Text Box: “12 Step” “LessKaffeine-Nation” (Caffeine Management) Plan (pf draft 1/2/08) Week 1 Switch to 100% Arabica beans, since coffee not labeled “100 % Arabica beans” contains “Robusta” beans which have more caffeine than Arabica (For both coffee pleasure and reduced caffeine, darker roasts and/or blends are better since darker roasts burn off more caffeine—a reversal of the common misconception that darker is “stronger” in levels of caffeine. In fact caffeine is tasteless! The stronger flavor of dark roast—including espresso--is that of the higher longer temperatures infusing a greater degree of “carmelization” of sugars chemically inherent in coffee beans. BUT espresso can have greater amounts of caffeine because most espressos blend in Robusta beans, which again have higher caffeine content than Arabica beans.) Week 2 Try headache-free “Slightly LessKaff”—Blend 10% dekaff into 90% Kaff Week 3 “LessKaff”--1/3 less caffeine, blend one measure dekaff with 2 measures kaff Week 4 Hafkaff—equal measures of Kaff and Dekaff. Week Five-Week 12 Either stay with HaffKaff or go to “90-10”—90% dekaff, 10% kaff. (For a more in-depth appreciation of the complexity of Caffeine Management, see attached “System and method for control of caffeine preparation and use”.)