caffeine and hair

October 31, 2008

In the last year or several months it seems like my dry curly hair has gotten a

bit shorter and I had not trimmed it in maybe 2 years. I was never even going

to trim it again when i read Deva's article about hair in Aquarian Times. I have

been putting oil on the ends of my hair since 1998 so that is not what's

missing. As I said in a different email, I had increased my consumption of

caffeine (2 cups using the same tea bag of green or black tea steeped 3 minutes

each per morning). I started to realize i had become addicted to the caffeine

this summer when if I missed it I got the afternoon headache. The trouble

falling asleep would have been a good reason to quit, but the reason I finally

quit was my hair. I am pretty sure that it is the reason my hair was breaking

off so much. I think it has to do with the frazzling of the nervous system,

combined with the way caffeine dehydrates us (though I drink water all day) and

depletes nutrients.

This past week I impulsively grabbed some scissors and trimmed my hair. I know

the yogic teachings say that's worse than split ends, but I really wanted to

start over.

The funny thing is it's not even caffeine so much that I like, it's a slightly

astringent quality to the feeling in my mouth the tea gives, plus the flavor. I

find I get a similar feeling with red raspberry leaf, a tonifying herb that is

full of minerals, so if there's anyone like me that likes that feeling in a tea,

get the bulk herbs at your health food store and try it. By the way I know yogi

tea makes a decaf green teas but they don't quite have the flavor I want. Plus

i am wary of how decaffination is done...

just thought I'd share my thoughts with you all...

Bridget Kamke, LMT

Kundalini Yoga Teacher

Licensed Massage Therapist

Children's Book Author

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