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jsyolo | 3 years ago

It also increases anxiety/stress which makes any benefit a moot point.

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unxdfa|3 years ago

I’m not sure it does. I am almost completely stress free in my entire life. I drink a fair bit of coffee and red bull (both without sugar) and never have any sleep, stress or anxiety problems.

The important thing with stressors is to identify them, write them down and deal with them. By dealing with them you have to ask if you really give a crap about them or not and the answer is usually no. If it is something you give a crap about then it’s usually pretty easy to sort out by coming up with some ideas and trying them out.

You can indeed live a stress free caffeinated life.

I am currently watching other people getting stressed over something I don’t give a crap about whilst drinking my morning brew.

Karawebnetwork|3 years ago

While it is good that you feel safe from stress and are able to manage the stressors you encounter, it's important to remember that not everyone experiences stress in the same way. Some people face external stressors that are beyond their control, such as financial difficulties, health issues, difficult relationships or even the impact of larger systemic issues.

Stressors can also have a compounding effect, as seen in the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory scale.

The scale assigns a numerical value to different life events based on how stressful they are considered to be. The idea is that when a person experiences a series of stressful events, the effects can compound and lead to greater levels of stress and negative health outcomes.

Caffeine can have different effects on different people. While it can help you feel more alert and focused, it can also increase anxiety and insomnia in others. Heightened anxiety resulting from caffeine intake can occur regardless of whether stressors exist in one's life.

hinata08|3 years ago

> am currently watching other people getting stressed over something I don’t give a crap about whilst drinking my morning brew.

That's the spirit

mft_|3 years ago

Good for you, but probably difficult to extrapolate your n=1 anecdote to the entire population…

Barrin92|3 years ago

reduced body weight and risk of diabetes may well be worth some moderate side effects. Not to mention tolerance. I basically drink coffee and black tea like water and sleep like a baby

Karawebnetwork|3 years ago

I find that adding L-Theanine to my morning's coffee offset a lof of its negative effects. This is a popular ingredient in some "mind booster" products but you can do your own version at home easily by just buying supplement capsules.

andy_ppp|3 years ago

Red bull never gives me the jitters so I’m going to experiment with taking taurine and drinking a couple of strong cups of coffee to see if it is helpful to my usual extremely stressed out response.

StrangeATractor|3 years ago

Caffeine also takes a while to leave your system and affects your sleep, leading to long term cognitive decline.

anonzzzies|3 years ago

Caffeine knocks me out. It makes me tired, always did,

voisin|3 years ago

> leading to long term cognitive decline.

Source?

Scarbutt|3 years ago

From my surroundings, those who drink coffee normally have gray hair.

orangepurple|3 years ago

Hair graying may be caused by melanocyte stem cells (MSC) depletion by genotoxic stress in the hair bulge. Hair graying may also be sometimes caused by dysfunction of the melanocytes by oxidative stress in the hair bulb. In addition, hair graying may be attributable to MSC depletion by active hair growth. Graying is associated with age-related defects in MSC maintenance. Irreversible DNA damage caused by genotoxic stressors such as ionizing radiation interrupts MSC comeback in mice.

Hair graying is associated with various autoimmune disorders including vitiligo and several rare premature aging syndromes including the Hutchinson Gilford and Werner syndrome. Hair graying may also reflect nutritional deficiencies (especially of vitamins) and the use of drugs such as chloroquine.

We do not know exactly the cause of hair graying in humans.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029974/

unxdfa|3 years ago

We have the same thing. We’re all just old though.

ChuckNorris89|3 years ago

I doubt that's caused by coffee. Hair graying is mostly genetics. Coffee does stain your teeth though.

politelemon|3 years ago

Due to coffee or statistically?