Those who have quit caffeine, or are caffeine free
How/why?
I told my wife, that for my birthday, I wanted to try to stop my caffeine usage. I'm getting older, and just want to take necessary steps to be around my kids as long as possible. They didn't hit the genetics lottery (both my parents died when I was in my 20s, my wife's parents died when she was in her 20s/30s), and while I can't change that, I can try to change lifestyle choices I make.
Caffeine isn't inherently bad, and my intake was around the normal/slightly elevated range, but still wanted to give it a shot. The fact that my wife championed it so much (she is an NP), I felt it was the right thing to do.
I'm in hell.
It's difficult, because everything I can find online about the negative aspects of caffeine, don't really apply to me. My BP is already low, my caffeine isn't laced w/ sugar or other empty calories, etc. It's hard to bring this up to my wife, because she is just coming back w/ "you're just looking for alternatives to start again", and quite frankly, maybe she is right
How/why?
I told my wife, that for my birthday, I wanted to try to stop my caffeine usage. I'm getting older, and just want to take necessary steps to be around my kids as long as possible. They didn't hit the genetics lottery (both my parents died when I was in my 20s, my wife's parents died when she was in her 20s/30s), and while I can't change that, I can try to change lifestyle choices I make.
Caffeine isn't inherently bad, and my intake was around the normal/slightly elevated range, but still wanted to give it a shot. The fact that my wife championed it so much (she is an NP), I felt it was the right thing to do.
I'm in hell.
It's difficult, because everything I can find online about the negative aspects of caffeine, don't really apply to me. My BP is already low, my caffeine isn't laced w/ sugar or other empty calories, etc. It's hard to bring this up to my wife, because she is just coming back w/ "you're just looking for alternatives to start again", and quite frankly, maybe she is right