'I HAD NO IDEA CAFFEINE COULD BE AFFECTING MY HEART' When Freelance Writer Christine Smith, 41, Heard about the Tragic Death of Claire Squires (below) at Last Year's London Marathon, It Prompted Her to Have Tests on Her Own Irregular Heartbeat. She Decided to Cut out Caffeine, Which ...
The dopamine-affecting caffeine in chocolate is part of why you feel happy when you eat it. ©iStockphoto/YinYang Dopamineis a neurotransmitter that activates pleasure centers in certain parts of thebrain. Heroin andcocainemanipulate dopamine levels by slowing down the rate of dopamine reabsorption...
Lithium is the perfect drop-in mod for players who want more performance without affecting their gameplay. It doesn't change any game mechanics or visuals, it just makes the game run faster. Lithium is compatible with most other mods, so you can use it alongside your favorite mods without ...
Human beings can be addicted toanything– including caffeine. Whether dependency or addiction, the reality is that for many, stopping caffeine consumption is very difficult. Whether you should quit or not depends on how your caffeine habit is affecting your health, your relationships, and the peopl...
To conduct a systematic review on the genetic susceptibility factors affecting caffeine metabolism and caffeine reward and their association with caffeine intake. Methodology We conducted PubMed and Embase searches using the terms “caffeine”, “reward”, “gene”, “polymorphism”, “addiction”, “...
The Oxford dictionary defines dehydration as, “the loss or removal of water from something.” When it comes to the human body, it means that you have lost enough fluids without replacing any that it’s affecting the body. Image Credit: RobinHiggins, Pixabay ...
on norepinephrine. By affecting these other neurotransmitters, it is able to deliver a major boost to our capacities even when we are well-rested, something that could not be explained by the inhibition of adenosine alone. By increasing the transmission of dopamine, caffeine improves our mood and...
Since chemical structure of caffeine is similar to adenosine, it acts as an antagonist of all types of adenosine receptors, thereby affecting various systems throughout the body, including central nervous, digestive, immune, musculoskeletal, circulatory and urinary systems [5]. Several lines of ...
Around 2 months ago i was going out for the night with a friend and was feeling tired etc and i friend had optidrene tablets and advised me to take them as they give you energy & keep you awake. Not knowing how many i was meant to take i took 8 tablets over a period of 3 ...
The pathogenesis of anxiety disorders is assumed to be influenced by a complex interaction of these individual risk factors on several levels, affecting intermediate phenotypes of anxiety such as the startle reflex. Thus, in the present double-blind, placebo- controlled study we attempted to ...