My Study Epiphany...

I skipped my early morning coffee this morning, because I got to work late and didnt' have time to stop by the starbucks. Which means my morning was hell since I was trying not to fall asleep during work. I would pinch myself until the pain awoke me.

Anyway, I found that today from reading my pharmacology text book, that there was a study correlating heavy coffee drinkers with low grades. In otherwords, those that had minimal amounts of caffeine did better on tests than those who had a high dosage of caffeine. Then it hit me. The only thing I drank today was two bottles of Arizona Green Tea, which has a neuromodulator theophylline in it. Theophylline is nearly identical to caffeine chemically, but physiologically, it is less potent on the central nervous system. So basically, I've been having less caffeine intake than my usual dose. Additionally, today I was able to intake more information than before and seemed to be more focused on school. Does this mean that my decreased does of caffeine means I'm studying better? Is it the ginseng or the afternoon naps that facilitate my naps? (I don't think its the later, because I always take naps and they don't help but anyway...)

I've come with an experiment to test out this theory. I'm going to feed myself ginseng green tea for 2 weeks and see how my studying feels. Instead of spending $2 a pop on the arizona tea, I'm going to make my own with green tea leaves and Remember-Fx pills. I'll dissolve one Remember-FX pills into the green tea along with a suitable amount of sugar/honey. I'll drink it and continue the trend for 2 weeks. I hope I can remember to do this every night. More to come later.