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Summary: Read "Caffeine Blues" instead
Review: Advising someone to use caffeine to help depression and other problems is no better than touting the benefits of smoking. Do yourself a favor and read "Caffeine Blues," (also available from Amazon). The author explains the extremely unhealthy cycle caused by caffeine and the 700 known toxins in coffee (even decaf). The author has a great deal of medical knowledge, and backs up all his statements with (40 pages of) case studies and research. Quitting caffeine was the single healthiest thing I've ever done.
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Summary: Stealth marketing?
Review: Bennett Alan Weinberg is indeed a writer. An advertising copy writer. He heads his own advertising and public relations firm whose clients include several of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. His website at http://www.bawinc.com/MAIN.htm makes this very clear. How convenient that he has also managed to write not one, but two books on the almost miraculous benefits of a chemical that just happens to be produced by some of his largest clients. Read "Caffeine Blues" instead. It has no vested interest in validating your addiction.
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Summary: justifing addiction
Review: I read the book. there is no medical proof, it is merely a collection of stories of how using speed .. I mean caffeine .. helped the authors life. (helped him most by allowing him to sell a book to all you rubes looking to justify your addictions.) doing coke 'in moderation' might also be beneficial by the EXACT same logic this book professes...
The human body is net sum of many finely balanced chemical reactions, of which, especially in neurology, we know very little. what supreme arrogance & cynicism it takes to claim to understand your body better than it does. we at best have a few hundred years of medical study to explain its hundreds of thousands of years of evolution. changing the chemical composition of your brain for the short term effects, while using denial to ignore the proven long term effects .. is just stupid & is literally `playing god'. this book is nothing more than a guide to being a junkie & using artificial means to achieve an `edge' in this `competitive environment' (that you create in your brain because you're all hopped up on the smack). i would recommend you find mental and physical heath from the inside out, instead of adding yet another unfulfilling addiction.
if you enjoyed this book i would recommend:
Consumerism as Religion: how shineyness beats morality
White Streak: a story of one mans success with cocaine in the Boston marathon
But they are my Friends: how to repress your need for human contact by using network tv
Finally a Use!: combusting homeless humans for biomass to fuel your hybrid car
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Summary: The ultimate self-help Book
Review: This book is the ultimate self-help title. There are many great chapters--on raising your IQ, losing weight, fighting jet lag, and getting more out of your work outs--each one is worth the price of the whole book. For me, the biggest news was how to use caffeine to fight depression ( no more prozac for me!) and why caffeine pills can sometimes be more beneficial than coffee.
The book is thoroughly referenced and full of surprises. I say get this book and read it over a cup of your favorite java.
A coffee lover, NYC, NY
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great book.Caffeine has been slandered for far too long. Caffeine has many advantages if it is not abused. It is helpful for disease, energy, etc. What about the latest findings on the news, that coffee (caffeine) is advantageous for diabetics? Check out this book and learn the truth about caffeine - it is nothing to fear and is a god-send for energy levels. Educate yourself and learn the truth.
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