Medical Caffeine pills, are they a good idea?

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Caffeine pills, such as NoDoz, are still available over the counter, reminiscent of the "pick-ups" popular in the early nineties. There is interest in adding caffeine to healthier beverages like orange juice as a substitute for coffee, which has led to the development of energy drinks and fitness waters. While caffeine in moderation is considered beneficial, concerns arise regarding the toxins in coffee that may contribute to health risks, including cancer. Caffeine is primarily extracted from coffee during decaffeination, and excessive intake can lead to cardiac issues. The discussion emphasizes the importance of moderation, comparing caffeine's effects to those of red wine, and suggests that a healthy drink should be tasty, free of toxins and sugar, and consumed in moderation to maintain alertness.
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...for the addicts among us? I remember back in the early nineties there were what was called "pick-ups", or caffeine pills supposedly used by students, in order to ingest a lot of caffeine.

Do such pills still exist?

Has anyone thought of adding caffeine to orange juice or any other healthy drink, and make a much heathier substitute to coffee?

I remind you, in small quantities caffeine is supposed to be beneficial to health. The suspected cancer from large quantities of coffee is due to the toxins in it, not the caffeine.

Or you can't really isolate caffeine economically, and there will always be some toxins with it?
 
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...for the addicts among us? I remember back in the early nineties there were what was called "pick-ups", or caffeine pills supposedly used by students, in order to ingest a lot of caffeine.

Do such pills still exist?

I think "NoDoz" pills are still available over the counter.

Has anyone thought of adding caffeine to orange juice or any other healthy drink, and make a much heathier substitute to coffee?

That would be 'energy drinks' or 'fitness water'.

I remind you, in small quantities caffeine is supposed to be beneficial to health. The suspected cancer from large quantities of coffee is due to the toxins in it, not the caffeine.

Or you can't really isolate caffeine economically, and there will always be some toxins with it?

I believe that most caffeine used as an additive is extracted from coffee in the manufacture of decaffeinated coffee.
 
Caffeine inhibits calcium channels; if too much is ingested there will be cardiac problems. We have a bottle of caffeine in the lab (powder), it's treated as a hazardous chemical.
 
I'm with Andy on this one - too many people have the if (x= good) {10X = Great;}
problem
 
If you are going to slip on the slope of 'is this drug good?', consider.

screw the caffeine. go coke ( the drug not the drink ;) ) all the way and be done with it.
j/k

Regular sleep wins in the healthy department. And seems to be better in keeping the memory.
 
There are statistics on caffeine being good in moderation. It's like red wine, it's only good in moderation. But from coffee's toxins, nothing good can come out of.

So if it tastes good, has no toxins, has no sugar or aspartame, has the right nutrients in it, is drunk in moderation, and keeps you alert in the morning, then it's got to be a good thing.
 

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