Caffeine
Caffeine Enema?
Coffee, espresso, energy drinks, energy gum, and energy candy but has anyone ever heard of the energy enema?
Ok, this sounds really bizarre and even a bit scary, however, the caffeine enema has been around since world war one in Germany. Apparently a hospital ran out of pain killers so a nurse grabbed a …
Large Review of Caffeine Intake Concludes: It’s Okay…
The IFIC has published a large review of caffeine research. It’s conclusion:
Moderate intake of 300 mg/day (about three cups of coffee per day) of caffeine does not cause adverse health effects in healthy adults, although some groups, including those with hypertension and the elderly, may be more vulnerable. Also, regular consumers of coffee and other caffeinated beverages may experience
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Drivers: Coffee Better Than Sleep
French researchers have tested the driving performance of sleep-deprived drivers.
They gave the drivers decaf coffee, regular coffee, or allowed them to have a 30-minute nap. They then counted the number of line crossings during a driving test.
The decaf drinkers racked up a total of 159 line crossings while drowsy, compared to just 2 line crossings during the daytime
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What’s a Vitality Drink? And Is Guarana Better?
“Vitality” is a marketing term that is being used to distinguish between different kinds of energy drinks.
Case in point: Marquis Platinum Vitality Drink (try saying that mouthful when you’ve gone a whole day without caffeine).
It’s a “vitality” drink because it doesn’t have the usual formula of synthetic caffeine and High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Instead - the …
America’s Most Caffeinated Cities
HealthSaver recently conducted a survey of 2,035 individuals. They were specifically looking at the caffeine habits of different cities.
NeedCoffee.com has the reproduced the survey results in full.
Here are some salient details:
Most Caffeinated Cities:
1. Chicago
2. Tampa
3. Miami
4. Phoenix
5. Atlanta
Least Caffeinated Cities:
1. San Francisco/Oakland
2. Philadelphia
3. New York
4. Detroit
5. Baltimore
Most Coffee Consumption, Regular coffee & specialty coffee drinks:
1. Seattle/Tacoma
2. Boston
3. Houston
4. Chicago
5. …
