Re: Beyond Orange Juice
Mark Arend (mwarend@INTERNETWIS.COM)
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:37:14 -0500
At 07:27 AM 9/9/99 -0500, dave beaver wrote:
>
>All caffeinated beverages should be discouraged in a camp setting.
>These would include cocoa, coffee and most soda pop. They dehydrate
>your body and thicken your blood. They make you colder in the winter
>and hotter in the summer. Your body cannot function properly.
Perhaps so. But be aware that people who consume caffeinated drinks
regularly do become addicted and if they go for a day or two without
drinking them withdrawal symptoms will appear. Watch for headaches
appearing around noon on Saturday.
We need to remember that many of us--adults & kids--do regularly use this
drug and plan accordingly.
Mark W. Arend, Scoutmaster
Troop 736
Beaver Dam, Wisc.
