Hi Barbara,

I am sorry for sending this mail to the list.  I didn't realise it was
breaking copyright laws at the time.  I wont send anything like this again.

Regards,

Sinead


>From: Earnie & Barbara Knight <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Drugs and You
>Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 12:42:07 -0400
>
>Sinead:
>
>I appreciate your enthusiasm, but why don't you just ask those who are
>interested to privately email you.
>
>Also, are you aware you're violating copyright rules by scanning in those
>passages of the Vitamin Bible without written permission of
>author/publisher?
>
>Barb K
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Sinead Aungier
>Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 1:26 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Drugs and You
>
>
>More Excerpts from The Vitamin Bible:
>
>Chapter XVII
>
>Drugs and You
>
>Effects of Caffeine on the Body
>
>There are no doubts about it, Caffeine is a powerful drug.  That's right,
>drug.  Chances are you're not just enjoying your daily coffees or colas,
>you're addicted to them.
>
>Caffeine acts directly upon the central nervous system.  It brings about an
>almost immediate sense of clearer thought and lessens fatigue.  It also
>stimulates the release of stored sugar from the liver, which accounts for
>the "list" coffee, cola, and chocolate [the caffeine big three] give. But
>these benefits may be far outweighed by the side effects.
>
>The release of stored sugar places heavy stress on the endocrine system.
>Heavy coffee drinkers often develop nervousness or become jittery.
>Coffee-drinking housewives demonstrated symptoms typical of drug withdrawal
>when switched to a decaffeinated beverage.
>
>People who drink five cups of coffee daily have a 50 percent greater chance
>of having heart attacks than non-coffee drinkers, according to the British
>Medical Journal.
>
>Scientists at John Hopkins University have shown that caffeine can
>interfere
>with DNA replication.
>
>The Centre for Science in the Public Interest advises pregnant women to
>stay
>away from caffeine, since studies have shown that the amount contained in
>about four cups of coffee per day causes birth defects in test animals.
>
>High doses of caffeine will cause laboratory animals to go into convulsions
>and then die.
>
>Caffeine can be highly toxic [the lethal dose estimated to be around 10g]
>new research shows that the one quart of coffee consumed in three hours can
>destroy much of the body's thiamine.
>
>Regular tea is not the answer either, since that has nearly as much
>caffeine.  But herb teas can be quite invigorating.
>
>
>What Alcohol Does to Your Body
>
>Alcohol is the most widely used drug in our society, and because it is so
>available, most people don't think of it as a drug.  But it is; and if
>misused, it can cause a lot of damage to your body.
>
>Alcohol is not a stimulant, but actually a sedative-depressant of the
>central nervous system.
>
>It is capable of rupturing veins.
>It does not warm you up, but causes you to feel colder by increasing
>perspiration and body heat loss.
>It destroys brain cells by causing the withdrawal of necessary water from
>them.
>It can deplete the body of vitamin B1, B2, B6, B12, folic acid, vitamin C,
>vitamin K, zinc, magnesium and potassium.
>Four drinks a day are capable of causing organ damage.
>It can hamper the liver's ability to process fat.
>
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