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Exercise and Low Carb Diet's Make Poor Partners
Over the last twenty five years the most common questioned asked me by frustrated exercisers, has been what exercise routine will get me the body I desire? My answer is always the same. They need to start exercising better judgement and learn...
Nutrition and healthy eating - What you should know
Many people think that they can achieve a healthy lifestyle simply by maintaining a diet that prevents obesity. While keeping trim is one aspect of being nutritionally sound, there are many other factors that figure into getting your body working in...
Ocular Nutrition - Eating for Your Eyes
As early as in our 30's, our eyes and vision can begin to deteriorate. Wind, dust, chlorine fumes, automobile fumes, smoking, freezing temperatures and physical injury are examples of threats to healthy eyes and good vision. Long hours spent at a...
Treating Endometriosis with Supplements and Nutrition
Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial tissue that lines the uterus grows outside the uterus, usually in the pelvic area. But
it can grown anywhere, even in the brain and lungs. Endometriosis stimulated partly by the hormones of menstruation....
Understanding Nutrition
With the release of the new dietary guidelines, in the form of the new food pyramid, I still find that many people don't actually understand what nutrition actually means. Because of this, dietary choices can seem overwhelming. Even greater...
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Caffeine -I Bet You Didn't Know This! Health and Nutrition!
What exactly is caffeine? It is a colorless, somewhat bitter
substance that is found in coffee, tea, chocolate and cola. It is also in many
over- the-counter medicines and in many diet/weight loss supplements. It is a
stimulant and it is considered a psychoactive drug. It is the most widely
consumed drug in this country. Drugmakers are required by law to list the amount
of caffeine in their product, however, food and beverage companies do not have
to. The caffeine that is taken out of coffee beans to produce decaffeinated
coffee is then sold to drug companies and soft drink manufacturers.
It
can be a welcome waker-upper in the morning taken in that morning cup of coffee.
It also helps give some a boost to stay awake late in the day. However, the
boost isn't necessarily instant as it takes about an hour for the effects of
caffeine to make it's way through the bloodstream and into the system. It has
benefits and it has side effects. It helps keep us alert. It stimulates the
central nervous system. Some say it improves physical and mental performance. It
has diuretic activity. Some studies list is as a mood elevator, and a pain
reliever. Because of the increased alertness levels of those who consume
caffeine, there has been improved performance in activities such as test-taking,
driving, flying and problem solving.
There are side effects of caffeine
though. Those are insomnia, nervousness, increased tension and anxiety-panic
attacks, just from drinking the amount of 300 mg. The amount that causes these
side effects vary from individual to
individual, however, children seem to have a lower tolerance
of it because of their lower body weight. The Food and Drug Administration
advises pregnant women to avoid it altogether. The FDA does list it as a "safe
food additive", even though pregnant women should avoid it. For those that take
it regularly every day, going without it a day can cause withdrawal symptoms
such as, headaches, irritability, a lack of energy and of course, sleepiness.
These withdrawal symptoms are short lived though.
The following is a
chart and the amount of caffeine in products you use and consume daily.
6
ounce cup of coffee - 64mg to 150mg
5 ounce cup of tea- 40mg
12 ounce can
of cola- 40mg
hot cocoa - 1 cup 4mg
6 ounce chocolate bar 25mg
2
Excedrin tablets 130mg
Besides weight loss products and stay awake
products and energy drinks, caffeine is being tested for pesticide use and it
has been laced in women's panty hose for it's constrictive effects that are
supposed to shrink thighs. Love it or hate it, caffeine is and always has been a
big part of American culture and probably is here to stay.
About the
Author
Nick James offers informative tips and information on nutrition, health and
working from home. His many years of Internet Marketing expertise puts him in
unique position to help others starting a
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