That essential morning coffee may be a placebo

[Kent Sharkey]

Gizmodo[^]:

New research seeks to understand whether the effects of coffee is dependent on caffeine or if it's the experience of drinking coffee that matters.

"Our thoughts compressed, which makes us blessed"

Sorry for the obscure-ish lyrical choice, but that headline made the tune get stuck in my head.

[Nelek]

That's why I don't drink coffee, Bacon is not so easy to adulterate :rolleyes: :-D I do drink coffee, mostly 2 cups in the first hour, but it was too tempting

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

[abmv]

And makes for stormy weather

Caveat Emptor. "Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long

[BillWoodruff]

And the vascular headache and wobbly sense of my own existence i get after a day or two of no coffee ? The anti-placebo placebo ?

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

[obermd]

Caffeine withdrawal.

[Forogar]

It's a real thing! ...or is it a placebo?

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

[BillWoodruff]

i know what that is ... i was mentioning caffeine withdrawal to argue against the idea of coffee/caffeine as a placebo. a form of rhetoric that is ironic [^]. cheers, bill

«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch