cool hcomb, but I'm just trying to make sure one-way or heavily skewed views don't contaminate these guy's heads. you and I can disagree with each other all day, but when people get on the bandwagon of totally knocking ANY stimulant, including coffee, I just can't let that stay out there. bad karma dontchaknow. people at the end of their rope will grasp onto what the majority has to say sometimes, and this guys seems to need some help NOW. that's all. we all are different and many of the posts trying to help this guy don't recognize that. this guy needs help NOW, not preaching for later.
NNPS is a marathon, but we caught this guy in a sprint type of situation, I don't think many people appreciate that. he is in an out-of-whack area right now, so I'm leaning my advice to that type of arena.
I have read many articles on the use of coffee. there is a hard-and-fast myth out there that less caffeine is better. that hasn't been proven one way or the other. 2 years ago I read a science news article which used a Jcurve to show a protective factor against diabetes for coffee, and 5 cups a day was better than 2 cups a day in that study here is something on that issue..couldn't fint the science news article
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/WBL02018 but just recently there is evidence showing people who already have type2 diabetes coffee/caffeine is bad.
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20080128/caffeine-risks-may-rattle-diabeticspeople love rules of thumb, but they can only be used situationally. we forget that. no I don't think minimized caffeine is always better, and neither does SOME evidence from scientific studies. I haven't even touched on other data concerning athletic and learning situations.
http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/caffeine.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/472473.stmBut there is plenty of stuff out there against caffeine also. We've just heard so much of that that I don't need to put those studies up here.
I like these lively debates, and I guess I have an ax to grind when I see people put down information to be the gospel when it so clearly and completely undecided.
If this guy has crap going on at home and he needs a new way to study and a couple cups of coffee to get him on down the road to prototype, he already has my blessings and advice.