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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 ><[log in to unmask]> >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. > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com