Memories, Memories — Good News about Caffeine!
A new study from Johns Hopkins University has proven for the first time that caffeine consolidates and preserves long-term memory. It has long been known that a little caffeine ramps up concentration, attention, vigilance, visuospatial reasoning, and the ability to perform calculations and think logically. It has also been recognized that caffeine improves short-term memory, […]
The DSM-5: American Psychiatric Association Goes Berserk over Caffeine!
In the new fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), “caffeine intoxication” and “caffeine withdrawal” have been lumped in with heroin and alcohol addiction in the APA’s official list of mental disorders. As a result of such dubious notions, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has nixed the DSM and […]
Caffeine Boosts Driver Safety
Long-haul truck drivers who use coffee and other caffeine sources are significantly less likely to have an accident than drivers who don’t indulge in caffeine. Australian researchers looked at data on over 500 truck drivers who were recently involved in a crash, comparing them another group of over 500 truck drivers who had not had […]
Caffeine Increases Recognition of Positive Words
A recent study finds that people recognize words associated with positive thoughts more quickly after they have consumed caffeine. Many people do not feel “like themselves” before they enjoy a morning cup of coffee. Now this study finds that the enhanced sense of well-being that caffeine creates is reflected in our perception of words. As […]
Caffeinated Gum: Developed by USA as "First Strike Rations" for our Troops and Issued to Israeli Soldiers
Stay Alert Military Caffeine Energy Gum was developed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in conjunction with the Wrigley company as part of ongoing efforts to curb fatigue-related injuries and deaths. In recent years, the United States military integrated the gum into so-called “First Strike Rations.” The gum was issued to field units […]
A Better Work Day: Using Caffeine on the Job
Cooks and servers, scientists, sales representatives, nurses, writers and editors, executives, teachers, and engineers were some of the workers who say they work better after drinking coffee, according to a new national survey commissioned by Dunkin’ Donuts and CareerBuilder. In a national survey of over 4,000 people, nearly 50 percent said that their job performance suffers […]
Boosting Caffeine Levels in the Blood Reduces Alzheimer's Risk
In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers at the University of South Florida tracked elderly patients over a four year period and found that those with the highest levels of caffeine in their bloodstream at the inception of and throughout the term of the study were less likely to contract Alzheimer’s disease. These […]
The Caffeine Cure for Jet Lag
After taking a long airline flight that crosses several time zones, most people experience difficulty adjusting to the schedule of mornings and nights at their point of arrival. When the traveler is “out of step” with the new time zone, he is said to suffer from “jet lag,” which is really a disturbance of the biological clock. […]
Caffeine Boosts Brain Power
In a new study of rat brains published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers report that a single dose of caffeine strengthens brain cell connections and causes a surge in electrical currents in a region of the brain called the “hippocampus.” The hippocampus is in part responsible for spatial memory and the way our minds change short-term memories […]
The Caffeine Triangle: Health, Performance, Mood
HEALTH Caffeine delivers an abundance of health benefits, such as a decreased risk of stroke, high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, senile dementia, clinical depression, Parkinson’s disease, cirrhosis of the liver, gallstones, head and neck cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, and prostate cancer, and the pulmonary complications […]
