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Caffeine Sharpens Your Mind.
Wrong again. While caffeine users may feel more alert of increased sensory and motor activity (dilated pupils, increased heart rate, and higher blood pressure). The quality of thought and recall is improved no more than the quality of music is improved when played at higher volume or speed.
Where is Caffeine found?.
Coffee.
Tea.
Medications.
Candy.
Cocoa.
Soft Drinks.
How much Caffeine is in these items?.
COFFEE (6oz. cup) (A mug holds 12-14oz; a large cup holds 20 oz. Or more).
TEA (6oz. Cup).
SOFT DRINKS (12oz. Can).
MEDICATIONS (per tablet).
Coffee, Caffeine & America.
In the 13th Century coffee was being used in Arabia by the monastery.
By the Mid-17th Century it was a valuable trading commodity in all of Europe.
Most American colonist drank tea, a caffeine containing leaf, until the boycott against King George's tea tax climaxed with the Boston Tea Party in 1773. .
From that point forward coffee grew to America's national drink. .
Americans are the largest consumers of coffee in the world.
Americans Drink over 420 million cups per day.
That is about one-fifth of the worlds supply.
How much is to much?.
Research in relation to cardiovascular disease, reproduction, behavior, birth defects, breast disease, and cancer has identified no significant health hazard from normal caffeine consumption. .
When I explored into what "normal- consumption was, I was told 200 to 300 milligrams per day.
As you will soon find out most Americans ingest that much before noon. .
Trip to Local Coffee Shop.
On my trip to local coffee shop I approached the counter and ordered a normal cup of coffee. What I received was a 14oz. cup. I sat down with this cup and watched the customers in the store. As I watched what people ordered I saw people ordering cups much larger than my "normal- cup. Some customers went back to the counter and ordered a second cup. Some customers even asked for extra shots. According to my math these people had consumed more than a recommended safe amount (300mg) before 10 a.
In reality, it doesn't really taste like anything to me anymore. ... Caffeine is extremely potent. ... Caffeine is produced by more than eighty species of plants. "Caffeine is a biological poison used by plants as a pesticide." ... Having too much caffeine is not the only drawback to soda. ...
But in reality they are as innocent as caffeine or nicotine; they change people and harm their bodies but at the same time can't get enough of it. ... The addicting ingredients in these substances make people eat them, if cigarettes didn't have nicotine in them or coffee with its caffeine no one have them because they would taste them for what they really are. ...
They also contain less caffeine then the smallest cup of Starbucks coffee. In reality they only give you a short quick boost of energy. ... Liquid based energy supplements only have a small amount of sugar and caffeine to give you a quick boost. ...
To some conservative people, this seems counter-intuitive, but in reality, it's really quite simple. ... We've never even bothered to try prohibiting the drugs nicotine or caffeine, probably because they've never been seen as "moral threats". ...
They can say that it can give you the time of your life, get a girl, gives energy, or help you with some rough times, but in reality, those meanings are not so true. ... Most contain caffeine, often as part of an energy blend that also contains guarana, taurine, B vitamins and glucuronolactone. ... The main reason why there are side effects is because of the caffeine. ... Not only the drinks give someone heart attacks, it also gives caffeine poisoning. Caffeine poisoning is basically a caffeine overdose and it someone can possibly get it by drinking 2 or 3 cans. ...
Even though the original beliefs are still strong, the modern hard-core straight edge person is a vegetarian the abstains from caffeine and takes an interest in both political and environmental issues. ... I saw people around me use drugs to escape reality." ... This level can sometimes be thought of as not exactly straight edge because these people still drink sodas with caffeine, eat meat, and wear animal products. ... They wont eat meat, wear animal products, drink caffeine or take any unnecessary chemicals. ...
Caffeine is a drug that produces intense effects on the human mind and body. The effect of caffeine varies considerably among individuals. For most people, the effects of consuming caffeine are pleasurable and therefore addictive. ... Alcohol also produces a great effect on insomnia other symptoms similar to the effects on consuming caffeine. ... In reality, nicotine is more addictive than any other drugs. ...
In reality, it is both doubtful and questionable because there is no connection to proper scientific methodology and cannot be convincingly proven. ... However, it takes at least twenty minutes for the caffeine to reach significant levels in the bloodstream. It is more likely that they have developed a classical conditioned response to caffeine related smell, sight and taste, when they feel more awake way before blood levels of caffeine rise. ...
However, caffeine is not only found in coffee, but in tea, soda pop, and chocolate. The effects of caffeine include alertness, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, and heartburn (Goldberg 209). ... Caffeine can also be lethal, causing convulsions and respiratory failure after the equivalent 70-100 cups of coffee (Goldberg 209). Caffeinism can also occur in caffeine users. More than half of moderate caffeine users who stop using caffeine suffer from moderate to severe headaches, irritability, depression, and insomnia (Goldberg 210). ...
