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by ggm 1809 days ago
By Michael Pollan, and is good reading. Personally, I'm going to arm up to defend my right to caffeinate but he's not necessarily wrong about the proble.
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Saw a clip on YouTube of him on the Joe Rogan show talking about caffeine. I was somewhat surprised by how strongly he talked about his caffeine addiction and how not using it negatively impacted his life. I've been caffeine free for over a decade after being a chronic abuser for most of my life. Maybe I'm simply too removed from my old caffeinated life but most of the downsides to not using it seem to be false. Most of the downsides I remember were during withdraw periods. Drinking caffeine would get me back to my baseline but by being off of caffeine, I don't need to get back to the baseline because I don't fall off it in the first place.
People who aren't pharmacologists usually have a very limited understand of drug action. Joe Rogan is by no means an expert in the field and I would avoid his advice at all costs
What advice was given in the message you are replying to?