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Subject: Re: [OM] Coffee or Tea - Bad Vibrations
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:26:39 -0600
Chuck,

I order it by the case from Cajungrocer.com.  I use the premium product in 
the white can, but they offer many varieties.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Coffee or Tea - Bad Vibrations


> Thanks.  We used to drink Luzianne about 30 years ago.  Don't remember
> why we stopped.  Maybe couldn't find it after moving somewhere.  I'll
> have to check it out again.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> My cardiologist suggested I limit my exposure to caffeinated coffee.  The
>> solution that my wife and I found is to start with Luzianne coffee from 
>> New
>> Orleans, which is already part chicory, but has great taste, and cut it 
>> with
>> decaf.  I mix 1/2 can of Luzianne with 1/3 bag of decaf (store brand), 
>> and
>> it produces a much better taste than decaf, with only a small increase in
>> caffiene.  I try to limit myself to 1 to 2 cups in the morning, decaf 
>> iced
>> tea in the evening.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 7:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Coffee or Tea - Bad Vibrations
>>
>>
>>> That's what my doctor tried to tell me when he tried to convince me to
>>> reduce my 5 (10 oz) mugs of coffee/day.  I responded that what I drank
>>> was a mix of 2/3 decaffeinated with 1/3 regular and I wasn't getting
>>> that much caffeine.  He said the decaffeination process only removed
>>> about 2% of the caffeine.  He didn't know the following facts either and
>>> had the proportions roughly backwards.  From the following Wiki article:
>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeinated_coffee>
>>>
>>> "The [decaffeination] process is repeated anywhere from 8 to 12 times
>>> until it meets either the international standard of having removed 97%
>>> of the caffeine in the beans or the EU standard of having the beans
>>> 99.9% caffeine free by mass."
>>>
>>> A University of Florida study (ref 9 on the Wiki page) showed that decaf
>>> coffee purchased at US cafes actually contained 5-10% of normal caffeine
>>> levels.  I don't know that that has any bearing on the canned stuff I
>>> buy in the supermarket but even so it's still a 90-95% reduction.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> John Hudson wrote:
>>>> Yes ............. decaff coffee is only very minimally less caffinated
>>>> than
>>>> the high test variety.
>>>>
>>>> jh
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