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Caffeine Blues: Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's #1 Drug | 
| Author: Stephen Cherniske
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0446673919
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.84
EAN: 9780446673914
ASIN: 0446673919
Publication Date: December 1, 1998
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Get ready to give up that morning latte and kiss cola goodbye. Here comes Caffeine Blues, by Stephen Cherniske, M.S., the first book to expose the dark side of America's No. 1 drug: caffeine. If you are one of the nearly 80 percent of Americans hooked on caffeine--a natural component of coffee, tea, and chocolate and a common ingredient in drugs, soda, candy, and other products--this book will be a wake-up call. In Caffeine Blues, Cherniske, a nutritional biochemist with more than 25 years of academic research and clinical experience and author of the bestseller The DHEA Breakthrough, reveals the truth about caffeine and explains how to kick the habit forever. Cherniske discusses how caffeine affects the body and brain and why it can increase your risk of dozens of health disorders ranging from osteoporosis, diabetes, and PMS to hypertension and heartburn. After spending 300 pages documenting all of caffeine's evils, Cherniske finally offers a decaffeinated life line: "Off the Bean and on to Vitality," a step-by-step, clinically proven program to help readers kick the habit and boost energy levels naturally. --Ellen Albertson
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Get ready to give up that morning latte and kiss cola goodbye. Here comes Caffeine Blues, by Stephen Cherniske, M.S., the first book to expose the dark side of America's No. 1 drug: caffeine. If you are one of the nearly 80 percent of Americans hooked on caffeine--a natural component of coffee, tea, and chocolate and a common ingredient in drugs, soda, candy, and other products--this book will be a wake-up call.In Caffeine Blues, Cherniske, a nutritional biochemist with more than 25 years of academic research and clinical experience and author of the bestsellerThe DHEA Breakthrough, reveals the truth about caffeine and explains how to kick the habit forever. Cherniske discusses how caffeine affects the body and brain and why it can increase your risk of dozens of health disorders ranging from osteoporosis, diabetes, and PMS to hypertension and heartburn. After spending 300 pages documenting all of caffeine's evils, Cherniske finally offers a decaffeinated life line: "Off the Bean and on to Vitality," a step-by-step, clinically proven program to help readers kick the habit and boost energy levels naturally. --Ellen Albertson
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 The Real Truth About Caffeine in One Book December 21, 2008
Stephanie K. Rohde (Ocala, FL USA)
Here are just a few tidbits I learned from reading this book:
* Page 17--"Caffeine is a biological poison used by plants as a pesticide. The caffeine gives seeds and leaves a bitter taste, which discourages their consumption by insects and animals."
* Page 46--"No one would think of measuring blood caffeine levels after an accident."
* Page 85--"More than 2,000 OTC (over the counter) and prescription medications contain caffeine."
* Page 136--"There are societies on earth where CVD (cardiovascular disease) is rather rare, so we know it's not an inevitable consequence of aging."
* Page 138--"Plenty of people have high cholesterol and never have heart attacks, and every day people with low cholesterol are rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest."
* Page 142--"Most people assume that caffeine raises blood pressure because it makes your heart beat faster or harder. If this were the case you would expect your blood pressure to return to normal fairly soon after a cup of coffee--and that doesn't happen."
* Page 173--"...people don't get heartburn due to an antacid deficiency."
* Page 181--"For eons the only beverage humans consumed was water."
* Page 191--"Water is not only the environment within which nutrient delivery, detoxification, and repair take place, it is an active and critically important participant in every chemical reaction that takes place in the body."
* Page 191--"One of the primary markers of aging, of course is dehydration."
* Page 196--"...it is the vapors of brewing coffee that contain antioxidant elements, not the beverage itself." [I knew there had to be a reason I liked that aroma.]
* Page 202--"Countries with the lowest coffee consumption have the lowest incidences of diabetes mellitus, and countries with the highest coffee consumption have the highest incidence of the disease."
Buy a copy for you and everyone you know who ingests caffeine!
Caffeie Blues November 28, 2008
Mr. Per Voldner
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THis book has many good arguments( based on some good scientific logic )
for reducing our caffeine intake. Book is easy to read
Anxiety and Panic attacks have gone away October 6, 2008
Andrew Graybill (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In December of 2007 I was in Barnes and Noble enjoying my coffee looking for books on nutritional supplements when I stumbled upon this book, "Caffeine Blues." Due to a constant depression and anxiety I was feeling and inability to cope with running a business from 2005 to 2007, I was prescribed antidepressants. At that time, small problems would send me into a panic and I would literally have to leave the office. I started taking natural supplements in October 2007 (same, tyrosine, gaba, l-glutamine, flax seed oil and multi vitamins) to combat my depression and anxiety. These supplements definitely helped. My business suffered substantially from 2005 to the middle of 2008 due to my inability to handle stress. My typical day consisted of a large coffee from Starbucks in the morning, a large coke or Dr. Pepper for lunch and a medium coffee in the late afternoon. I tried to get off of caffeine unsuccessfully a couple of times for about a month when I had an upcoming audition. (I am a professional musician as well as a busniness owner).
After I read this book over the holiday break in 2007, my view of caffeine changed completely. I now view putting large amounts of caffeine in my body as pure poison. The caffeine depletes much of the minerals and vitamins I was taking. The nutritional supplements that I take without caffeine screwing up the bodies ability to absorb them has made a big difference in adjusting to life without caffeine. I am taking several of the supplements that are recommended in this book and other books: check out "Depression Free for Life" by Gabriel Cousens. I have been caffeine free for 10 months now and these are the changes that have occured:
-My depression is gone.
-My stress levels are back to normal (My business is doing much better)
-I wake up early and want to sleep at a decent hour.
-I'm not craving sugary foods near as much during the day and late at night.
-I am much more clear minded.
-My digestive system is clearing up (no constant diahrrea and 30 minute bathroom stops throughout the day).
-I have consistent energy levels throughout the day. (Supplements and Vitamins are crucial in getting off caffeine and having focus and energy).
-I have lost 25 lbs.
-I don't feel any need for coffee in the mornings.
Cherniske's challenge is this: try his program for 60 days and see what happens. You can always start drinking large amounts of coffee and soda again. I need to reread this book about twice a year to remind myself of this "Poison" I was putting in my body on a constant basis.
Caffeine may be the Culprit September 13, 2008
Rebecca Johnson (Washington State)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Caffeine is a Trojan horse. It looks like a gift but instead delivers adrenal stress, low blood sugar, mood and energy swings, fatigue, depression, malnutrition and disturbed sleep." ~ pg. 94
If you have ever had a caffeine withdrawal headache then you are probably already aware of the addictive qualities of coffee or your favorite soda. Stephen Cherniske calls caffeine a psychoactive drug. In this intricately researched book he describes the effects of caffeine and explains why it might be the culprit. This drug can cause everything from insomnia to chronic pain. Stephen Cherniske also answers the following questions:
Is coffee really responsible for Monday morning heart attacks?
Can drinking coffee really cause accelerated aging?
Why is drinking coffee after a meal the worst thing you can do?
Is tea a better alternative?
Why do artificial sweeteners cause weight gain?
Can caffeine really damage your nervous system?
Until I read this book I thought of coffee as comforting. I don't drink it that often but now I think I'll try to avoid it altogether. Since I'm only drinking one to two cups of tea a day I think I'm on the safe side. When I do drink coffee I normally experience insomnia. The facts are that 100-300 milligrams of caffeine can cause a "disruption of sleep patterns."
I like the way Stephen Cherniske searches out the truth and then applies it to daily life. This book is filled with interesting case studies and even has a program to help you ease your way out of caffeine addiction without the headaches. After reading this book you may also find yourself thinking differently about guarana and yerba mate.
Pregnant women should definitely read this book. I had never considered that women could have "caffeine addicted babies." I'd also recommend this book to doctors, massage therapists and anyone in the health care industry. The information in this book could literally save your life or the life of someone you love. This book will be especially useful to anyone suffering from Heart Disease, Heartburn, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcers, Headaches, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Asthma, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Anemia.
If you are also interested in the topic of "anti-aging" then you may also want to read another essential book by Stephen Cherniske:The Metabolic Plan: Stay Younger Longer.
~The Rebecca Review
Buy this book! July 27, 2008
A. Corrales
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although the medical explanations regarding the many negative effects of caffeine are lengthy, they leave you with no doubt about the validity of the author's argument. (And you might even learn something about the way your body works!) I now recommend this book to everyone I know that drinks coffee, and have myself stopped ingesting caffeine as a result of reading this book. If you are at all interested in learning more about the effects of caffeine, you will not regret buying this book!
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