Comments on: Coffee: Now promoting a non-disposable culture and — safer sex? http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:20:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/#comment-132318 Siel Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:58:59 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/#comment-132318 Sheila -- Organic coffee's made without pesticides, so your argument's a good one as to why people should opt for organic. The case against coffee in general, however, <a href="http://men.webmd.com/features/coffee-new-health-food" rel="nofollow">is far from conclusive</a>. In fact, I mostly see articles about the health benefits of coffee, and I drink without fear. But if quitting coffee really did help you get rid of "all this fear," then congrats -- Sheila — Organic coffee’s made without pesticides, so your argument’s a good one as to why people should opt for organic. The case against coffee in general, however, is far from conclusive. In fact, I mostly see articles about the health benefits of coffee, and I drink without fear. But if quitting coffee really did help you get rid of “all this fear,” then congrats –

]]> By: Cajeta http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/#comment-132185 Cajeta Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:21:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/#comment-132185 i like the bag -- id like to make one myself! Don't try to get me to give up espresso! it can't be done i like the bag — id like to make one myself!
Don’t try to get me to give up espresso!
it can’t be done

]]> By: Sheila http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/#comment-131400 Sheila Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:49:36 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/09/29/coffee-now-promoting-a-non-disposable-culture-and-safer-sex/#comment-131400 Coffee puts the system under the strain of metabolizing a deadly acid-forming drug, depositing its insoluble cellulose, which cements the wall of the liver, causing this vital organ to swell to twice its proper size. In addition, coffee is heavily sprayed. (Ninety-two pesticides are applied to its leaves.) Diuretic properties of caffeine cause potassium and other minerals to be flushed from the body. All this fear went away when I quit, and it was a book that inspired me to do it called The Truth About Caffeine by Marina Kushner. There are five things I liked about this book: 1) It details--thoroughly--the ways in which caffeine may damage your health. 2) It reveals the damage that coffee does to the environment. Specifically, coffee was once grown in the shade, so that trees were left in place. Then sun coffee was introduced, allowing greater yields but contributing to the destruction of rain forests. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else. 3) It explains how best to go off coffee. This is important. If you try cold turkey, as most people probably do, the withdrawal symptoms will likely drive you right back to coffee. 4) Helped me find a great resource for the latest studies at CaffeineAwareness.org 5) Also, if you drink decaf you won’t want to miss this special free report on the dangers of decaf available at www.soyfee.com Coffee puts the system under the strain of metabolizing a deadly acid-forming drug, depositing its insoluble cellulose, which cements the wall of the liver, causing this vital organ to swell to twice its proper size. In addition, coffee is heavily sprayed. (Ninety-two pesticides are applied to its leaves.) Diuretic properties of caffeine cause potassium and other minerals to be flushed from the body.

All this fear went away when I quit, and it was a book that inspired me to do it called The Truth About Caffeine by Marina Kushner. There are five things I liked about this book:

1) It details–thoroughly–the ways in which caffeine may damage your health.

2) It reveals the damage that coffee does to the environment. Specifically, coffee was once grown in the shade, so that trees were left in place. Then sun coffee was introduced, allowing greater yields but contributing to the destruction of rain forests. I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere else.

3) It explains how best to go off coffee. This is important. If you try cold turkey, as most people probably do, the withdrawal symptoms will likely drive you right back to coffee.

4) Helped me find a great resource for the latest studies at CaffeineAwareness.org

5) Also, if you drink decaf you won’t want to miss this special free report on the dangers of decaf available at http://www.soyfee.com

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