What Caffeine Really Does to Your Brain

Post by berntb » Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 8:59 AM UTC

jamesmcn wrote: post #43

berntb wrote: post #23

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_coffee From that we learn that coffe is linked to increased levels of smoking and lack of exercise -- AND: A May 2012 study by the New England Journal of Medicine found that, during the course of their study, coffee drinkers "who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study."…

> Edit: I should add that no chemical is good for everyone, not even caffeine. Obviously false. It is hard to live without chemicals like oxygen and water (though too much of either can be toxic).

Post by Shorel » Tue, Jul 31, 2012, 1:40 PM UTC

user49598 wrote: post #21

The importance and effectiveness of caffeine has a lot to do with your job and lifestyle. If you are a mostly sedentary computer worker, the lack of blood circulation from sitting all day is going to make you super tired and slow your brain down. If you're a more active person, either from daily exercise, standing up at work, or a more physically strenuous job you're going to have more maintained energy levels as you…