Do you wake up with a cup of coffee? Pick up an energy drink when you feel tired? Or snack on a chocolate bar for a sugar hit? Caffeine, found in all of the above, speeds up the messages to your brain, increases your heartbeat and creates more acid in your stomach. You feel more awake, but how is it affecting your body?
If you drink more than two cups of coffee a day, you may begin to experience headaches, restlessness, agitation, tremors, depression and severe palpitation. Caffeine can also lead to weight gain, heart disease and diabetes. Plus there is the general toxicity, links to potential cancer and its negative effect on calcium balance and bone integrity.
Ever wonder why you can’t sleep at night? We can blame caffeine for that too. So next time you reach for your caffeine hit, consider the health impacts and slow down instead of speeding up.
DID YOU KNOW?
Caffeine increases the adrenaline in your body, but when that adrenaline leaves your body, you become fatigued, requiring more and more caffeine to function normally. Like always, moderation is best.
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