caffeine Archives - TheHealthFinders.com https://thehealthfinders.com/tag/caffeine/ Health, fitness, diet and exercise! Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wnj1a2.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/THFfav-150x150.png caffeine Archives - TheHealthFinders.com https://thehealthfinders.com/tag/caffeine/ 32 32 One Last Cup | The Poison’s Potential https://thehealthfinders.com/one-last-cup-the-poisons-potential/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=557 Caffeine is, originally, a pesticide. That’s our best conclusion, at least. It matches all the criteria. We know it’s a bitter-tasting chemical concentrated in the bodies and leaves of a select few plants. We know that when insects and small animals consume caffeine, it overloads their nervous and digestive systems – severely impacting memory, motor […]

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]]> Stale Beans | The Decay of Caffeine Culture https://thehealthfinders.com/stale-beans-the-decay-of-caffeine-culture/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=554 Four coffee shops. Today, I went to four coffee shops, searching for a booth with an outlet: an old diner, a slick espresso bar, a bagel shop, and a chain. And none of them had a table with an outlet nearby. Nowhere to hunker down and recharge – nowhere to write. I understand that COVID […]

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]]> Something’s Brewing | Caffeine, Withdrawal, and Sleep Deprivation https://thehealthfinders.com/somethings-brewing-caffeine-withdrawal-and-sleep-deprivation/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:56:37 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=551 It was December 26. A Sunday. That weird, quiet day after Christmas where nothing happens, and everyone sleeps in. I awoke in a fog, having suffered through more absolutely wretched sleep. It was 1:13 PM – a third consecutive night of tossing and turning. Miserably, shamefully, I dragged myself downstairs – then back upstairs, where […]

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]]> A Tale of Two Plants: The Human History of Caffeine https://thehealthfinders.com/a-tale-of-two-plants-the-human-history-of-caffeine/ Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:45:00 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=545 According to Chinese legend: the Chinese emperor Shennong, thought to have reigned around 3000 BC, noticed some nearby leaves had inadvertently fallen into his boiling water. Drawn in by the fragrant smell, he did not toss out the water. The result was a soothing, stimulating, tasty, refreshing beverage: Tea. At an unknown time, in Ethiopia: […]

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]]> Inside Job: The Human Body and Caffeine https://thehealthfinders.com/inside-job-the-human-body-and-caffeine/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:45:00 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=542 If you’re reading this in the morning (I’m writing it in the morning, at least) then you’re probably already craving a cup of your favorite caffeinated beverage. But have you ever thought about exactly how that Caffeine works? How it functions inside your body? How it makes it to your brain? We all have some […]

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]]> Walk on the Wired Side: A Closer Look at Caffeine https://thehealthfinders.com/walk-on-the-wired-side-a-closer-look-at-caffeine/ Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:45:48 +0000 https://thehealthfinders.com/?p=539 It’s 7 AM, on a Saturday, and I’m back at La Guardia International. I don’t like crowds, I don’t like mornings, and I hate flying. But I always, without much exception, try to book the early flight. Nobody’s around. It’s relatively quiet. The TSA agents are too sleepy to harass you (or your bags.) And for the […]

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