Description

Pulls together all the latest research & details the full scope of caffeine’s detrimental effect on our physical, mental & emotional well being.DON’T LET YOUR MORNING PICK-ME-UP TEAR YOU DOWN•  Caffeine can’t provide energy, only chemical stimulation, an induced emergency state that can lead to irritability, mood swings, and panic attacks.•  Caffeine’s ultimate mood effect can be letdown, which can lead to depression and chronic fatigue.•  Caffeine gives the illusion of heightened alertness by dilating pupils, quickening heart rate, and raising blood pressure. In fact, caffeine does not increase overall mental activity.Amazon.com ReviewGet 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 AlbertsonPrint Length: 451 pagesPublisher: Grand Central Publishing (November 15, 2008)Sold by: Hachette Book GroupLanguage: English