Home

"Our own physical body possesses a wisdom, which we who inhabitant the body lack. We give it orders, which make no sense." Henry Miller

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Put down the Caffeine and put your hands in the air

First hurtle was to stop drinking coffee and Diet Cherry Coke (My love) – I’m currently in nursing school and have two small children, really Caffeine was the only thing keeping me going or so I thought! I’m not going to lie; the first few days almost killed me. One night I almost had my husband take me to the Emergency Room because I was having a migraine that seemed like my head was going to explode. People asked me “Why don’t you just ease yourself off?” Well because with me it was all or nothing. Did I want a headache for 3 days or prolonged over weeks. Happy to say that a little over 1 month later I haven’t drank anything but Organic Green Tea & that refreshing good for you stuff called water! So besides school why did I decide to stop the morning cup of Joe? I was having headaches, digestive problems, fatigue, and massive anxiety and I was hoping it would go away. Could those symptoms have easily been linked to the stress of college? Maybe but within a week of stopping caffeine, 2 weeks before finals and I was able to focus much better with no anxiousness of the looming tests.

Decide for yourself: if you need it, give it up!

No comments:

Post a Comment