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Bethany57 · 01-08-2012, 01:29 PM

I am slowly reducing my caffeine intake by switching to decaf. It is going well and I am almost completely switched over. I feel less anxious and am no withdrawal. Does drinking decaf have any bad effects on your health or it is safe?

DrivenHeart85 · 01-08-2012, 02:18 PM

Decaf still can have some caffeine in it...small amounts though. The other negative Nancy thing I've heard is that if you don't get organic coffee beans, chances are the foreign country they were produced in doused them in pesticides and insecticides. The third negative thing I've heard is that you should make sure you have unbleached coffee filters...because the hot water can leach those chemicals into your coffee.

But you can of course take that or leave it. Some people really go overboard with things...just do what you think is best for you.

Bethany57 · 01-08-2012, 02:30 PM

Thanks Driven. My goal is to just drink about 2 decaf cups a day. I try to buy organic but it gets so costly. I was wondering what it takes to even make decaf?

DrivenHeart85 · 01-08-2012, 04:15 PM

As far as how they get the caffeine out? Good question. lol I just bought some decaf green tea and should probably look it up! And I feel you on the organic thing. I have a brother that swears by organic food but he makes over 2 times as much money as me, so sometimes I think it's a rich person's luxury. But there are ways to do it cheaply with famers markets. Also the dirty dozen list helps...you can just avoid the foods that are the most susceptible to pesticides and insecticides as organic and get regular of the rest. I should be doing that with apples, but Christmas put a nice little financial dent in things. haha

Bethany57 · 01-08-2012, 04:38 PM

Driven, thank you for your input! What are the dirty dozen lists?

DrivenHeart85 · 01-08-2012, 06:21 PM

You can just do Google searches for them, but here's one:

12 Most Contaminated
Peaches
Apples
Sweet Bell Peppers
Celery
Nectarines
Strawberries
Cherries
Pears
Grapes (Imported)
Spinach
Lettuce
Potatoes

12 Least Contaminated
Onions
Avocado
Sweet Corn (Frozen)
Pineapples
Mango
Asparagus
Sweet Peas (Frozen)
Kiwi Fruit
Bananas
Cabbage
Broccoli
Papaya

Sometimes they vary but they say that anything you eat the skin of is what you should really buy organic. Fruits like oranges and bananas, you don't really need to buy organic because you don't eat the part where the pesticides are applied. And I've also read that if anything, produce grown in America is a better bet than stuff out of the country because they don't have as strict guidelines regarding chemical application to food...I think that's why they worry about coffee beans so much, since it's imported from other countries.

I used to be more strict with organics, but it just gets hard to keep up with financially. Although, Walmart is starting to carry organics so that's helps just a smidge.

Bethany57 · 01-09-2012, 02:13 PM

Thanks Driven! Good input and I will start looking more closely at the organic apples now!

01-08-2012, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bethany57 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 89	decaf and hypoglycemia? I am slowly reducing my caffeine intake by switching to decaf. It is going well and I am almost completely switched over. I feel less anxious and am no withdrawal. Does drinking decaf have any bad effects on your health or it is safe?

01-08-2012, 02:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrivenHeart85 Always, Never & Forever Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 253	Decaf still can have some caffeine in it...small amounts though. The other negative Nancy thing I've heard is that if you don't get organic coffee beans, chances are the foreign country they were produced in doused them in pesticides and insecticides. The third negative thing I've heard is that you should make sure you have unbleached coffee filters...because the hot water can leach those chemicals into your coffee. But you can of course take that or leave it. Some people really go overboard with things...just do what you think is best for you. __________________ Be neither a conformist or a rebel, for they are really the same thing. Find your own path, and stay on it. ~Paul Vixie Rule your mind. Or it will rule you.

01-08-2012, 04:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
DrivenHeart85 Always, Never & Forever Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 253	As far as how they get the caffeine out? Good question. lol I just bought some decaf green tea and should probably look it up! And I feel you on the organic thing. I have a brother that swears by organic food but he makes over 2 times as much money as me, so sometimes I think it's a rich person's luxury. But there are ways to do it cheaply with famers markets. Also the dirty dozen list helps...you can just avoid the foods that are the most susceptible to pesticides and insecticides as organic and get regular of the rest. I should be doing that with apples, but Christmas put a nice little financial dent in things. haha __________________ Be neither a conformist or a rebel, for they are really the same thing. Find your own path, and stay on it. ~Paul Vixie Rule your mind. Or it will rule you.

01-08-2012, 06:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
DrivenHeart85 Always, Never & Forever Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 253	You can just do Google searches for them, but here's one: 12 Most Contaminated Peaches Apples Sweet Bell Peppers Celery Nectarines Strawberries Cherries Pears Grapes (Imported) Spinach Lettuce Potatoes 12 Least Contaminated Onions Avocado Sweet Corn (Frozen) Pineapples Mango Asparagus Sweet Peas (Frozen) Kiwi Fruit Bananas Cabbage Broccoli Papaya Sometimes they vary but they say that anything you eat the skin of is what you should really buy organic. Fruits like oranges and bananas, you don't really need to buy organic because you don't eat the part where the pesticides are applied. And I've also read that if anything, produce grown in America is a better bet than stuff out of the country because they don't have as strict guidelines regarding chemical application to food...I think that's why they worry about coffee beans so much, since it's imported from other countries. I used to be more strict with organics, but it just gets hard to keep up with financially. Although, Walmart is starting to carry organics so that's helps just a smidge. __________________ Be neither a conformist or a rebel, for they are really the same thing. Find your own path, and stay on it. ~Paul Vixie Rule your mind. Or it will rule you.

01-08-2012, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bethany57 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 89	Thanks Driven. My goal is to just drink about 2 decaf cups a day. I try to buy organic but it gets so costly. I was wondering what it takes to even make decaf?

01-08-2012, 04:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bethany57 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 89	Driven, thank you for your input! What are the dirty dozen lists?

01-09-2012, 02:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bethany57 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 89	Thanks Driven! Good input and I will start looking more closely at the organic apples now!

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