
Coffee vs energy drinks: the impact on our health
These caffeinated drinks have their own advantages and disadvantages, and as they continue to proliferate among all age groups, it is important to understand how they affect our health.
These caffeinated drinks have their own advantages and disadvantages, and as they continue to proliferate among all age groups, it is important to understand how they affect our health.
Caffeine - the most significant substance in coffee that affects our body. This chemical magic for getting energy in our daily life is also hidden in other plants. Another of our caffeine "suppliers" is tea. So what are the differences in the caffeine content of coffee and tea?
Recently, we have been focusing on coffee and its effect on our health. Previous articles have covered topics such as coffee and bone health. We have also written about how coffee affects migraines, dehydration and circadian rhythms. What is the connection between drinking coffee and diabetes or how to use coffee to promote weight loss.
In today's article, we're going to move away from the coffee world a bit and focus on another drink, also very popular around the world. We will talk about green tea.
I'm sure you've heard of antioxidants. You know that they are important for our health. That's why it's good to consume food and drinks that contain more antioxidants. Typical representatives of such foods are blueberries, cranberries, chocolate or exotic acai fruit. The king - or rather queen - of this list is coffee.
The human body is a sophisticated system. It is designed to heal and protect itself. To live a healthy life, it strives to maintain harmony - homeostasis. In order to maintain the necessary balance, our body must be able to react to stimuli that constantly influence and disharmonize it, i.e. us. The HPA axis is such a balancer for our body.
Do you remember the regular afternoon naps in kindergarten? How glad you would be for it today, but despite feeling tired, you can't afford to sleep in on a weekday. Instead, you reach for the caffeine in your cup of coffee. If we could find at least twenty minutes for a small nap and supplement it with caffeine, we would achieve highly productive work performance even in the afternoon.
Coffee, as one of the world's most popular beverages, brings not only the pleasure of drinking coffee but also promising insights into its use in treating disease. A cup of coffee is not only filled with delicious flavours and a magical aroma, but is an effective preventative and natural aid to fight disease. Read on for a summary of their most significant benefits for our health.
As in almost every film, in a scene depicting the main character's busy working day, he has a cup or a coffee cup in his hand, on his desk or just somewhere nearby. As if by magic, coffee can banish fatigue and sleepiness. Today's article will reveal how this fragrant "black magic" works.
Our endocannabinoid system can help relieve stress as well as serious diseases such as Parkinson's disease. The cannabinoids discovered in cannabis, such as CBD, are inhibitors of the receptors of this internal system that keeps our bodies in balance. Wondering how it all works? Continue reading.
Just as caffeine is a famous ingredient in coffee, theobromine is the main active ingredient in cocoa beans, which are used to make the popular dark treat known as chocolate. Interestingly, the two substances - caffeine and theobromine - are very similar in their effects in many respects.