Caffeine Protects the Brain from Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
There are no more dreaded misfortunes of increasing age than the onset of the debilitating brain diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and senile dementia. What could caffeine have to do with these life-destroying, intractable conditons? It’s simple: Caffeine is a tonic for the brain. Substantial evidence from epidemiological studies and animal research demonstrates that caffeine protects us from the […]
Hangover Remedy: Caffeine and Ibuprophen
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia recently discovered that a mixture of caffeine and ibuprophen (Advil) is an excellent remedy for the hangover blues. Their study, reported in the January 11, 2011 issue of New Scientist, confirmed previous studies at Harvard University that found that the caffeine in coffee and anti-inflammatory ingredients in ibuprophen and […]
Pregnancy and Caffeine: They Don't Mix
No questions about caffeine’s effect on health are more important than if and in what way caffeine affects fetal development. Unfortunately, the issue about caffeine and pregnancy has been repeatedly beset with confusion, distortion, misinformation, and outright negligent inaccuracy. The good news: Researchers proved long ago that if a pregnant woman consumes caffeine, she does not […]
Zen and Caffeine: Tranquil Energy
Caffeine is a CNS (Central Nervous System) stimulant. Most stimulants, such as methamphetamine and cocaine, increase anxiety. Perhaps for this reason, the myth has arisen that caffeine makes you edgy and nervous and tense. However, the exact opposite is the truth! Pharmacologically, caffeine achieves its effects differently from any other stimulants. Caffeine increases your energy, […]
Mighty Leaf Tea – The Superior Tea Bag
Not all teas are created equal. If you’re really into brewing tea, you can’t beat steeping tea leaves in a pot. However, if you don’t have time or the inclination to go to so much trouble, you might prefer to use tea bags or pouches. The only problem is that, generally speaking, you can’t actually […]
Caffeine Safely Kills Pain
You may not have heard about this, but caffeine is a strong pain killer. It’s been proven in double-blind studies that caffeine is as strong a pain killer as ibuprophen (Advil). If you have a toothache or a backache or any muscle pains, just taking 100 milligrams or 200 milligrams of caffeine will often stop […]
The Advent of Coffee and Coffeehouses in History
If you’ve ever been curious about when and where coffee appeared in the world, you might enjoy reading Coffee and Coffeehouses by Ralph S. Hattox. Hattox explores the mystery of coffee’s origins. Coffee enters history among the dervishes, members of a Moslem ascetic order, who used it to sustain their frenzied, whirling dances as acts of […]
Caffeine May Prevent Cataracts
One of the liabilities of growing old is an increased chance of developing cataracts, a clouding of the clear lens of an eye that prevents light from passing through the lens to the retina. As the cloudiness increases, it can block vision entirely, causing total blindness. Up until now, surgery has been the only way […]
The Politics of Caffeine and Coffee
If you were under the impression that our understanding of caffeine and our laws governing its use originates with mild-mannered, dedicated research scientists, you should think again. No drug has been and continues to be more of a political football than caffeine. An example is the way Jack James, a renouned caffeine researcher, who now […]
Another Caffeine Myth: Caffeine Dehydrates Athletes and Others
Dehydration is a concern of every athlete. When the fluid blance of your body starts to fall below normal, your sports performance will suffer dramatically. For decades, athletes in training and competition have been warned to stay away from caffeine, or at least to limit its intake, because caffeine causes dehydration. This turns out to […]
