To Bean Or Not To Bean: Is Coffee Helping Or Harming You?

[@AboveTheNoise]

What is your relationship like with caffeine? Do you feel it's healthy, or maybe a little too co-dependent? Share in the comments below!

[@dog8438]

Big thing for me is I noticed that coffee makes me sociable. I'm a very introverted and socially concise person but coffee almost makes me extroverted and I get more energetic when I talk. Coffee also makes me a lot more focused and feel like I'm living "in the world" rather than in my head. I very strongly suggest I'm a flavor of neurodivergent which may or may not have a factor in how I react to coffee.

[@cestlavegan5793]

Black coffee is the best! Like so many people I enjoy it daily. I like to limit my coffee drinking window for optimal sleep and energy. In the morning I shoot for no caffeine until I’ve been awake for at least 90 minutes, and I cut it off 10 hours before bed. Works pretty well for me. Awesome and fun Video y’all!

[@AboveTheNoise]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Yadira253]

this channel is offically legendary for using that holes reference. tip of the hat.

[@dontjayjayme]

I started drinking coffee with 15 and for almost three years, I had at least one cup daily. With 18 I stopped drinking coffee for a while. And every time I came back to anything with caffeine in it afterwards, it's just made me incredibly anxious. I'm not sure if that's something that built up because of early usage, or if I was just so used to daily anxiety as a teenager that I didn't notice, lol. Nowadays I stick to decaffeinated coffee (I know, blasphemy!) and tea for most parts.

[@JustMeJH]

I feel the same way about tea as Vincent feels about coffee! I love the ritual, the taste, the experience… and the pick me up.

[@AboveTheNoise]

Always good to hear from a tea lover! Thanks for watching!

[@Ceelvain]

I'm 36 and never drink coffee. I don't like the taste. ^^

[@PaulHo]

Pick me.

[@SaianaKrishnaMehrotra-fr4qt]

under rated channel why

[@AboveTheNoise]

That is the question that keeps us up at night. Thanks for watching!

[@StoneCresent]

I used to drink either a 12-oz or 8-oz can of caffeinated soda at work for lunch. It was mostly just there in case I needed the caffeine before lunch. However, my work space was moved to different place where I couldn't keep a can open and sip it. I had to resort to buying bottles of caffeinated unsweetened tea for that purpose. I no longer need the caffeinated soda for lunch, especially since I am on furlough.

[@AboveTheNoise]

Thanks for watching and sharing your perspective!@

[@theysisossenthime]

I started drinking coffee because of extreme insomnia in my late teens to mid twenties. I eventually also started working at a coffee shop for my third (of four) jobs. While studying psychology in college, I came to realize that my coffee use was not healthy. For one of my major projects, I reduced my usage to a reasonable level, measuring my usage and the impacts on my behavior. Coffee is still one of my favorite things in the world. I drink cup of black coffee after breakfast and lunch. Occasionally, I enjoy green tea in the afternoon.

[@iamthefiremanjj]

You picked up a drug that causes insomnia to combat insomnia wow

[@theysisossenthime]

@@iamthefiremanjj I tried other things first. But all the sleeping medications had severe side effects, so I couldn't take them. So I cured insomnia by giving up on sleeping. I slept once per week for about six or sevel years. I worked a first, second, and third shift job and squeezed college in as much as a could. Took quite a while to get my degree, but it worked out. And thanks to starting my major in psychology (though I switched half was through), I also get access to help essentially kick my excess caffeine and figure out sleep.

[@Meg-en6zv]

I feel like it's more of a morning ritual for me. I don't usually have much of an effect from coffee but randomly (maybe once every couple of months) I'll get really jittery! Im sure that had to do with other factors too, just haven't pinned it down yet! Anyway, great video as always 👾

[@victoriajankowski1197]

I had to quit caffeine because I was not able to differentiate between my actual medical issues and my daily withdrawals, been 4 months now, spent the fist month with a splitting headache that veered into a migraine bout half the time, but to be fair my caffeine use was extreme though not as bad as it had been earlier in my life, my senior year in HS I was downing 4 or 5 litters of jolt cola an day and taking 3 bottles of no-doz a week to keep up with my work and school demands. I told my Dr I was 'doing' caffeine and they tried to correct me by saying 'O you drink coffee' and then i would explain it to them.. they where never happy with me!

[@PaulHo]

Cut out people, not caffeine.

[@lovepeople3972]

Could you please do a similar video aboit milk 😅 Growing up milk was told to be on of the best things your body could get but now the "narrative" is kinda shifting idk ...

[@Swishy_Blue]

I appreciate the ritual of brewing coffee every morning. For some, it's tea or toast. For me, it's da bean.

[@AboveTheNoise]

Right there with ya!

[@Jarom.M]

As I watch this on my morning coffee break at work, while sipping some coffee, I feel personally attacked.... Just kidding about the attacked bit. One of the things that I do to help with coffee giving me the boost, but not using it to wake me up is that I wait 1-2 hours after waking up to drink it. I feel like it forces my body to wake up naturally. After that first glass (cold brew for me), I don't drink anymore. Then on the days where I'm dragging, I can use a bit of coffee (8 oz cold brew) to get that pep back in my step without becoming dependent on that caffeine boost.

[@AboveTheNoise]

Great advice! Thanks for sharing!

[@flymypg]

At age 66, I recently had to decaffeinate when I started getting dizzy while lifting weights. Turns out caffeine had been elevating my blood pressure, and when combined with the natural age-related increase of blood pressure, pushed me over the edge during a hard lift. Now, it's important to know that through my 20s I was able to have an espresso right before bed and still sleep well. As I got older, my last caffeine of the day gradually became earlier to ensure good sleep, until I reached 2 PM in my mid-50s. And when I turned 60, it was one large 20 oz morning coffee, and that was it for the day. Still, it was enough to get me launched for the day! Despite having around 300 mg of caffeine per day (the max I could take without jitters), I stopped cold-turkey, and my withdrawal symptoms were exceptionally easy: Mild headaches for a couple days. I've always had many kinds of herbal tea for lazy mornings or cooler evenings, and switching to that was a no-brainer. However, my body still wanted COFFEE in the morning, even without caffeine! I got some delicious Trader Joe's decaf medium roast, and my mornings felt better. Without caffeine. Go figure. I'm trying to find out what biologicals OTHER than caffeine are in coffee that makes my mornings better WITHOUT it raising my blood pressure.

[@BarbarianBard]

Maybe this is because of my past struggles with addiction but I can't stand the stuff, It's addictive properties make me nervous.

[@hazlinemira7617]

Tried to stop. Then the headaches came, so no I'm not ever stopping.

[@alberttran9111]

I heard kids who drank coffee can go crazy. Coffee was for adults. I drank a Starbucks Frappuccino before I turned 18. In my experience, coffee did not make me crazy. Very good topic! Drink to stimulate the brain.

[@AshleyWade]

Caffeine for me, with my ADHD, just makes people more tolerable lol

[@AboveTheNoise]

Have you seen our episode about living with ADHD? Thanks for watching and sharing your perspective!

[@AshleyWade]

@@AboveTheNoise I've watched all your videos 😆 pretty sure I have it in my adhd playlist for people who don't understand it.

[@AboveTheNoise]

@@AshleyWade thanks for watching our channel! We appreciate you.

[@eatmybutt42069]

That's because caffeine is a DRUG and does that for everyone. You need exercise and to eat healthier if you want to get rid of the ADHD.

[@dramonmaster222]

Honestly, the only caffeine I get is from sodas. Never developed a taste for coffee.

[@AboveTheNoise]

That's good, especially if you don't like the taste of coffee. But there can be a LOT of caffeine in sodas (+ sugar and other toxins), so always good to recognize how it impacts you.

[@m.h.6470]

I hate the taste and smell of coffee. Same with black tea. I also don't drink coke or energy drinks. So my caffeine intake is probably close to zero - and I am absolutely fine.

[@AboveTheNoise]

Good to hear it's possible to have a life without caffeine at the center! Lol

[@FengZou-h7m]

i mean its ok but its bitter

[@FengZou-h7m]

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[@plumperday]

anything more than a few sips of tea makes me feel like a squirrel trapped inside a human body so i just avoid caffeine entirely 🥱 (that's me all the time)

[@AboveTheNoise]

I love the metaphor of a squirrel trapped inside a human body! lol