More and more people rely on caffeine. About 85% of Americans lack energy and have caffeinated beverages every day to make it through the day.[i]
Caffeine is a chemical found in coffee,
tea, cola, guarana, mate, and many products. Caffeine
acts as a central nervous system stimulant. When it reaches your brain, the
most noticeable effect is alertness. You feel more awake and less tired, so it is most commonly used as a stimulant to increase
alertness or manage drowsiness. Caffeine is also used for temporarily
releasing migraine and other headaches. It is a
common ingredient in medications to treat headaches and migraines. Caffeine is a diuretic, or a “water pill”, which increases urine flow. But
it may no longer have this effect on
people who use caffeine regularly.
The Damaging
Effect of Caffeine on the Body
Not only does caffeine ease fatigue, drowsiness, and
headache symptoms for the short term, but it may cause long term health problems.
You have overeaten, overworked, stressed out, oversexed, or plugged the body with stimulants: caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, drugs…
You know them. Strong men, vigorous men, robust men – men who never had a sick day in their lives. They drive. They drive themselves to the limit. They lash themselves over the limit with food, work, sex, and stimulants. They crack. Often, they crash. And they know that they are more likely to leave the world much earlier than their peers.