Day 10: World of Caffeine III
Sunday, May 5, 2013
7:00 am
Book Report: Caffeine is a natural pesticide. How it works: Caffeine disrupts a natural neurotransmitter Adenosine from performing its function!
Video Summary:
Still drinking Koolaid to stop cravings.
No withdrawal symptoms or headaches. Caffeine cut 33% so far with no physical problems.
Why is the program 30 Days?
Since most energy shots are approximately 60 ml in volume, wanted a number that could be divided evenly into 60.
Lunar cycle, 30 bottles can fit in my fridge, but no science behind it. Could also do it over 60, 30, 20, 15, 12, 10, 6, 5, 4, or 3 days.
*** see description below for how to measure drinks if not using 30 days **
I’m finding 30 days is working well, with an imperceptible drop in the strength of the drinks every day. Also, I’m in no real rush to get off the caffeine. It’s pretty effortless to mix up the drinks, so might as well make the withdrawal as gradual and easy as possible.
“World of Caffeine” report: The Natural History of Caffeine. Caffeine in Laboratory: Caffeine water soluble and quickly gets into every cell in body. Caffeine infiltrates central nervous system by crossing the blood-brain barrier.
Caffeine disrupts Adenosine from entering receptors, which would normally relax you.
Caffeine mimics Adenosine and gets into receptors, blocking the Adenosine from performing its function. This sets off a chain reaction:
Dopamine and adrenaline is released.
Caffeine is a pesticide normally in the plant world. Plants use it to kill insects that would otherwise attack the plant.
Picture of spider webs under a variety of drugs. Drugged spider spins the most erratic web under the influence of caffeine.
*** How to measure drinks using a variety of bottles/days ***
If using 60 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 1 ml
if using 30 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 2 ml
if using 20 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 3 ml
if using 15 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 4 ml
if using 12 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 5 ml
if using 10 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 6 ml
if using 6 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 10 ml
if using 5 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 12 ml
if using 4 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 15 ml
if using 3 bottles, measure drinks in increments of 20 ml