Throughout time, human beings have had to use their feet for transportation and work. Early on, walking was a way of life, whether for hunting or growing crops, collecting wood for fires or food to eat, or collecting water for home—all required walking, lifting, stretching. Survival was often determined by humans’ ability to protect themselves [...]
The Habits of Highly Healthy Humans, Part 5: Movement
August 27th, 2008 · 9:22 PM
Tags: endurance, excercise, movement, stretching, walking, weight-lifting
I need to get off of caffeine. I became addicted to it after suffering headaches and taking excedrin. Now I have rebound headaches and even diet coke fills in when I need an extra boost. I have tried weening myself off and never made it. Is that the only way off?
There are only 2 ways to stop the addiction to caffeine--cold turkey and have a miserable 3-7 days or slowly, which just prolongs the misery, and may not work. My wife's mother described herself as a 'coffee-a-holic', drinking up to 13 cups per day. She stopped cold turkey, had a miserable few days, and has never touched it since. Sometimes energy work like acupuncture or Jin Shin Jyutsu or cranial-sacral may take away some of the side effects. Be sure you are on a good multiple vitamin, as this may also help with your strength and your resolve.