Why cant we have caffine?
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
I believe we can. Dr. B says don't have caffiene if it prevents you from sleeping. We need rest. So, if it keeps you up and prevents you from napping, sleeping, resting you have to go without.
I didn't have caffiene for 6 months, then I realized having a cup or two in the morning had no impact. I can still sleep like a baby.
Posted by the3030club (Member # 21898) on :
I drink 2-3 cups of STRONG coffee a day.
I have to work - i own a small business and without me there daily it would fall apart. Coffee isn't an luxury for me it's needed.
I went through an extended period where i stopped drinking it and i have noticed no real difference in symptoms.
ALSO, i've been to 2 ILADS docs during my course of treatment and both have been ok with my coffee habit.
Drink up!
Posted by erikjh1972 (Member # 20964) on :
it doesnt effect me so i drink it. everyones different when it comes to caffiene.
Posted by blinkie (Member # 14470) on :
I drink 1/2 caff to minimize any ill effects of caffiene. Besides, the real deal makes me pee 12 times per cup! LOL!
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Caffeine can be very dehydrating to our brain's "water balance" (for lack of a better term) - and stress our kidneys.
Caffeine trashes the adrenals which are already trashed with lyme. It can also affect heart rhythm which is also often thrown out of balance with lyme.
The key is if it energizes, it is likely over stimulating. If that kind of stimulation is needed, coffee can be very damaging and may prevent success over lyme, depending upon individual factors.
Consider ADRENAL SUPPORT for to help to supply "safe" energy.
GREEN TEA is much better for us and the lower amount of caffeine in that is balanced with theanine which is calming and supportive to our adrenal system. -------------
Topic: NATURAL SLEEP - Links to articles & supplements
ADRENAL SUPPORT also included here.
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Remember that lyme really messes up the HPA axis (Hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal network). The pituitary has much to do with weight/growth. Mess up any part of the endocrine system and other parts suffer, too.
. . . It seems likely that these bacterial species could serve as biological indicators of a developing overweight condition.
Of even greater interest, and the subject of future research, is the possibility that oral bacteria may participate in the pathology that leads to obesity. . . .
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ADRENAL SUPPORT can make a difference so as to minimize the cortisol damage.
Cordyceps is recommend here:
This is included in Burrascano's Guidelines, but you may want to be able to refer to it separately, too: