a legal drug and totally insidious. Point of disclosure – I usually drink a cup or two of tea each day… usually green or black, but sometimes sweet iced tea.

The coffee is too strong for me, so I never developed a habit… though I will sneak a decaf mocha (which still has a ton of caffeine).

I appreciate the info above, and the honesty… alot of people are unwilling to admit any type of problem with addictive substances (alcohol, chocolate, tv, celebrity gossip, etc.).

Keep in mind that caffeine screws with the dopamine levels in the brain (like heroin!), which is always dangerous.

Thanks again!
Ron
mymacrospace.com