Category Archives: Caffeine

Coffee Versus Tea As A Health Drink

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Does Caffeine Increase Anxiety?

Evidence suggests that tea is able to cause a calming effect in the minutes after it is drunk. However, tea contains caffeine, and caffeine has been shown to be an anxiogenic agent in mammals. This apparently paradoxical situation is explainable … Continue reading

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Green Tea Catechins: Protective of Caffeine Induce Anxiety

Caffeine is able to activate noradrenaline release through the activation of noradrenergic neurones. This may in turn then have a modulating effect on the synthesis and release of dopamine. Caffeine can therefore elevate levels of a number of excitatory neurotransmitters … Continue reading

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Proanthocyanidins and Theobromine: The Health Effects of Cocoa

Antioxidant phytochemicals found ubiquitously throughout the plant kingdom. Edible plants provide a wide diversity of antioxidants with rich sources being fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, tea, wine and chocolate. Evidence suggest that phytochemical antioxidants are beneficial to the health and may … Continue reading

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Cocao As An Alternative To Tea

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Green Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Phytochemistry: Green tea is a rich source of polyphenols of the flavonoid subclass. In particular, green tea contains high amounts of a type of flavonoid called flavan-3-ols. These are sometimes referred to as catechins. The main catechin in green tea … Continue reading

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Chocolate / Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Phytochemistry: Chocolate / Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) contains a group of phytochemicals called N-acylethanolamines (NAEs). These can include N-linoleoyl ethanolamide, N-oleoylethanolamide and palmitoyl ethanolamide (PEA). These phytochemicals inhibit the breakdown of natural cannabinoid chemicals in the brain by inhibiting an enzyme … Continue reading

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Strategies to Overcome Anxiety: Caffeine, Alcohol, Allergies and Sugar

Medically, anxiety is an unpleasant sensation that results from emotional disturbance. This emotional disturbance can affect the physical realm leading to symptoms similar to a stress or fear response, which can include heart palpitations, sweating and increased alertness. Stabbing or … Continue reading

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Foods to Keep You Awake

Getting a good night’s sleep in a pivotal strategy in maintaining health. If sleep deprivation occurs, this is perceived as a stress, and over time this can cause health problems due to hormonal disruption. However, in the modern World it … Continue reading

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Caffeine: Consumption Across the Pond

Caffeine is an alkaloid chemical derived from plants, but also produced synthetically by man. Caffeine belongs to the methylxanthine group of alkaloids, which also includes theobromine found in chocolate and theophylline found in tea. The most common dietary sources of … Continue reading

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