Caffeine, Friends or Foes?
It is believed, in addition to overcome sleepiness, caffeine content in coffee is able to add energy to the activity. Indeed, caffeine is known to provide many health benefits. According to various studies, at certain doses of caffeine can prevent asthma, kidney stones, as well as reduce the chances of colon cancer and gallstones.
Since time immemorial mankind has been greatly recognized caffeine. Almost everyone at least once ever feel the caffeine. Caffeine has another name, namely 1,3,7 – trimethylxanthine. The word itself originally comes from caffeine German Kaffee and that of the French café.
Actually a lot of caffeine found in several types of leaves, seeds, fruits and other plants. Usually we can find caffeine in our daily food. As we drank coffee, tea leaves, cocoa beans, cola and other drinks. Not infrequently, caffeine is also added in a variety of recipes.
Scientifically, the direct effect of caffeine on health are not there. So kafaein is considered safe for consumption. But actually there are indirect effects that need to be considered by coffee connoisseurs, namely:
1. Feeling anxious or agitated
2. Sleep disorders
3. Disturbance of consciousness
4. Heart palpitations
5. Respiratory frequency increased
6. Muscles become shaky
7. Frequent urination
8. Decreased concentration
9. Headache
10. Fatigue / weakness
11. Depression
12. Mood disorders or emotional feelings
13. Feelings are not excited
14. Decrease in vigilance
How can these effects be? Usually the complaints as above will begin to arise when someone who is accustomed or addicted to caffeine is starting to stop the habit. Approximately 12-24 hours after stopping caffeine then these symptoms will begin to appear one by one.
Caffeine is actually taken into the body we will work on our central nervous system. Will then affect the muscles including the heart muscle and kidney. If it affects the central nervous system will lead to increased mental activity so that we would be hard to stay awake and asleep. And now affects the heart muscle will result in increased activity of the heart come and we will also feel like our heart was pounding faster than normal.
Muscle performance is part stimulated by caffeine also affects the respiratory muscles so that sometimes we feel the increase in breathing frequency. So also can cause a person to be shaking or tremor. Caffeine containing the blood flow faster will also affect the kidneys so that we would frequent urination.
Some effects are often felt by the audience of caffeine after drinking it is the emergence of fresh-tasting, better concentration, changes in mood and more energized. Also the result of caffeine work on the organs of our body earlier.
Many who become addicted to caffeine because it is this substance may help us better every day activities. But actually it would be dangerous for them. Someone who used to drink coffee in the morning would be more susceptible to headaches than those who do not consume them.
We can not expect our bodies will react similar to caffeine. Since everyone has different levels of sensitivity to caffeine. Not just coffee, tea or energy drinks that contain caffeine can also be dangerous if excessive.
Sources of caffeine:
• Coffee 135 mg
• instant coffee 95 mg
• Tea 25-40 mg
• Cola 34.5 mg
• Energy drinks 50 mg
• Candy 5-15 mg
Consumption of tea, coffee, cola or energy drinks now seems to have become a habit for many people, our lives would be wise to arrange how to consume them both for oneself and for family at home.







