As I said in my last post, there are many negative side effects that could possibly come from drinking large amounts of caffeine. But there are certain doses and uses that could help us manipulate the effects of caffeine for our benefit.
Don't drink caffeine after 12 pm. Because of the importance of sleep, caffeine should be limited to the earlier hours of the day. Caffeine can stay in the "system" for 3-12 hours which means that your sleep will be adversely affected. Even if you can sleep, the caffeine will still disrupt your R.E.M. sleep.
Drink caffeine before physical activity. The hormones affected by caffeine are also affected during exercise. The release of stress hormones, particularly, is increased by both of these things. So if you exercise after a caffeine intake, your body will feel like the hormones are being released for a reason.
Don't "take" too much. Caffeine is fine in limited amounts,
a few cups/cans/bottles/glasses, at large intervals, before the later hours of the day will make you feel alert and awake. But if you drink caffeine constantly throughout the day, you will, without exception, start to become dependent on it, which will make you feel all jittery and headachy without it. But to fix this, you can control your doses. Four to seven caffeine moments are the minimum for the day. And they should be "taken" at regular intervals, not consistently.Caffeine rocks, but everyone needs to remember that the only way to be truly alert and awake is to get enough sleep, and that caffeine should only be used when this can't be achieved.
The title of your blog was funny. I think that you could have gotten more clever/commical pictures to go along with that humor that you gave the title. Your topic was informing with telling when and when not to take caffeine. What are some productes that we may not think that caffeine is in? This would have been an interesting factor to make us aware of not only how much we intake, but knowing that there is caffeine in things that aren't realized. Things such as medicines and candies contain caffeine. Here is a website that has more information on caffeinated things: http://wellness.uwsp.edu/medinfo/handouts/LAs/Caffeine.pdf
ReplyDeleteThanks Amber. I actually thought the two visuals were "clever/comical" but I'll try harder next time. And you're completely right, there is a lot of surprising sources of caffeine, I'll try to factor that in next time.
ReplyDeleteYour blog’s title caught my attention immediately. I don’t like coffee and just walking around campus it seems everywhere I turn there is a starbucks cup in someone’s hand. I could identify with those who say they need coffee to stay awake and get through the day maybe because last night was spent staying up studying for a big exam or coming in late from a party. I believe in having a realistic set aside amount of at least 6-8 hours of sleep to help keep you focus throughout the day. Like me I’m lucky to get 4 hours every night. Something I would have liked to see were possible causes of restlessness for college students outside of parties and studying? Why can we not sleep? www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/sleep_deprivation/causes.htm ezinearticles.com/?Common-Causes-Of-Stress-Among-College
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