And for those of you who are trying to kick caffeine, get yourself some whole cardamom pods, and you won’t have the caffeine-withdrawal headache which is completely immune to painkillers. Cardamom binds to neural receptors that register this pain, which actually comes from dropping blood pressure. Wikipedia actually has a good description of this mechanism under its “Caffeine” article, but doesn’t mention the cardamom hack. That comes from Ayurvedic medicine.

Good luck with whatever you decide to tackle!

You can do it lady! Good luck!

@ Melissa – I haven’t heard that about inositol, that’s so interesting. Luckily I eat tons of those foods (and I’ve never been much of a biter). I know it can be such a tough habit to break though. Good luck this month!

@ Meghan – I’ve been trying to curb my internet time, so I totally feel you. I’ve found that (amazingly), whatever time I cut out is totally un-missed! I seriously don’t even notice the difference, which just goes to show how much of our time online is wasted and worthless! Obviously not all, but a lot.

I think a good strategy is to set allotted internet time. Like, an hour after dinner each night (or 2 hours, or whatever you need – the point is that it is a set amount at a set time) or first thing in the am . . . NOT every 15 minutes or between every task at work or whenever you’re bored, etc. That sort of rigidity is what’s worked for me and like I said, I really don’t miss it. Luck!

I think caffeine is like soy – fine, even beneficial, when taken in moderation in it’s proper form (coffee, espresso, green/black tea). But unhealthy when taken to excess or made artificial (pills, energy drinks, etc)

In my opinion there’s nothing at all wrong with a cup og french pressed coffee each day, BUT you will be addicted so I don’t know how you feel about that.