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| Comments on Sunday 20 January 2002: |
| Does coffee have some active ingredient other than caffiene? In the last few days I've been drinking a Mountain-Dew-like drink which does contain caffiene, in an attempt to draw writing focus from it, with no success. Today I drank a couple of cups of coffee, and acquired the focus I had been seeking. What differs between the active ingredients of coffee and those of caffienated soda? Further incidental observation about the effects of coffee: it enhances my focus for creativity, but destroys my multitasking facility - several times I was spoken to, and could only respond with "Uh?" or "What was that?" because my attention was elsewhere. Also, I became distracted in the middle of several minor activities and resumed writing instead. This is good from the point of view of my far behind the target novel-word-count, and somewhat entertaining from my own point of view, but also rather unnerving that I can so completely forget what I'm doing. Mmm, coffee.
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| Rialian |
| There are a number of chemicals in coffee...not off the top of the head do I know, but there are quite a few if my memory is correct. Caffein is only the most prominent. |
| tre |
| it's the taste. seriously. |
| nox |
| Hari Java Java Hari Krishna Java Java Java |
| PAIN |
| N-butanol; hydrogen sulphides; tetrahydrothiophen; 3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione and other chemcials make up the bean compound [I don't believe I got them all though!] and yes there is a big difference between the Soft Drinks and The Bean....a cup of roasted can contain nearly 150 mg of trimethylxanthine; instant can contain up to 80 mg, while most soft drinks contain only 15 - 30 mg! I think Dew Products contain the highest at 30 - 40! |
| dvljonny |
| i withdraw my focus for/on anything with my favorable substance; tetrahydracannibiol! ...Hear that? THC for all you idiots. ..mm-mm-good its time 420! for a phat bowl of some weedies! ....i don't know why i posted this... maybe its the negative power of my pathetic life taking over me!??? |
| dvljonny |
| dvljonny@yahoo.com, Aol IM: iarespoon |
| Rachel |
| I too have noticed a difference in reaction to coffee and other caffeine-containing beverages, and have also wondered if there might be some other active ingredient in coffee which (dis)agrees with me--depending on one's viewpoint. <g> I really hyperreact to any but the smallest quantities of coffee--an almost speed-like reaction. You know it's bad when my normally overly polite grandmother *strongly* suggests that I not have a second cup of horrible weak restaurant coffee. Huge amounts of tea (more than half a gallon per day iced, besides a decent quantity hot) don't bother me a bit. Nor do caffeinated soft drinks. Years ago I resorted to caffeine tablets, and they made me pretty speedy, but there's a good difference between the feel of their effect on me and coffee's. |
| vaalrus |
| Recent new reports in Canada have suggested that cosuming caffiene and sugar at the same time induces temporary insulin resistance, driving blood sugars way high... dunno if the 'Black takes his coffee that way, or what your habits in caffinated beverages are that this potential difference alone may be of significance. |