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[CLKD]

Nutrition could probably be a whole 60 hour slot 

As 4 de-caff - pour it into the sink, missing out the middle woman 

[Hurdity]

I drink loads of coffee and tea but now I try to mix the strong cafetiere stuff ( freshly ground!) with decaff as it makes me too zippy especially as I generally have two mugs mid morning (as well as probaby 5 mugs of tea throough the day...). Maybe I should cut down! I'm so sleepy in the mornings that I can't move without tea but would be interested to know how I would feel (eventually) after total withdrawal. Never exacerbated menopausal symptoms but HRT deals with most of those. The rest I think are down to increasing age....

Hurdity x

[CLKD]

I have read that stopping caffeine can induce headaches ........

[Hurdity]

Yes CLKD you have to withdraw slowly. Sudden withdrawal is worse than just headaches - Ive done it years ago - horrible intense tension and irritiability a bit like pms!!! So coming off caffeine like any other addictive drug - would just substitute more decaff little by little so one does not notice 

Hurdity x

[loonarider]

Thank you all for sharing you coffee experiences 

Today I decided to have coffee and just wasn't enjoying it, guess I've gotten so used to not drinking it for quite a while. Guess I'll be sticking to my fav decaf Yorkshire tea.   

[Dougalina]

Nutrition could probably be a whole 60 hour slot 

As 4 de-caff - pour it into the sink, missing out the middle woman 

There are some really good decaf products now. Levazza do a really good coffee, and Yorkshire decaf tea is good too. Even my oh can’t tell the difference

[Postmeno3]

Oh yeah! Levazza is great. M&S decaf coffee and tea both good and Sainsbury's. These are the nearest I've found to the "real thing"! Trouble is, there are some theories that the process of producing decaf products results in a more damaging product for health than caffeinated! I'm on the fence......

[Dougalina]

Hi postmeno

Some products were/are decaffeinated using chemicals, and those are the ones which are more harmful. However, many products are now decaffeinated using water, which is non harmful.  The label should tell you.

Dougalina

[Aprilflower]

Here is a link that explains the process of decaffeination.  Conclusion is that it's safe.  I think the scare stories were put about by one of the tabloids, a few years ago.  Trouble is these stories tend to stick 🙄

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5pl7tvwPmfpdHSngXnzggRT/are-the-methods-used-to-decaffeinate-coffee-bad-for-me