Caffeine is drug?

[Spiritualist Human]

Caffeine is psychoactive material. So, that means is it a drug? It affects the nervous system to be more awake.

So, that means it is harmful for the soul and the body?

Should I avoid coffee and tea?

 

[Voice of Enki [TG]]

Caffeine is fine, no need to avoid coffee or tea, or even other things that have caffeine.

In excess, it can be harmful, the body might become reliant on it, or it might overstimulate you, but that will not happen by normal consumption.

 

[Way_Seeker666]

Caffeine is psychoactive material. So, that means is it a drug? It affects the nervous system to be more awake.

So, that means it is harmful for the soul and the body?

Should I avoid coffee and tea?

By definition, yes caffeine is a drug. But it's a very simple one and doesn't actually alter consciousness. And it's not like hard drugs which do damage every time they're used.

When we're awake, adenosine gradually builds up on receptors in the brain, and this eventually causes the feelings of tiredness.
Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors, removing those feelings.
If you're not overly sensitive to caffeine it is fine to use it in reasonable amounts.
Just watch that you don't burn through too much of your body's energy reserves because of not being able to feel tired, as this will catch up with you the next day and can lead to a cycle of overusing caffeine and wearing yourself out.

Use it moderately, eat properly, get enough calories and enough sleep, and you'll be fine. Also try not to depend solely on it for energy. A bit of physical exercise done a few times a day also boosts energy and is better for you than caffeine as it has lots of other benefits. This is well known and High Priestess Lydia recently made a post about it as well.

 

[Stormblood]

Just a note that a normal dose of caffeine is 1 or 2 espressos a day, before 2pm. Not 400 mg like Jewish doctors try to tell you. Your adrenal glands won't be happy by having to work overtime to produce cortisol and adrenaline if you drink too much.

The guidance from Jewish doctors is designed to make you buy more from café, and drink more sugary milkshakes, which is basically what "lattes" and similar are.

Why before 2pm? Because otherwise it hamfully impacts sleep quality. Sleep quality is more important for health than even your diet.

 

[Tethys333]

Biologically speaking, yes it is a drug.
But nothing happens if you drink one or two coffees a day.

 

[Stormblood]

Just a note that a normal dose of caffeine is 1 or 2 espressos a day, before 2pm. Not 400 mg like Jewish doctors try to tell you. Your adrenal glands won't be happy by having to work overtime to produce cortisol and adrenaline if you drink too much.

The guidance from Jewish doctors is designed to make you buy more from café, and drink more sugary milkshakes, which is basically what "lattes" and similar are.

Why before 2pm? Because otherwise it hamfully impacts sleep quality. Sleep quality is more important for health than even your diet.

Also, if you can't compute in the morning without caffeine, there's certainly a metabolic health issue.

Your body is supposed to naturally produce cortisol in the early morning to wake you up, and give you the stimulus to get on with your day.

Cortisol levels slowly reduce as the day goes on, and that's what someone is supposed to get sleepy around late afternoon and early evening.

If you wake up late (like past 7am) and/or don't have the energy to start the day without a coffee, there's certainly something that needs attention. It should be treated like illness, and take strides toward recovery.

Drinking moderate amounts of coffee/caffeine is for pleasure, and for certain performance enhancements. It is not for replacing natural body functions that have diminished due to illness and unhealthy, unsustainable lifestyles.

I drink caffeine myself, but I'm not going to struggle with my day if I skip a day or two, or even if I were to completely cut it from my diet, because my body doesn't have this type of metabolic issues.

 

[Rodulf]

I have to admit to being addicted to coffee. About a pot each day, in the am. I, honestly, have not noticed any adverse reactions to caffeine.

 

[Henu the Great]

I have to admit to being addicted to coffee. About a pot each day, in the am. I, honestly, have not noticed any adverse reactions to caffeine.

Likely because you have become so used to this consumption over a longer period of time. You will surely notice at least some adverse effects if you cease usage now.

 

[Stormblood]

Nobody notices adverse reactions to things that cause long-term damage until it's quite late. Most people don't have the bodily awareness nor the financial ability to periodically have a look inside their bodies.

 

[Way_Seeker666]

Also, if you can't compute in the morning without caffeine, there's certainly a metabolic health issue.

Your body is supposed to naturally produce cortisol in the early morning to wake you up, and give you the stimulus to get on with your day.

Cortisol levels slowly reduce as the day goes on, and that's what someone is supposed to get sleepy around late afternoon and early evening.

If you wake up late (like past 7am) and/or don't have the energy to start the day without a coffee, there's certainly something that needs attention. It should be treated like illness, and take strides toward recovery.

Drinking moderate amounts of coffee/caffeine is for pleasure, and for certain performance enhancements. It is not for replacing natural body functions that have diminished due to illness and unhealthy, unsustainable lifestyles.

I drink caffeine myself, but I'm not going to struggle with my day if I skip a day or two, or even if I were to completely cut it from my diet, because my body doesn't have this type of metabolic issues.

That's a good point.

This can also be because of insufficient sleep or waking up at the wrong time according to one's sleep cycle. For most people it's about every 90 minutes. In this case, schedule and habits must be changed.

It can also be one's circadian rhythm being out of whack, which can be changed. A person may seem to function fine going to sleep late and waking up late but it's unnatural. We should be in sync with nature - rising with the sun (more or less) and sleeping in the dark. Out bodies are made this way, they respond to light and darkness.

 

[Personal Growth]

NICOTINE Caffeine temporarily blocks brain signals from adenosine, a sleep chemical, which nonetheless continues to accumulate. Like a dam breaking, that pent-up adenosine eventually rushes in, causing a dramatic crash. Nicotine, another stimulant, can lead to very light sleep too, so the trick is to limit coffee to the mornings only.

It's to do with the dopamine receptors in the neurons in the brain. The caffeine fills up the space in the receptor and the adenosine cannot enter. By limiting caffeine to the mornings you give the receptor a chance to empty so the feel tired chemical can enter later on in the day.

I drink coffee as a treat not for hydration, like a piece of chocolate. That said I drink lots of tea in the morning which also has caffeine but less.

You'll be amazed that caffeine is in so many things. It's not bad but it blocks the tiredness feeling.

 

[Stormblood]

That's a good point.

This can also be because of insufficient sleep or waking up at the wrong time according to one's sleep cycle. For most people it's about every 90 minutes. In this case, schedule and habits must be changed.

It can also be one's circadian rhythm being out of whack, which can be changed. A person may seem to function fine going to sleep late and waking up late but it's unnatural. We should be in sync with nature - rising with the sun (more or less) and sleeping in the dark. Out bodies are made this way, they respond to light and darkness.

100%, which is why it's also important to let the light in, during the morning. If you live in a place without much artificial lighting outside, it may be a good idea to leave the shutters open, so sunlight can naturally flow in and signal your body to wake up. It will also help with aura and chakra cleaning, which is the first thing to do when waking up.

Watching the sun rise is also very beneficial for your body, as the light wavelengths available during dawn are not available anytime else during the day. These wavelengths stimulate certain necessary processes in the body, that otherwise wouldn't be stimulated naturally.

 

[Satan golden red ninja666]

Thank you for your posts I needed it because I myself is guilty on excessive caffeine intake but I need to change that a bit

 

[OttoHart]

HPS Maxine loved energy drinks. Caffeine is fine in moderation.

IMO, just don't have it daily, as that wastes its purpose because you end up developing a tolerance, so you're just having caffeine to be at baseline.
Cycle it. What I do is use it for 3-5 days, then double the dose for 2-3 more days, then take a one week break. This is arbitrary, though, and should be based on your own weight and your own personal experience of tolerance buildup (some people still get a buzz from caffeine weeks on end, while some people like me become essentially immune in just a few days).

 

[Way_Seeker666]

100%, which is why it's also important to let the light in, during the morning. If you live in a place without much artificial lighting outside, it may be a good idea to leave the shutters open, so sunlight can naturally flow in and signal your body to wake up. It will also help with aura and chakra cleaning, which is the first thing to do when waking up.

Watching the sun rise is also very beneficial for your body, as the light wavelengths available during dawn are not available anytime else during the day. These wavelengths stimulate certain necessary processes in the body, that otherwise wouldn't be stimulated naturally.

I'd actually forgotten until now, I used to live in a beautiful environment, out in nature and my bedroom window was positioned so the rising sun would shine through it onto my face. I woke up so easily and it just felt so right.
I can't leave my curtains open where I live now. When I can move this is something that will change. Thanks for the reminder.