Tea, Coffee and caffeine

April 29, 2022
Friday

Since childhood, I used to drink so much tea, and not to mention my right hand fractured once just in pursuit of tea. And, once I spill the just poured tea onto my lap, and my batchmates were sitting with me and I didn't realise any pain because my thoughts were focused on whether it will leave a scar on my lap. Gladly, it didn't. When I was in school the tea they used to serve was not much tasty because it consisted more of a water than milk (the reason behind it is a little confidential I don't want to mention) but even then I do not use to miss my morning and evening tea and also whenever it was served in breakfast. And my batchmates used to point "why do you like such disastrous tea which does not even have a taste?". Honestly, It never came into my mind why I am even sipping the tea which does not have taste and I think it became my habit to have tea or maybe it was the caffeine that had its control over me.

As time passes I increased my tea intake and my batchmates keep on pointing me out but at the same time, I manipulated many of them to get addicted to tea. And, my room partner was not into tea so I manipulated him into the coffee. But, I manipulated them all and they all started sipping tea or coffee.

Lately, I left tea and started sipping coffee without sugar, and again the caffeine content in it was getting over me and I started having 4-5 coffee every day and then I made a rule that no matter what a liter of milk a day is the limit we will buy and that helps me control my crave over coffee. Now, I am in control and normally have 2-3 coffee a day.

Some saying about caffeine or coffee or tea:

• It will keep you awake for another two hours.

So, people who think they need to study for long hours at the night or who are working for long hours at night prefer coffee to keep them awake. But, for me, it does not have any effect. Nothing happens to me with tea, coffee, or caffeine. This theory of keeping us awake for another 2 hours fails over me as there are times when I retire to sleep just after having tea or coffee or caffeine.

• It will keep you active and energised.

Well, maybe that's why the corporate firms and all other offices have a continuous supply of coffee or tea. But, for me I do not feel it as some sort of energy drink or ''keeping me active drink", I just sip tea, and coffee for the sake of sipping and that's it.

• People who are a consumer of morning tea or coffee every day when do not receive one start having a headache.

Actually, it's just their brain tricking them into thinking they are going to have headaches and ultimately they start feeling headaches. But, the truth is it does not have any relation it's just us who are tricked into thinking that we are having a headache. Take my example, I am a consumer of tea since my childhood and I never experienced any headache just because I do not get any tea in the morning or anytime. But on the contrary, my mother complains she is having headaches if she is not having her tea on time.

Now, some things to consider while having caffeine:

• It affects us in a similar way to cocaine. Now, you may guess what is the big picture of caffeine addiction.

• There is a rule regarding sipping coffee while you are pregnant. Of course what do you expect? Don't you think the caffeine will affect you and might be to your baby if taken in excess? So, it's better to consult your doctor regarding this.

• Now, this fact I read from the internet which says that if we drink 100 cups of coffee within four hours we would die. Hahah another new knowledge you can add in ''ways to commit suicide". 100 cups means we are taking in (100*100) mg of caffeine = 10,000 mg = 10 kg of caffeine in 4 HOURS OH MY GOODNESS.

  Now, from the above fact you must have already deduced that each cup contains 100 mg of caffeine.

• An interesting fact next time you will be having painkillers, take it with tea or coffee as the caffeine makes the painkiller 40 percent more effective.

Thank you.

Have a Happy sipping caffeine:))

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