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With winter spreading across the country, this is a timely subject for those of us who can tolerate caffeine. And obviously, this should warm up more than just the fingers.
A cup of caffeinated coffee caused a 30 percent increase in blood flow through the small vessels of people's fingertips, compared with a cup of decaf, according to the research, which is scheduled for presentation Wednesday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Dallas.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Interesting. I have raynaud's and live in the blizzardly midwest and have been brainstorming ways to deal with this so I can go skiing with the fam in Dec.. I wonder if this would help me.
Last week I had my first cup of caffeinated tea in 3 years (testing the waters) and boy was I happy! I was so energetic all afternoon! No adverse intolerance. Hope I can continue having it!
Monique
Diagnosed 2011 with LC. Currently on Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
It's 11 degrees here- way too cold for me and spring is so far away! Since having my thyroid removed I can't stand anything around my neck. How do you live in Wisconsin and not wear a turtleneck? I'm definitely in the wrong location! Too bad it's home. Cold feet and cold fingers are ridiculous in July but now it makes me want to hibernate under my down comforter for the next few months.
Deb
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease
DebE13 wrote:It's 11 degrees here- way too cold for me and spring is so far away! Since having my thyroid removed I can't stand anything around my neck. How do you live in Wisconsin and not wear a turtleneck? I'm definitely in the wrong location! Too bad it's home. Cold feet and cold fingers are ridiculous in July but now it makes me want to hibernate under my down comforter for the next few months.
It's a balmy 27 here in Vermont now but by tomorrow night it is supposed to be in the single digits with a very strong wind. On Monday I am finally meeting my son-in-law, the one whose wedding I missed because I couldn't travel (it was at the height of my D issues). He finally got his visa and he and my daughter have just arrived in the US. He has lived his life on St Lucia. I can only imagine how cold he must be here in Vermont. By tomorrow he will not know what hit him and when I see him on Monday he might be ready to move back to his sunny island. I am glad I can wear a turtleneck. I wish you could too Deb. Have you tried mock turtlenecks?
Can't even tolerate that but I'm sure in time the sensitivity will pass.
That must gave been very difficult to miss the wedding although can relate to the limitations and why we choose to stay at home. Were they married in st. Lucia? Wow, he will be in for a shocker. Maybe I'll pack up my turtlenecks and ship them to him.
Deb
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease
They were married on St Lucia and have been living there. That was 1.5 years ago. My daughter has come back several times because she owns a business in Vermont which she has been managing mostly from afar but traveling back when necessary, not an easy way to live but getting a visa to come to this country is very hard, takes a long time and costs a lot of money. If finally went through. They flew into Atlanta where her father lives and the the first day there they went shopping for warm clothes, but Atlanta, Georgia is not like Vermont. I hope he can adjust.
It will be a big change for sure. That is quite a busy life style, I give her lots of credit. I bet you're excited to have them closer to home. Once bundled up, winter sports are fun too. I'm just picturing a warm, sunny beach and would pick that right now in a heart beat. I had to shovel this week and couldn't believe the snow season started so soon. Good for the deer hunters though, it's opening weekend.
Deb
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease
My son-in-law keeps trying to get me to consider moving to Texas, where his parents live 8 months out of the year. They come to Illinois from May - September. I don't like the cold, either, but this is where I've lived all my life - even went to college here. My SIL loves Texas and is probably always considering job offers. I think DD tells him that she can't move away from her parents because we're getting up there in age. I don't think she wants to move, either.
I suppose we could try to go to Austin this winter; I know nothing about the place. What do you Texans have to say about it?
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
Yay Monique ( about the tea)! I had to give up all coffee and tea when this whole thing started ( almost 2 years now0, but the other day i bought some So Delicious Coconut creamer and brewed myself a cup of decaf coffee. It tasted soooooo good. ….. And I don't think it bothered me! So happy! I am too scared to try caffeine, but I don't care about the caffeine right now. I do miss my black tea though. i use to have a cup every morning.
Gloria wrote:I suppose we could try to go to Austin this winter; I know nothing about the place. What do you Texans have to say about it?
Hi, Gloria. Just had to answer your question as a native Clevelander (and one-time Chicagoan) now living in Austin. I've been here three years and while there's a lot to love about Austin itself, it is HOT here for much of the year. Physically, I've adapted to it somewhat, but psychologically--and this is going to sound crazy--it's actually TOO bright and sunny for me, and I relish the rare cold, rainy days (like we're having now). The good news is that it's usually low humidity unlike, say, Houston, but the heat is relentless from May to October and the sunshine is downright blinding if you spend much time in it at all. Granted, my first summer here was the worst in Austin's history--2011 when there were more than 100 days of 100+ degree temperatures and no rain. The summers of 2012 and 2013 weren't as bad as that. But the drought situation is very serious, and despite the continuing population explosion, they have yet to come up with a viable long-term solution to the water crisis.
Just speaking for myself...the people here are incredibly friendly, the flora and fauna are uniquely beautiful, and the fall-winter-spring weather can be just glorious. But for someone who is used to living with four distinct seasons, it's been a real adjustment. I would, in all honesty, take the harshest Cleveland winter over a typical Austin summer any day of the week. I probably won't stay here permanently.
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