Caffeine

It's no secret that caffeine is addictive and that it's use can pose significant health risks.  What's not as well known however is the fact that people who do not depend on caffeine for their energy can have higher energy levels without the peaks and valleys that are detemined by their coffee maker or their supply of caffeinated soft drinks. 

Caffeine intake can be assoicated with hypertension, abnormal heart rhythms, problems with pregnancy and birth, osteoporosis, ulcers, heartburn and anxiety attacks.

You can eliminate this health robber by going cold turkey (expect a headache and other withdrawal symptoms but know that they are temporary) or weaning yourself gradually.  Either way, eliminating this drug from your diet (and concentrating on lifestyle choices that are good for you health),  might be one of the best things you do in 2012.