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Originally Posted by aklim
Take it or leave it. Not hooked.
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I quit smoking years ago. Since then I've gotten rid of 99% of my other unhealthy habits and also get regular aerobic exercise. Most recently I cut my daily coffee consumption of between 6 to 8 cups down to 2. It really made for an improvement. I reduced by 2 cups per day, had a head ache the 3rd day and was past it. Now I sleep better and am not feeling irritable later in the day.
The combination of sugar or sugars and caffeine is pretty good fix. The heart responds to sugar seconds after ingestion, and fades almost as quickly while caffeine hits the system a little slower but lingers. If you get a heart rate monitor, strap it on just after you get outtta bed and monitor your pulse while you’re drinking coke, or even a non caffeinated but sugar rich drink you can observe the quick increase of your heart rate shortly after a drink. Smoking a cig is even more dramatic. Tools which provide feedback about what’s happening can go a long way to help eliminate an over use of something.