<font face=verdana>I'll add my two cents to the caffeine discussion.... One of the problems with caffeine is that it binds up calcium so that your body can't use it. It is the lack of calcium in your muscles that makes you twitch. I'm going on memory here, so forgive me if I don't know all the facts, but I have found over the years that if I have had too much caffeine, that popping some calcium pills helps with the effects. Your body can only absorb 500mg at a time, so in the evening, you can take a pill or two, spaced out to allow time to absorb. It's the calcium in the milk that is helpful. I love hot drinks all day and regular black tea is my choice after my cup or two of coffee in the morning. I have decaf tea which helps, but on the days I have overdone it, I take some calcium and that helps me to get a better sleep.</font> -- Spirit World

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Date Posted: 10:20:57 11/05/03 Wed
Author: Lissa
Subject: I'll add my two cents to the caffeine discussion.... One of the problems with caffeine is that it binds up calcium so that your body can't use it. It is the lack of calcium in your muscles that makes you twitch. I'm going on memory here, so forgive me if I don't know all the facts, but I have found over the years that if I have had too much caffeine, that popping some calcium pills helps with the effects. Your body can only absorb 500mg at a time, so in the evening, you can take a pill or two, spaced out to allow time to absorb. It's the calcium in the milk that is helpful. I love hot drinks all day and regular black tea is my choice after my cup or two of coffee in the morning. I have decaf tea which helps, but on the days I have overdone it, I take some calcium and that helps me to get a better sleep.
In reply to: Ron 's message, "Hi, Martina! I'll contribute some meaningless chatter. I told my doctor yesterday that I was waking up in the middle of the night, so she asked me how much coffee, how much tea I drank in a day. Then came the clincher. Do you ever eat chocolate? Yes to all the above, and too much caffeine is waking me up. I have been using decaf coffee for three years, but even a little caffeine can do the evil job. So, I have decided to cut the caffeine intake in half. What is a hot drink a person can take that has no caffeine? I tried chicken soup yesterday, but once a day is enough!" on 09:56:49 11/04/03 Tue

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