Do We Need Caffeine?

Caffeine alkaloid drug is known as central nervous system and metabolic stimulant, it can also be used medically as cardiac stimulant or as a diuretic. In medical terms such as trimethyl we called xanthine. As a mild stimulant, caffeine also slightly addictive, as a rule will make it easy, feel better, but it can actually make us feel worse if we do not get it as if normally.

Caffeine we naturally occurs in more than 60 different types of plants. But the most commonly used plants containing caffeine are coffee, tea leaves, cocoa beans, herba mate, guarana and cola nuts. If we in the tea caffeine also theine, mateine when found in mate, guaranine when found in guaranteed and of course, if caffeine found in coffee, all these names are synonymous with the same chemical compound.

In the coffee world there are two important Coffee plants: Robusta /Coffea arabica and Canephora /Coffea arabica. Robusta coffee has always been less expensive to grow and contains the highest caffeine content. Gerostet masters of old have developed strictly guarded mixtures of Arabica for hundreds of years. Coffee connoisseurs consider arabica bean, the better for a superior coffee. Espresso blends primarily use Arabica. Some roast master mix is in some Robusta as Crema Enhancer. Espresso is also under pressure brewed with only a small amount of water per shot. Drip coffee uses the less expensive Robusta coffee, which accounts for a portion of its higher caffeine content. It is also to a large amount of water dripping through a screen or filter. In general, the more water is used for the brewing industry, the more caffeine the drink is contain.

Some studies seem to say that caffeine is like drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine or nicotine. These studies suggest that caffeine affects the part of the brain, triggering functional activity in the shell of the nucleus accumbens. It can be used to promote the guards and increase the mental activity. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system first at the higher levels, which increase the vigilance and wakefulness, faster and clearer flow of thought, increase focus and a better overall coordination body and writing at the level of the spinal cord at high doses. Once a body has a complex chemistry and acts through several mechanisms as described below.

Caffeine is one of the fastest-acting drugs to the people. If we drink it almost every cell in the body, including the brain, it absorbed within a few minutes. There he worked as caffeine is magic adenosine receptor blocker. Adenosine is a chemical which modulates sleep and by blocking this effect, caffeine inhibits sleep and therefore improved vigilance. But adenosine also has other effects - it can also slow the heart rate. How can the caffeine heart rate, which may not be good for some people. In fact, for patients with a condition called paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, adenosine by emergency physicians to slow the heart rate down.

As we know, caffeine have a good side like it can increase alertness and short-term memory, and even your mood changed . The caffeine in a cup of coffee stimulates the central system, because it also lowers blood sugar and increases the brain is the demand for sugar: The result is a temporary lift. Primary among caffeine benefits is its effect on the free fatty acid metabolism. When free fatty acids are used for fuel to spare glycogen, glucose and amino acids that would otherwise be metabolized more quickly. This is also the reason why coffee is very popular among the students. The brain functions exclusively on glucose and higher blood sugar levels facilitate thinking. The most popular effect of caffeine is not physical, but unfortunately mental.

But the bad side of caffeine is far more good side. Caffeine consumption can cause insomnia. Drinking coffee during meals in the well-known inhibited the absorption of iron and calcium from food. Dehydration is a big part of caffeine consumption, and results from the ability of drugs to increase urine production. Caffeine has a diuretic effect and only one cup before exercise trigger unwanted fluid loss. Within half an hour to drink one or two cups, the flow of blood to the brain by 10% to 20%. Combine that with the low blood sugar, those who do not eaten for a while, and you can start pulpitations, feelings of anxiety or blurred vision. Withdrawal symptoms may occur after the regelmaige consumption of only one to two cups per day. Caffeinism, as it is sometimes called, shows up as headaches, migraines and disease. The consumption of caffeine throughout the day - that indicates that you probably have a serious sleep disorder (insufficient hours of sleep, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, etc.). If you have insomnia, do not consume caffeine - it is even worse, insomnia. In fact, stopping caffeine can relieve insomnia in some people. Some of the most common symptoms of caffeine intake ebermaigen are chronic insomnia, persistent anxiety, depression, restlessness, heart rhythm disturbances, stomach discomfort, headache, if caffeine is not present.

A Finish study found that the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis increases in the People drink several cups of coffee or more daily. Ungefilterten coffee can raise blood cholesterol. Does not drink coffee sober person, it just makes them awake. Excess baggage caffeine may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Caffeine can mask the symptoms of fibrocystic breast lumps in some women. For some, a cup of coffee in the morning replaces a healthy breakfast, because it tends to curb the appetite. Caffeine consumption has increased with elevated cholesterol, fibrocystic breast disease, rapid heart beat, and some types of cancer. You can also theoretically "overdose" on caffeine, the drink much coffee. An obvious drawback to any drug, the withdrawal symptoms associated with their abuse. For caffeine, including primarily headaches and nausea and vomiting are other serious side effects of withdrawal.

Caffeine should be avoided by those with one of the following clinical conditions, such irritable bowel syndrome, iron deficiency, chronic fatigue, heart rhythm disturbances, kidney stones, osteoporosis, ulcers, PMS. Many people who are used to with caffeine side effects such as headaches and dizziness when they suddenly stop taking. Here are some tips to get back slowly, mix your coffee with half decaffeinated coffee, try caffeine-free herbal tea or apple for a hot drink, choose a bar or cafe-au-lait of brewed coffee , Tea brew for less time, try it with caffeine-free versions of your favorite beverages with carbon dioxide. You can use a substitute such as soya-Coffee is a coffee from soy beans and coffee beans. Soy Coffee is ideal for people who want a healthier alternative to coffee. Soy coffee often has less caffeine than conventional coffee.

Stop the caffeine - if you do not feel better, tell your doctor!

 

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