Being
an avid drinker of coffee, I never could figure out the reason
following decaffeinated coffee. People usually drink coffee or
espresso for the caffeine fix, so I always wondered as to why
anyone would drink decaffeinated coffee. Would it not just defeat
the purpose of drinking coffee? However, I finally saw the light
and managed to figure out why decaffeinated coffee existed. This
helped me immensely to sustain some sort of extravagance during my
pregnancy and I also found out that I was not drinking coffee just
for the caffeine fix and that I quite rather liked the taste of
different coffee types.
During my pregnancy I was one of those nutcases who had read up
everything that could go wrong during a pregnancy and tried to
avoid those possible causes like anything. For instance, I avoided
aspartame only because they were unsure of the effects it might
have on the baby and I stayed away from lunchmeat because it had a
minute possibility of a listeria infection. Hence, when I got to
know that caffeine had the possibility to cause miscarriages, I
tried to avoid regular coffee. Now, to reach the parameters that
were measured in the studies for miscarriages to happen, a person
would have to drink at least three cups of coffee daily. However,
after reading that I was scared enough to confine myself to
drinking decaffeinated sodas and coffees.
When I was halfway through my pregnancy, there was an expose show
on the T.V on whether the decaffeinated coffee that we order in
restaurants and coffee shops are really decaffeinated or not. I
knew that decaffeinated coffee was not totally void of the
substance and had small traces of caffeine in it. I also knew that
I was not taking in amounts that were close to regular coffee.
However, in the T.V show they revealed that the caffeine levels in
decaffeinated coffee was close to the levels of the caffeine in a
regular brew. They also reveled that this was the situation in
around sixty percent of the places. This happened mainly because
the machines and pots were not properly cleaned before the next pot
was used or because of cross brewing. This particular case would
not affect most situations, but in cases where there are medical
conditions this would have taken a serious turn.
It is a fact that this would truly affect my situation in any way
and I also realize it. But, I am such a nutcase that I have
completely cut out coffee (whether regular or decaffeinated) from
my diet during my pregnancy. Unless I had brewed the coffee at
home, I had totally removed caffeine free coffee during the fall
and winter months. I should also say that during the last few
months of my pregnancy this change had not helped my demeanor in
any way.
Robert Carlton is publishing normally for
http://www.coffee-espresso-maker-tips.com,
a web publication on espresso, espresso and other ideas.
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