Giving up Caffeine

[allotmentlady]

So does Mr Sheds
He doesn't know that he's been drinking decaff, and only decaff, for over a year now

thats norty but goood lolololol men lol

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

I've been drinking M&S decaff for over a year, cannot drink any other decaff - completely toxic Drink Lady Grey tea and herbal teas - Ginger & Lemon yum. Hope the Taylors decaff suits you - where do you buy it?

[Two_Sheds]

Hope the Taylors decaff suits you - where do you buy it?

all the major supermarkets. I get it when Asd@ reduce it to �2 a bag

[beefy]

So does Mr Sheds
He doesn't know that he's been drinking decaff, and only decaff, for over a year now

Next time he misbehaves put him back on the full strength coffee - no warning, no sleep for 2 days

[willowstar]

I gave up caffiene just over two years ago because I was very stressed and read about caffiene stimulating the production of cortisol which is a stress hormone. anyway, I cut down by mixing caffeinated with decaf for a month or so in the same pot, then just having one mixed coffee in the morning followed by decaf the rest of the day, then just stopped buying caffeinated altogether. I have only had two caffeinated drinks since, once when my grieving aunt made me some and I didn't want to make a fuss and once when we were driving back from somewhere in the middle of the night and I was in danger of falling asleep. had no effect whatsoever. so...good luck with going decaf. I feel better about it now because i overcame something I thought I couldn't.

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Next time I'm in Asda trying to scrounge black pots I'll try the Taylors coffee - thanks TS

[Polly Fouracre]

I really look forward to my morning cup of tea but rarely fancy another and only drink coffee once or twice a week. But I do enjoy herbal teas, blackberry and nettle is nice also peppermint(wakes you up) and a host of others. I find them tastier drunk warm rather than very hot.

[shirlthegirl43]

I drink 2 or 3 mugs of coffee in the morning - don't see it as a major problem in my life so just buy regular Douwe Egberts red filter coffee. I do, however, now buy it from Wilkinsons at 99p for a 225g packet instead of �2.70(ish) for a 250g pack at Tesco

If we don't have any coffee in or we have run out of evap then I enjoy a mug of ceylon tea.

I drink plain water or sugar free irn bru or lemonade in the afternoons then a glass or two of wine in the evening - I am so decadent

[Hilary B]

I have occasionally gone without caffeine for weeks on end. Doesn't seem to make any difference to anything, so I stopped bothering. The best decaff instant I know is the Kenco one, but that is mainly because it is similar in flavour to their "Purely Columbian" and "sustainable development" lines, both of which I like. It wouldn't suit everyone. I do wonder HOW you can have decaff ground coffee. I can imagine being able to remove the cafeine as part of the 'turning into instant' process, but HOW can you take out the caffeine and leave the rest in the ground-up beans (epecially using water)?

[Two_Sheds]

HOW can you take out the caffeine

I'm glad you asked! (because I didn't know)

To decaffeinate by the Swiss Water method, a batch of green (unroasted) beans is soaked in hot water, releasing caffeine. When all the caffeine and coffee solids are released into the water, the beans are discarded.

The water then passes through a carbon filter that traps caffeine but lets the coffee solids pass through. The resulting solution, called "flavor-charged" water by the company, is then put in a similar filtration device, and new coffee beans are added.

Since the flavor-charged water cannot remove any of the coffee solids from the new beans, only the caffeine is released.
The process repeats, filtering out all the caffeine until the beans are 99.9% caffeine free. These beans are removed and dried, and thus retain most if not all of their flavour and smell.

It's a bit nicer than doing it with benzene and other chemicals
Decaffeination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia