Matcha is hard to come by in your part of the world? How do online retailers work there? I know you can order from DoMatcha here in the states; but DoMatcha is located in far-off Canada...poiumty said:
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My wife is kind of like this... she can drink gallons and gallons of caffeine without it affecting her much. (And I'm on a beta-blocker for mild hypertension and a tad of left ventricular hypertrophy; ever since I started taking Bystolic it seems like I'm basically immune to stimulants.)VaudevillianVeteran said:
I hear there was a gene that some people carry that makes them metabolize caffeine extremely fast; you can actually test to see if you carry the gene with some company... I think my wife must have that gene because she can literally drink cup after cup of strong black coffee and it never makes her jittery.
Slowly killing you?arragonder said:
I think as far as substances go caffeine is fairly benign, and even is touted to have health benefits.
Unless you're suffering from congestive heart failure or tachycardia or something.
I love tea, but I don't know much about it. I've been looking to learn more. Any good resources? (And for sake of the OT, that's my choice of caffeine.)
I already gave up drinking alcohol and smoking nicotine about a decade ago; I think if I had to give up caffeine, too, I'd probably kill something.Monkfish Acc. said:
Tea... hmm... I like two sites in particular for tea:RandallJohn said:
http://www.domatcha.com/faq/ <--- Interesting FAQ about matcha, my favorite type of tea from DoMatcha, my favorite matcha company. Most matcha out there isn't really... well, matcha.
Rishi tea is my favorite online retailer for loose tea ---
http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/tea/
As far as information on tea in general, I like http://www.planet-tea.com/what_is_tea.html and http://www.teagenius.com/ among others.
I love tea as well; matcha tea is my favorite source of caffeine but as I've mentioned in the thread above I drink it just as much for the L-theanine, a chemical that causes relaxation.
My heart goes out to those who can't drink caffeine.Gildan Bladeborn said:
What would I do without tea? How do people who don't drink caffeine wake up?
I like chamomile tea at bedtime... but it's definitely the opposite of an eye-opener.Brutal Peanut said:
Costco carries that Ito En Matcha blend around these parts and it is pretty good for green tea in a bag.
Oddly enough, I thought that's what this would be about >.>Onyx Oblivion said:
Anyway, I get it from tea. Lots and lots and lots of tea.
This kind to be exact:
I'm addicted. Save me o.o
Caffeine gives me heart palpitations, I once drank a strong coffee and thought I was going to die :S
That being said, I probably do still ingest some through fizzy drinks and green tea. So I always make sure not to drink these before bed as a racing heart is a sure fire way to keep you awake
That being said, I probably do still ingest some through fizzy drinks and green tea. So I always make sure not to drink these before bed as a racing heart is a sure fire way to keep you awake
Yes, it is suntheanine, and I highly recommend only getting that, as it is the only pure product on the market (other brands are commonly tainted with the other chirality as well, which isn't well researched and potentially harmful). The psychological effects.. Let me see:The Gnome King said:Thank you. I believe our house is an interesting place as well.
Quick question about your experimentation with L-theanine megadoses... what was the effect like, taking the theanine (Isn't is suntheanine brand or somesuch?)
What did it do to you psychologically and physiologically?
I am curious since I love matcha and I drink it like its going out of style. I wonder what it would be like to just take a couple theanine capsules with coffee? It's easy to buy here in America, most online herbal supplement retailers have it. Expensive, but easy to get.
- Strong feeling of calmness (especially pronounced when trying to go to sleep)
- I start having a more focused mind on objects (hard to really explain that one)
- Similar to when I've consumed a lot of tea, I start feeling slightly euphoric, and use occasional bursts of laughter to vent it. (Though this might be a subjective effect)
- The world around me start making more sense, and it enhances my natural dreamlike thought patterns (equally difficult to explain). One particular example of this is that I had taken 200 mg of it before playing Go (the board game) against someone. I felt like I understood the game better and actually could play better (I won the two times this has been the case, and I barely had to think about my moves).
As for the physiological, I don't think I've noticed anything. Maybe a little bit of sweating and a feeling of tighter skin, but it is hard to tell.
There aren't noticeable adverse effects though, unless going above 400 mg. At those levels, I feel unpleasant afterwards, sort of like anxiety coupled with a sensation that the body isn't in optimal shape. I especially remember when I tried 1 g of it, felt quite uneasy for the rest of the evening that day (a few hours after "hour zero"). It vanishes the next day though.
200 - 400 mg seems to be the optimal amount from what I can tell, probably depends on the person though. Although I've never tried it with coffee, I imagine it isn't much different from a few cups of matcha in terms of psychological effect.
Two or more of these each day:
A mix of milk, 45% coffee (no idea how much coffeine that is) and 3% sugar. I love the taste and the relaxing feeling, but hate the after-effects (sweating, head hurts, want more coffee, difficult to focus, reduced reflexes in games).
Related, my life would probably come to an end like this:
http://youtu.be/UGtKGX8B9hU
A mix of milk, 45% coffee (no idea how much coffeine that is) and 3% sugar. I love the taste and the relaxing feeling, but hate the after-effects (sweating, head hurts, want more coffee, difficult to focus, reduced reflexes in games).
Related, my life would probably come to an end like this:
http://youtu.be/UGtKGX8B9hU
Who is this Domble... and does he do caffeine reviews?Julianking93 said:Oddly enough, I thought that's what this would be about >.>Onyx Oblivion said:
Anyway, I get it from tea. Lots and lots and lots of tea.
This kind to be exact:
I'm addicted. Save me o.o