ALL my heart palpitations, weird chest pains, high pulse rate, strong feeling of heart beating completely disappeared when i quit coffee. Anxiety reduced massively too, I rarely feel anxious now.

I stopped alcohol 12 years ago (2012). I quit smoking 4 months ago(Sept.2023). Quit coffee as a New Year resolution 2024. I pray everyone gets their wake up call like i did.

my experience was the exact opposite. when i quit coffee, i realized that caffeine was the cause of the majority of my bad habits which i had accumulated over the years. as soon as i stopped drinking it, switching to rooibos tea or honeybush, i gained control of my impulsive behavioral patterns.

“there is a great value in giving things up temporarily just to understand your relationship to them, understand your dependence on them”

I was hooked on many things. I've been systematically cutting them all out over the last 8 months, with total success. This is the last chemical on the list, and I'm on day 1. Wish me luck lol, this headache is killing me.

I quit caffeine specifically coffee 6 years ago and it’s the best decision I’ve made. No more ups and downs, wasting time and money buying it, no teeth staining, no acid reflux, and most importantly best sleep. Also feel steady everyday, no more feeling so tired and dehydrated drinking so much coffee and feels far less anxiety as well.

Giving up caffeine is one of the best things I 've done. I rarely if ever get anxious now. I sleep MUCH better as well

I’ve quit now for 10 days. First few days was headaches, body aches and misery. Now 10 days in I’ve got so much more focus, feeling I’m losing weight, more energy. And the best of all is that I’m getting flashes of pure joy and happiness randomly that i haven’t felt since I was younger. Just my experience. I won’t be drinking caffeine any time soon.

I stopped taking any stimulants 10 years ago essentially caffein and alcohol. I was drinking 8/9 coffees during the working day then having 2/3 alcoholic drinks in the evening to relax and destress. This cycle of abuse continued for around 10 years but combined with a highly stressful city career resulted in chronic exhaustion, panic attacks, occasional atrial fibrillation and anxiety. I am now much more relaxed, less susceptible to high stress situations and able to deal with life's challenges in a more controlled manner. I don't miss caffein or alcohol and find social situation far more enjoyable especially as those around me get more and more drunk and I get to remember all the events and wake up full of energy in the mornings. I took about 9 weeks to fully ween myself away from stimulants which was a challenge admittedly but I am more than grateful that I did it.

I gave up caffeine for the first half of this year and it was interesting. The first two or three days I had these pin point size headaches around my eyes. After the first week, I noticed it feeling like something was missing from the back of my head. Took a while to figure out what it was. I realized all the tension in the back of my head and neck relaxed. It felt weird but great! Felt more calm and had consistent energy throughout the day. Like he said, as soon as I would go to bed, I would fall asleep almost instantly. A few months back, I started back drinking coffee in the morning again and can tell a difference. More easily anxious and tense. I stay up much later. The trade off is, the cup of coffee is a pleasant way start to the day, but comes with a price. Great interview!

Two days of headaches; uncomfortable. Haven't had it for about a year. I agree with Mr. Pollan when he says it's good to quit something in order to see your relationship with it.

I gave up caffeine about a week ago. I love the innocent and natural feeling of being sober of caffeine. You are just you again. You’re not “needing something” like a fiend or drug addict, and life is normal again, like it was as a kid. Its not the end all be all but being sober minded is a game changer.

Caffeine gives me extreme anxiety and panic attacks. My pulse goes up to 150s. It also triggers my acid reflux and my chest burns all day. All of these symptoms that I feel is exactly same with a heart attack. Caffeine is a big trouble for me. I havent consumed caffeinated products , even decaf coffee which has low rates of caffeine in it for five years.

Coffees was pushed here in the states by business owners to get more production from their employees. A legal version cocaine. It's no different than any other product or drug we see, the primary goal is to increase profits. Plastic and prescription drugs are good examples of how well being and integrity is side lined by money and greed.

Moods, energy levels, body aches...just the capacity to feel JOY. Coffee in particular made my tendons hurt, triggered old injuries, made me impatient and more easily aggravated. The intellect, productivity and good conversation are still there (i think😂) without it. ❤

I quit coffee six weeks ago. I was a heavy coffee drinker, 8-10 a day. The first 10 days were difficult but after that it became very easy. My day involved waking up, cigarette x3 with a coffee, then followed that pattern all day and threw in five pints of beer. Every day. I no longer smoke, drink coffee or touch alcohol. The biggest driver for all of these addictions was one thing, sugar. Quit sugar and all other addictions will be easy to shift. My life has improved dramatically and at 54 I feel like a 30 year old again.

I wanna share my story so this may help others. I was a huge coffee fan, always used it to wake up and for workouts. I would normally drink 1-2 cups with two tabble spoons of sugar and some creamer. I would drink 1-2 cups everyday and I started feeling sick to my stomach, headaches, couldn't sleep, also my nervous system was shot. One day I had me a tall glass of mountain dew a few hours after I had coffee and started getting sharp pains in my chest, palpitations, jitters all that. I stopped drinking sodas and stopped eating chocolate while I have coffee because all that has caffeine. Now just after drinking coffee by itself nothing else through out the day, I came to noticed that even the two table spoon of sugar in my coffee also made me have a sick feeling. I GAVE UP DRINKING NOW I DRINK CARBONATED WATER AND APPLE JUICE. I EVEN CUT BACK ON MILK. I GAVE UP EATING CHOCOLATE, SUGAR, SODAS, TEAS, COFFEE, WHEAT, ALL DAIRY . I EAT MORE RAW VEGGIES, FRUITS, SOME RED MEATS, HEALTHY FATS, FISH, CHICKEN ALL BAKED. I STARTED DRINKING BEAT JUICE AND PINNAPLE JUICE MIXED AND IT GIVES ME NATUAL ENERGY AND IT OPENS MY BLOOD VESSLES UNLIKE COFFEE WHICH CLOSES OFF BLOOD FLOW. ALSO COFFEE TAKES 12 HOURS TO COMPETELY GET OUT OF YOUR BLOOD, YOU SEE ITS NOT ABOUT WHAT IN YOUR BODY, RATHER WHATS IN YOUR BLOOD BECAUSE PEOPLE DONT RELIZE HOW STUFF YOU EAT AND DRINK CAN BE STORED IN YOUR BLOOD, OVERALL, IM NOT TELLING ANYONE WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO DO IT, DO AS YOU PLEASE IM JUST SHARRING MY STORY IN HOPES IT HELPS THOSE WHO ALSO SHARED SIMLAR PROBLEMS I DID. AGAIN, I HOPE AND PRAY THIS INFO HELPS.

I started drinking coffee in the last few years, and I swear it makes me feel *more* tired overall. I'm trying to get off it completely

Gave it up about 2 months ago. Brutal headaches after dinner for a week. Sleeping much better and even more relaxed / calm than I was before. The headaches are because of 25% more blood flow to the brain? IMO that simple fact should be enough to make one go hmmmmm? The system wants us fat, sick, stressed and stupid and coffee is an integral part of that system. Never going back.

Getting a coffee drinker to admit to being addicted or to it having bad effects is so hard to do.

I'm quitting today.

I quit caffeine for 12 months and it’s without doubt the best I ever felt. I slept better and was more alert in general. My work life was less stressful too. I absolutely plan to quit again, I only started up again because someone bought me an espresso machine and I got back in to it.

I gave up caffeine in April 22. Other than giving up alcohol it's the best thing I've ever done.

I live in Canada. In the summer time, i rarely finish my cup. In the winter time, sometimes, have 2 cups per day. I noticed when i began taking Vitamin D daily reduced my craving for caffeine during winter months.

Best thing I ever did was to STOP all caffeine. Highly recommend it. Be ware, it took a good 9 months to see the true benefits.. Now at month 13 I feel better than ever, expecting it to get even better form here.

If you want to take something that wakes you up without the negatives of coffeine, take cold showers in the morning.

Great conversation gentlemen.

I had elevated anxiety because of coffee. I had to stop drinking it even if it was tasty.

I absolutely love coffee but I’ve always felt that it’s bad for me. How can the spike and the crash be good for my nervous system? Also, the amount of pesticides, insecticides and chemicals are another factor worth taking into consideration. I plan on quitting it. Just as with eating less often, giving up coffee would free up so much time. The idea, I believe, is keeping yourself busy with things you like doing.

I've had an extreme addictive relationship with caffeine. I have an abnormal response to coffee, in particular. I get super high and then crash hard. If I drink it even early in the day, I cannot sleep well that night. I gave up coffee for long periods, but addictively crave it and crave caffeine any form including green tea, chocolate and decaf - anything. I have had none in any form for three months and feel great, though I am still tempted. For me it is a cunning, baffling and powerful addictive agent. I literally thank God I have been in recovery for three months one day at a time. I was on Wellbutrin for a few months once, and could drink coffee like a normal person for a couple of months, then that protective factor stopped working. I've always wondered about why that was and what it said about my strong response to coffee.

My withdrawal from caffeine every morning makes it hard to finish sleeping through the night. My last 2 hours are fragmented at best.

The benefits of coffee do not out weight the negatives. Cons: -Poor eating (skipping breakfast to drink coffee tricked my brain to think I was not hungry for breakast) -Poor sleep. My brain was conditioned to need coffee to wake up in the AM. -staining of teeth (something about coffee sticks to teeth and dentist told me I had bad staining. Seeing pictures of it was enough for me to quit), resulting in detoriating enamel -Excessive sweating. I work in a sales role so its high anxiety. If I don't drink coffee I will sweat 1/10 the amount as if I drink coffee. -Higher anxiety and overthinking/overactive mind. Feeling like I need to do more to accomplish more. -Lets not forget how expensive this habit is ($25 to $30 per week, or $1560 a year). -I honestly think it gives me less focus. If I am more jittery and jumping between projects more easily and bouncing off the walls (with coffee), this is actually less focused and productive than if I was calmer and focusing on one task (without coffee). -I think the feeling that it stimulates your brain for creativity is only partially true its more like my previous point which is "making the brain more active". Just because I am more active, that doesn't mean I am more creative. So this is a negative in my opinion. Pros: -It has a satisfying taste, but this can be unlearned. But for what it is worth drink Coffee if the pros out weigh the cons. But if you look at better quality sleep and eating habits, those two things alone have more significant benefits over the long term and make quitting coffee completely worth it.

I’ve been consuming coffee for about 55 years starting at age 5 when my dad, a rancher and ex pro rodeo saddle bronc rider, jokingly said to me when I was drinking my cup of hot chocolate, “milk is for babies and calves”. Lately coffee has no beneficial effects other than helping to put a semi discussed look on my face from the resulting heartburn…helps me put on my game face to take on the day at work. Thinking of quitting it.

I have just transitioned to drinking chicory! Nice taste. Coffee has made me a very anxious person. Sleep is much better.

Cut down to one cup in the early morning this March. Enough time to be out of my system before was the goal. I figured the long held habit would be so nagging, and one cup would be a relief. Weirdly I don’t anticipate a morning coffee like I did when I was drinking 4-6 cups daily. This video and comment section has me wondering about going without it all together.

I do 1 cup of coffee per day, usually 2 hours after waking. It works better for me that way.

This interview barely scratches the surface, please read: 'Caffeine Blues' 'plus, 'The Truth about Caffeine' and, 'The Decaf Diet/ Is Caffeine Making You Fat '

I use to drink about 4 coffees per day plus with milk and sugar. Eventually cut down to two cups then one per day without milk or sugar. Just black. Since starting a carnivore diet with my Wife I have been cutting out coffee completely. I feel the urge every now and then for one but I'm passed the temptation to have to have one now. I am not missing it anymore. I think starting the carnivore diet just over 3 years ago actually helped with that coffee addiction to break it. I feel so much better now than ever before. I am also sleeping much better and waking up much earlier with tons of energy! Don't feel that need to sleep in anymore. My knee and arm joints are more free feeling now with no pain. Had pain for years to wich now is gone! Even in my lower back waking up in the morning. That pain is completely gone as well. Also don't have bad breath anymore! I had to constantly chew gum almost every minute of the day to help that and I now I haven't chewed any gum since starting this change. My Wife had started the same time with all these changes and have the same results now. She went through three cancers within the past 20 years and her body had taken a toll from that leaving her so week, no energy. Now she's gaining energy back and feeling hardly any pains at all since we made these changes together. The Dr. we go to is amazed and can't believe how she's alive after so many years ago she was written off by them saying she only has 6 months to live. It's been three years since that time and her tests show that her latest cancer that they thought is going to kill her iis detected as just scar tissue. We found that coffee or anything that had to do with plants caused inflammation in our systems. Not to say that it would be bad for you but we did study the facts about it all. Did a lot of research to why we were both having issues with what we consumed. Caffeine is a drug. So to come to my conclusion, cutting that out of our system did help immensely with the body health and healing process.

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I was a huge coffee drinker for years. Started having elevated anxiety. I quit regular but still like the flavor of coffee so do drink decaf as long as it is water pressed. I have also cut back drastically on alcohol consumption as I enter my 40s.

Drink Decaf folks. Still get the positive benefits of coffee (antioxidants) without the negative side effects of caffeine on your nervous system

I drink a cup of tea every morning, but I use coffee as a tool, maybe once or twice a week to once or twice a month. I usually crash by afternoon with coffee, so it’s typically not worth it to me. My coworkers will just have an afternoon cup, but I won’t do that because now it’s costing sleep which is counter productive.

Haven’t had caffeine since 2020 except for the occasional airport coffee. It’s crazy how sensitive I am it now when I used to pound Red Bull and coffee all day.

When the pandemic or lockdown start in March 2020, I always drink coffee when I wake up, then I started to have a chest pain. Glad that I stop drinking coffee for almost 4yrs now.

I just gave up caffeine today! Im feeling the fog today for sure!

Perfect discription of caffeine which a lot of people tend to ignore that there is a cost for having this in the body. Definitely cutting coffee back for health purposes is a wise decision.

Individual chemistry is different, however. I drink my coffee as late as noon. One medium-sized cup (starbucks type of cup). But I have never suffered from insomnia, thankfully. It has been one of my three gifts, not being susceptible to boredom and not being prone to addiction rounding out the rest. I have my own other problems, but these have never been mine. But I enjoy the morning brew. Moderation is key.

I was drinking 2-5 cups per day for about 10 years to excel at work, and decided to take a break from it one weekend. On day 2, I became very ill. It was then that I decided I needed to take a chance and let my body heal from whatever it was I'd done to it. For several months I was very tired all day, but got better. Now, I mostly drink decaf, and when I do have a regular cup, I do so strategically. This is a drug you can harness, or you can let it control you.

B vitamins will help you break your dependence on coffee. Especially thiamine hcl and nicotinic acid

I think the opposite of coffee was plain yogurt, that cleans your system from it. Otherwise, Coffee can do a lot of damage if you are low on Calcium and Vitamin D.

I drink at least five cups coffee everyday from morning to around 7pm. It opens my bronchial tubes. I have very low blood pressure so it does not bother me at all. I have no problems sleeping and I absolutely love it!! 76 yrs old and take zero meds. I disagree with negative comment.

I quit coffee 2 weeks ago, and I lost 5 pounds. It's only 5 pounds, but I have a flat tummy and thinner face. I didn't eat any differently nor increase exercise. I was just drinking one cup a day of black coffee, but I was very sensitive to caffeine. I still miss coffee, though. I drink occasional cup of green tea, but I try not to drink even green tea everyday. I would have green tea about twice a week when I'm really craving coffee

On coffee I am more extroverted and talkative, but not naturally so. I over-analyse myself and suffer social anxiety. Off coffee entirely, I'm more comfortable with people and eye contact is better.

I never had coffee my whole life, culturally more a tea drinker 😊 but my first exposure to caffeine was through pre workouts… and I started enjoying working out.. BUT I realized it was the caffeine that I was enjoying than actually working out..

I touch on everything you just said Steven in my video "why I quit coffee" anxiety went through the roof, along with my heart-rate and energy crashes throughout the day, had me hooked on it in order to get through half a day, let alone a full day. Been off it for 1 year now, best thing ever, but miss the taste.. can always drink tea, have a vitamin c tablets, eat some oranges or even have decaf if I want to relapse on that legal DRUG again.

Great Video!!

I drink 2 cups a day and fall asleep at 10-11 pm when my head touches pillow. Wake up at 7 am fully refreshed. I stopped drinking coffee completely for few months - did not see any difference.

I saw this video thumbnail and thought, "I need another coffee" ☕

I loved the guest's language, he used just the right words, made the message much more effective, I'm quitting caffeine

Due to some tragic events in my life I became hooked on sleep medications like ambien and trazadone. It’s has been difficult as I only get about three hours sleep, so I have removed caffeine as a ways to help. I hope to have all the habits conquered.. it is really one day at a time

How long does it take to get it all out of your system? If a quarter is still in your system 12 hours later does that disrupt sleep?

I was on 2.5 coffees a day and I’ve switch to strong tea (with oat milk) over the last few days, and the withdrawal isn’t as bad as I thought. I might just start to taper the dose down, until I’m on just herbal teas. My sleep needs to improve. I’ve done basically every drug (except heroin, crack, or speed), and I found the worst drug for effecting my sleep was Armodafinil; I could sleep for like 36 hours after one dose, it heavy! Normal modafinil, I can handle about a quarter of a 200mg tablet, but only if I’m really tired.

I've held caffine breaks a couple of times (for a few weeks) - didn't really experience any changes. I only find that I really miss the taste of coffee. Dont know if that is the addiction talking 😀

I find it strange if one knows the dangers, that they still drink it. I won't drink it ever again.

Coffee, good quality coffee, has good benefits- such as showing reductions in risks to Alzheimer's/dementia ---- I'll keep drinking my coffee thanks.

Wow. Brilliant and informative interview clip. I need to quit caffeine.

my grandma is 106 been drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day.

4:10 an eye opening statement fr

I also think the costs are much more subtle. The early heart attacks, heart conditions. Etc

Great and informative interview! I love coffe, but the excess come at a price...

I have always been aware of my relationship with coffee, unlike other food and drinks I'm very conscious of having the coffee.

Caffeine = depression, anxiety and sadness!

My stomach has been in knots for months, maybe years, and so I thought it might be the dairy, so start taking lactaid pills and that helped a little but then started getting sharp pains in my stomach and developed IBS. Stopped drinking coffee altogether 4 or 5 days ago and my stomach finally feels normal again. I feel like the IBS is totally gone. I might have a coffee sporadically but never daily again.

It may be time for me too. I got over alcohol and cigarettes years ago never was dependent but coffee absolutely 100 became dependent on, it’s time to start cutting back

Steve can you please 🙏 upload the full episode and related playlist 🙏 ❤

im out of coffee, and caffeine for years.. and i just feel hazy and cranky all the time.. until i have my coffee.. so its definitely not something like withdrawal..

I did went off caffeine for three months too.

What if I need that so called rebound in exhaustion for more rapid sleep falling, let's say I drink coffee prior to sleep approximately 4-5 hours before sleep and caffeine is going to help me with faster falling asleep according to adenosine rebound mechanism, right? that's just great, isn't it?

Do it in moderation. Dont do anything to an extreme easiest way to not make things become problems

I drink expresso before going to bed. i seem to be sleeping fine. Gonna try the difference and quit coffee for a while. Then i'll know if i really sleep fine or just think i do.

I dont drink caffe to put up my self , i think is more important which message you send your self ❤

omg that ending about water was really interesting

I drink two mugs of coffee in the morning. I mix coffee with decaf, 50-50. No sleeping problems. I do not drink alcohol.

i been chugging down shots of espresso...red-bull...green-tea...& mountain dew for the past 44 years right before a roller-coaster ride...my heart has never felt better

I gave up coffee daily alcohol and quit smoking after 30 yrs but sugar is a hard one

I've reduced my coffee to Swiss water decaf and roast the beans myself. The ritual lives on without 99% of the caffeine.

I’ve been cutting back and doing half caffeinated coffee in mornings.I’m a true addict when it comes to coffee, but have been having lots of anxiety and heart beating out of my chest even though my heart rate is low. It’s a real problem for me, so I’m cutting back and hopefully cut it out completely soon.

I really like drinking cold brew and max out at 2 per day but im worried that it is messing with my bone health 😞

Convincing a coffee drinker that coffee might have some adverse effects is like trying to convince a vegan that plant-based protein is feeble because it's nowhere near as bio-available as animal-based protein.

I went carnivore and quit cofeee. No sugar. No caffeine. No carbs. Life changing 3 weeks in

Im addicted to eating small stones. I once was forced for 4 month not to eat them because of a boat trip crossing the ocean. I never felt better in my life. You can read all of it in my new book: *I look like I could drop dead any second but i love giving health tips*

it's not only that people used to drink a lot of alcohol before coffee and tea. The groot ales that were most common often contained mildly psychedelic herbs. So, pre-modern people were in a significantly different mentality. An article from the early 1800s described an account of a rural minister in Northern England. He asked an old man why the fairies disappeared. The old man told him it was because tea replaced nappy ales. The word nappy meant strong. Obviously, the ales that were causing people to hallucinate fairies were far different than what was produced later on when hops became widely used. It probably a lot more than just alcohol consumption.

Since quitting caffeine I've had no headaches, no racing heart, slept through the night every night, no need to pee at night even though I now have a glass of water before bed, I am more focussed, can concentrate for longer periods and don't feel an up and down energy or craving all day. Had a can of coke about three weeks after quitting and had racing heart and felt the peak and come down. Not touched it since. Highly recommended people experiment with lowering/quitting and see if you experience any benefit. I would gradually reduce your intake though or the withdrawal symptoms can be a bit of a bummer.

I found out the true effects of caffeine after quitting and returning to the habit... I really felt the health and well being demise... it was awful

All of a sudden I’ve been getting weird side effects from coffee. Dehydration. Pale skin. Dry and flaky skin. Idk if it’s my supplements or the coffee! Anxious

1:33 it's not blocking, it's mimicking on the receptors

Fascinating that the consumption of tea and coffee (with its boiled water) brought down disease numbers. I know he mentioned the plague and I wonder what other diseases were lessened by this drinking style.

I need a Toonley or something to visualize this. 💞

everything in moderation and balance...

I melt organic mocha and organic chocolate in my pot with water on the coffee burner, once it all melts, I then brew a mix of 1/2 decaff to 1/2 caffeine, stir all then drink, and make 5 cups each day. I wait 2 plus hours each day of being awake, before I drink the chocolate /coffee. I don't add anything else. I sometimes have it again in smaller portion in the afternoon. This conversation has me now considering cutting back some, after hearing the sleep portion of this. Folks who drinks an organic chocolate mixture, make 2x more NEW t-cells each day, than folks who do not drink chocolate, according to a study done at Stamford U.