Michael Pollen Reveals The Negative Effects Of Caffeine

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📖Michael Pollan is an author who between his five bestsellers has sold millions of books. Through exploring our connection to the natural world, he reveals sides of ourselves that we never knew we had.

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[LoveinDC]

“there is a great value in giving things up temporarily just to understand your relationship to them, understand your dependence on them”

[wolflarsen]

ALL my heart palpitations, weird chest pains, high pulse rate, strong feeling of heart beating completely disappeared when i quit coffee. Anxiety reduced massively too, I rarely feel anxious now.

[dreamsaresharedhere_]

I gave up caffeine about a week ago. I love the innocent and natural feeling of being sober of caffeine. You are just you again. You’re not “needing something” like a fiend or drug addict, and life is normal again, like it was as a kid. Its not the end all be all but being sober minded is a game changer.

[Honda_Africa_Twin]

I stopped alcohol 12 years ago (2012). I quit smoking 4 months ago(Sept.2023). Quit coffee as a New Year resolution 2024.
I pray everyone gets their wake up call like i did.

[DanRichter]

I was hooked on many things. I've been systematically cutting them all out over the last 8 months, with total success. This is the last chemical on the list, and I'm on day 1. Wish me luck lol, this headache is killing me.

[kannon_bach]

my experience was the exact opposite. when i quit coffee, i realized that caffeine was the cause of the majority of my bad habits which i had accumulated over the years. as soon as i stopped drinking it, switching to rooibos tea or honeybush, i gained control of my impulsive behavioral patterns.

[AndyGinny]

I’ve quit now for 10 days. First few days was headaches, body aches and misery. Now 10 days in I’ve got so much more focus, feeling I’m losing weight, more energy. And the best of all is that I’m getting flashes of pure joy and happiness randomly that i haven’t felt since I was younger. Just my experience. I won’t be drinking caffeine any time soon.

[eplugplay]

I quit caffeine specifically coffee 6 years ago and it’s the best decision I’ve made. No more ups and downs, wasting time and money buying it, no teeth staining, no acid reflux, and most importantly best sleep. Also feel steady everyday, no more feeling so tired and dehydrated drinking so much coffee and feels far less anxiety as well.

[Zen]

Giving up caffeine is one of the best things I 've done. I rarely if ever get anxious now. I sleep MUCH better as well

[calebmiles]

I stopped taking any stimulants 10 years ago essentially caffein and alcohol. I was drinking 8/9 coffees during the working day then having 2/3 alcoholic drinks in the evening to relax and destress. This cycle of abuse continued for around 10 years but combined with a highly stressful city career resulted in chronic exhaustion, panic attacks, occasional atrial fibrillation and anxiety. I am now much more relaxed, less susceptible to high stress situations and able to deal with life's challenges in a more controlled manner. I don't miss caffein or alcohol and find social situation far more enjoyable especially as those around me get more and more drunk and I get to remember all the events and wake up full of energy in the mornings. I took about 9 weeks to fully ween myself away from stimulants which was a challenge admittedly but I am more than grateful that I did it.

[RandomPerson-ckdm]

I gave up caffeine for the first half of this year and it was interesting. The first two or three days I had these pin point size headaches around my eyes. After the first week, I noticed it feeling like something was missing from the back of my head. Took a while to figure out what it was. I realized all the tension in the back of my head and neck relaxed. It felt weird but great! Felt more calm and had consistent energy throughout the day.

Like he said, as soon as I would go to bed, I would fall asleep almost instantly.

A few months back, I started back drinking coffee in the morning again and can tell a difference. More easily anxious and tense. I stay up much later. The trade off is, the cup of coffee is a pleasant way start to the day, but comes with a price.

Great interview!

[erikkpritchard]

Two days of headaches; uncomfortable. Haven't had it for about a year. I agree with Mr. Pollan when he says it's good to quit something in order to see your relationship with it.

[Armani_Prince]

I wanna share my story so this may help others. I was a huge coffee fan, always used it to wake up and for workouts. I would normally drink 1-2 cups with two tabble spoons of sugar and some creamer. I would drink 1-2 cups everyday and I started feeling sick to my stomach, headaches, couldn't sleep, also my nervous system was shot. One day I had me a tall glass of mountain dew a few hours after I had coffee and started getting sharp pains in my chest, palpitations, jitters all that. I stopped drinking sodas and stopped eating chocolate while I have coffee because all that has caffeine. Now just after drinking coffee by itself nothing else through out the day, I came to noticed that even the two table spoon of sugar in my coffee also made me have a sick feeling. I GAVE UP DRINKING NOW I DRINK CARBONATED WATER AND APPLE JUICE. I EVEN CUT BACK ON MILK. I GAVE UP EATING CHOCOLATE, SUGAR, SODAS, TEAS, COFFEE, WHEAT, ALL DAIRY . I EAT MORE RAW VEGGIES, FRUITS, SOME RED MEATS, HEALTHY FATS, FISH, CHICKEN ALL BAKED. I STARTED DRINKING BEAT JUICE AND PINNAPLE JUICE MIXED AND IT GIVES ME NATUAL ENERGY AND IT OPENS MY BLOOD VESSLES UNLIKE COFFEE WHICH CLOSES OFF BLOOD FLOW. ALSO COFFEE TAKES 12 HOURS TO COMPETELY GET OUT OF YOUR BLOOD, YOU SEE ITS NOT ABOUT WHAT IN YOUR BODY, RATHER WHATS IN YOUR BLOOD BECAUSE PEOPLE DONT RELIZE HOW STUFF YOU EAT AND DRINK CAN BE STORED IN YOUR BLOOD, OVERALL, IM NOT TELLING ANYONE WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO DO IT, DO AS YOU PLEASE IM JUST SHARRING MY STORY IN HOPES IT HELPS THOSE WHO ALSO SHARED SIMLAR PROBLEMS I DID. AGAIN, I HOPE AND PRAY THIS INFO HELPS.

[mithatkorler]

Caffeine gives me extreme anxiety and panic attacks. My pulse goes up to 150s. It also triggers my acid reflux and my chest burns all day. All of these symptoms that I feel is exactly same with a heart attack. Caffeine is a big trouble for me. I havent consumed caffeinated products, even decaf coffee which has low rates of caffeine in it for five years.

[salvatorerinaldo]

I highly recommend Dr Cherniske's book "Caffeine Blues" as well as his online interviews. Real eye opener.

[vprez]

I live in Canada. In the summer time, i rarely finish my cup. In the winter time, sometimes, have 2 cups per day. I noticed when i began taking Vitamin D daily reduced my craving for caffeine during winter months.

[miasmic]

I loved the guest's language, he used just the right words, made the message much more effective, I'm quitting caffeine

[GembaDocs]

Gave it up about 2 months ago. Brutal headaches after dinner for a week. Sleeping much better and even more relaxed / calm than I was before. The headaches are because of 25% more blood flow to the brain? IMO that simple fact should be enough to make one go The system wants us fat, sick, stressed and stupid and coffee is an integral part of that system. Never going back.

[dh]

I quit caffeine for 12 months and it’s without doubt the best I ever felt. I slept better and was more alert in general. My work life was less stressful too. I absolutely plan to quit again, I only started up again because someone bought me an espresso machine and I got back in to it.

[JaydenLawson]

I started drinking coffee in the last few years, and I swear it makes me feel *more* tired overall. I'm trying to get off it completely