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Decreasing Your Caffeine Intake
There are some conditions that may be improved if you decrease your caffeine intake. If your doctor suggests that you cut down on caffeine, here are some steps to help you do so.
Here's Why:
Caffeine is a mild stimulant. Many people drink coffee, tea, or soda for this effect—it helps them feel more awake and alert. However, this stimulant effect can also cause jitters, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping. Each person's tolerance to caffeine is different. As we age, we become more sensitive to the effects of caffeine.
You may be advised to reduce your caffeine intake in certain situations. For example:
- If you are pregnant or nursing—During pregnancy, you may be more sensitive to caffeine. Also, caffeine can pass through the placenta and breast milk to your baby.
- If you have a specific medical problem such as high blood pressure, other risk factors for heart attack, gastritis, or ulcers, talk to your doctor about how caffeine affects you in order to determine if you need to cut back.
Here's How:
First, you will need to know all the possible sources of caffeine in your diet. The following table should help understand the caffeine content of different beverages. While chocolate does not contain caffeine, for some people the theobromines in chocolate have similar effects. We have also listed the caffeine equivalents for some chocolate products below.
Common Sources of Caffeine | Serving Size | Average Caffeine Content (mg) |
Over-the-Counter Drugs | ||
NoDoz (maximum strength) | 1 tablet | 200 |
Excedrin (extra strength) | 2 tablets | 130 |
Coffee | ||
Coffee, brewed | 16 ounces | 133 |
Espresso coffee | 2 ounces | 150 |
Coffee, instant | 8 ounces | 148 |
Decaffeinated | 12 ounces | 5 |
Tea | ||
Arizona Iced Tea, black | 16 ounces | 30 |
Black tea | 8 ounces | 30-80 |
Soft Drinks | ||
Mountain Dew | 12 ounces | 54 |
Dr. Pepper, regular or diet | 12 ounces | 41 |
Colas | 12 ounces | 35 |
7-UP or Diet 7-UP | 12 ounces | 0 |
Energy Drinks | ||
Jolt Energy Drink | 23.5 ounces | 280 |
5-hour Energy | 1.9 ounces | 208 |
Monster Energy | 16 ounces | 160 |
Red Bull | 8.4 ounces | 80 |
Chocolate Products | ||
Hershey's Special Dark | 1.5 ounce | 20 |
Hershey's chocolate bar | 1.6 ounces | 9 |
Hot cocoa | 1 tbs. | 8 |
Cut Back Gradually
Some people experience headaches or drowsiness if they all remove sources of caffeine from their diet. Decreasing over a period of time can help prevent these effects. Try the following:
- Mix half regular and half decaffeinated coffee
- Drink instant coffee, which has less caffeine than regular coffee
- Brew tea for a shorter time—a 1-minute brew contains about half of the caffeine that a 3-minute brew contains
If you find that one of the above three methods of gradual cutting back works for you, then you can begin to:
- Drink decaffeinated coffee or tea, which has almost no caffeine.
- Drink herbal tea, which naturally has no caffeine.
- Replace coffee, tea, and soda with water or juice.
If you are trying to lose weight, then do not forget that juices and sugar-containing soft drinks may have more calories than some of the caffeinated beverages you are giving up.
Read Labels
You may be surprised at the caffeine content of your favorite beverages or of some of the over-the-counter products in your medicine cabinet. Be sure to check labels. Many sodas and other products come in caffeine-free forms, so look for these.
American Heart Association
International Food Information Council
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Caffeine. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated January 18, 2013. Accessed March 11, 2014.
Caffeine and heart disease. American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Caffeine-and-Heart-Disease%5FUCM%5F305888%5FArticle.jsp. Updated February 21, 2012. Accessed March 11, 2014.
Caffeine content of food & drugs. Center for Science in the Public Interest website. Available at: http://www.cspinet.org/new/cafchart.htm. Updated December 2012. Accessed March 11, 2014.
Cornelis MC, El-Sohemy A, Kabagambe EK, Campos H. Coffee, CYP1A2 genotype, and risk of myocardial infarction.
Lopez-Garcia E, van Dam RM, Willett WC, et al. Coffee consumption and coronary heart disease in men and women: a prospective cohort study.
Neurodegenerative disorders: coffee and age-related cognitive decline. Coffee & Health website. Available at: http://www.coffeeandhealth.org/coffee-and-health-topics/coffee-consumption-and-neurodegenerative-disorders/coffee-and-age-related-cognitive-decline/. Accessed March 11, 2014.
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated February 11, 2014. Accessed March 11, 2014.


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Polo has always been an integral part of life in Aiken. Known as the center of "Thoroughbred Country" in South Carolina, its equestrian traditions began during the early 1900s. The city's mild winters and pristine conditions for horses made it a perfect place for polo enthusiasts to escape bitter northern winters.
Many early polo players – like Thomas Hitchcock, Harry Whitney, and Devereux Milburn – made Aiken their winter home. A 'Winter Colony' was established which began an era of wealth, sophistication, and high-level equestrian competition in Aiken. The present day Winter Colony, listed in the National Historic Register, is now a vibrant downtown area filled with businesses, restaurants, and shops.
The polo tradition still runs strong in Aiken – the city has more than a dozen members in the national polo hall of fame! The popular Aiken Triple Crown, held each spring, features flat racing, steeplechase, and polo matches.
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Aurora Toussaint brings her disabled son to the sun-kissed beaches of this Southern California city almost every day in the summer, knowing that the lifeguards who watch from their towers will be there in seconds should anything go wrong.
Yet Toussaint, was shocked to learn that most of the fulltime lifeguards in this city earn well over $100,000 in total compensation a year -- including salary, overtime and benefits -- more than Toussaint made in her previous life as a nurse and more than she believes is right in an economy where pink slips have become common fare.
"When I first heard that I was amazed at how much they make. To think that these are lifeguards! That's more than some doctors make," said Toussaint, 55, who retired early to care for her seizure-prone son. "It does kind of make me feel like, `Gosh, maybe I should be a lifeguard."'
That's the kind of reaction Newport Beach's 13-member fulltime lifeguard crew has drawn this month, since the local newspaper editorialized about lifeguard salaries, benefits and overtime pay that in at least two instances top $200,000 as the city struggles to rein in pension costs.
Base salaries for Newport Beach lifeguards range from $58,000 for the lowest-paid officer to $108,492 for the top-paid battalion chief, according to a 2010 city report on lifeguard pay.
With overtime only added in, more than half of the 13 cleared $100,000 and the rest made between $59,500 and $98,500. Adding in pension contributions, medical benefits, life insurance and other pay, two battalion chiefs earned more than $200,000 in 2010, while the lowest-paid officer made more than $98,000.
All lifeguards received $400 sunglass allowances and two cleared $28,000 apiece in overtime and night duty pay.
The ensuing debate over the merits of having lifeguards as well-paid as some CEOs has divided this wealthy coastal city, spawned a pro-lifeguard Facebook page and created headlines as far away as England ("Time for a Career Change? California's Baywatch lifeguards paid up to $210,000 per year!").
The swell of anger from beachgoers and budget-watchers alike has blindsided the lifeguards, who have for years enjoyed the prestige of their jobs in an ocean-centric town that banks on summer tourism. Now, as the pressure mounts, they are balking at their portrayal as suntanned slackers lounging in beach towers as the surf rolls in.
Those whose salaries are in question point out that they hold management roles, have decades of service and are considered public safety employees under the fire department, the same as fire captains and battalion chiefs. The fulltime guards train more than 200 seasonal lifeguards who make between $16 and $22 an hour, run a junior lifeguard program that brings in $1 million a year and oversee safety on nearly seven miles of sand.
And when the surf is really pumping -- like it was late this week with 20-foot wave faces at the infamous Wedge -- the supervisory lifeguards are just as busy as the seasonal staff with dangerous rescues, said Brent Jacobsen, president of the Lifeguard Management Association, the lifeguards' union.
Many began as seasonal guards and worked their way into management roles and must stay certified as instructors in an array of advanced emergency, scuba and rescue techniques, Jacobsen said.
"Unfortunately, there's a lot of disinformation out there. People get this idea that we're talking about 17-year-old kids in lifeguard towers making $200,000 and that's not correct," he said. "We're professional level. Lifeguarding here is different than any other place in the entire world."
Newport Beach's lifeguards can retire at 50 with 90 percent of their salary with 30 years of service, according to state data.
"Because of the compensation, lifeguarding has evolved from a brief and youthful interlude into a career and that's probably what's most shocking," said Councilwoman Leslie Daigle, who added that in the winter the fulltime lifeguards stayed busy answering phones and painting guard towers. "I think people are looking for elected officials to be more fiscally conservative. We love lifeguards, but that's not the issue."
In budget talks, City Manager David Kiff proposed converting four of the fulltime positions to part-time status, an idea city council is expected to review.
The lifeguards' union is trying to avoid the reductions by striking a deal that could see them increase their pension contribution from 3.5 percent to 9 percent annually, while instituting a new pension tier for future hires, said Jacobsen. Three fulltime guarding positions that are now vacant because of retirements could also be eliminated, with staffing shifts among the remaining group to cover all duties, he said.
He acknowledged that the current pension benefit now seems excessive given the recession.
"It was reasonable at the time. When we were negotiating, people were making such ridiculous amounts of money on the real estate market and we don't get those big jumps in salary that the private sector does," he said.
Kiff believes the salaries the city's lifeguard supervisors earn are appropriate given the competitive job market for top-tier lifeguards in Southern California, but would like to see the pension scaled back.
In Los Angeles County, where guards patrol beaches from Santa Monica to Torrance, lifeguard salaries are fairly comparable, according to a public salary database on the state controller's website, but the retirement benefit is less. Staff who retire at age 50 with 30 years of service receive only 60 percent of their salary.
In San Diego, lifeguards make roughly the same salary range but must retire later, at age 55, and get 75 percent of their salary with 30 years of service.
"We compete for those jobs and we are in line with what they pay those folks," Kiff said. "I think people confuse professional guarding with the tower guards and they think, `Oh my gosh, how can a guy in red shorts sitting in a tower earn that?' We're not talking about those individuals."
Newport Beach attracted more than 7 million beachgoers last year and lifeguard supervisors oversaw 2,190 water rescues and more than 5,000 medical aid calls, while tower guards intervened more than 76,000 times to warn people of rip currents or high surf. Two people died each year in 2009 and 2010.
Still, for some, statistics will never justify such compensation.
Leonard Musgrave, a former oil company employee, was so outraged that he wrote a letter to the local paper, The Orange County Register, earlier this month inquiring why the city didn't simply put up a sign reading, "Swim at your own risk." The 69-year-old retiree said he isn't swayed by the lifeguards' responsibilities or years of service.
"I supervised 13, 14 engineers when I was working and I was making $111,000 when I retired three years ago with an MBA and a technical engineering degree," said Musgrave, who doesn't have a pension. "I mean, come on! All you have to do is look at good-looking women at the beach. I mean, they shouldn't even get paid! I'd do it for 10 percent of that pay. That's a good job."


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BNSF 4392 westbound about three miles east of Seligman, Arizona, on June 1, 2001. Used a 300 mm f/4 lens on Pentax LX camera. No filter. Bogen tripod. Shot @ 1/500 sec, f/8 - f/5.6. Time: 3:27 p.m. Standing on a small hill about 15-feet above track level in order to shoot over the front of the train and capture the rest of it in the distance. The wavy effect seen above the engines is caused by heat vapors. Film is Fujichrome Sensia II. Copyright Len Kratz 2001.


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Celine Dion's husband Rene Angelil is back at home following an undisclosed medical procedure, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. The Palm Beach Post had written that the 67-year-old businessman was in the hospital due to his pre-existing heart ailments.
"Mr. Angelil was in the hospital for a procedure which had been planned for months….not heart surgery. Today, he's back at home," his spokeswoman Kim Jakwerth said. Angelil was kept at the hospital overnight.
The couple has been staying at Jack Nicklaus' The Bear Club on Jupiter Island while building a new mansion nearby. With her long-running Las Vegas show now finished, Dion, 41, her husband and their son Rene-Charles have decided to make south Florida home.
Angelil had what he described as a near-fatal heart attack when he was 50. The couple has been married for 14 years, and Dion recently discussed their desire to have a second child.
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