Archive for January, 2010

Caffeine Content in Various Beverages and Foods

Good morning from Maine!  Made the post-holiday trip up to visit with family and friends, and not surprisingly, my luggage didn’t quite arrive the same time I did.  There appears to be some force field around the state, keeping my luggage from entering in a timely manner. My goods can get to Singapore and Cambodia [...]

Benefits of Caffeine

Hey all!  I totally heart caffeine -soda, red bull, coffee…whateva!  And the best part is…there are health benefits associated with caffeine So, just to go over some of the benefits of caffeine… Headaches:  Taking caffeine with pain medication (Tylenol, Alleve, Motrin, etc.) works better than pain meds alone.  Caffeine helps the pain medicine get into the [...]

Caffeine Withdrawal

Oh, how I heart coffee, or is it the caffeine I love so much?!  Either way, I am so gaga over coffee and everything about it, I decided to look into a phenomenon called “caffeine withdrawal.”  Here’s my spiel, in the form of a video, on caffeine withdrawal syndrome: Are you a coffee/caffeine lover too?  [...]