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Adenosine receptors are linked to the dopamine receptors in some neurons in the brain.
Dopamine promotes feelings of pleasure. When adenosine docks in one of these paired receptors, it makes it harder for dopamine to fit in its own place and interrupt mood-lifting.
But when caffeine takes the place of adenosine, dopamine can fit in its own place and increase the mood.
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Caffeine long-term effects
Caffeine can reduce the risk of diseases like Parkinson's,, Alzheimer's, and some types of cancer. It can increase the body's ability to burn fat.
However, caffeine can also raise your heart rate and blood pressure, cause increased urination or diarrhoea, and cause insomnia and anxiety.
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Why caffeine keeps us awake
In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system. It keeps us awake by blocking one of the body's sleep-inducing molecules, called adenosine.
Your body gets its supply of energy by breaking down ATP, a high-energy molecule. In ...
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Caffeine consumption
Most of the caffeine we consume is found in coffee and tea, but it can also be found in some sodas, chocolate, caffeine pills, and decaf beverages.
Caffein helps us feel alert, focused, happy, and energetic, even if we lack sleep. However, it can also raise our blood pressure and make us fe...
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- The caffeine in your morning coffee binds to your brain's adenosine receptors, preventing the biochemical from making you tired.
- Caffeine also builds your adrenaline supply, which increases your heart rate and allows blood to pump faster.
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Addicted To Coffee
The chemistry of the brain changes when a person takes a regular intake of caffeine, as it grows more adenosine receptors.
Eventually, it takes more caffeine to feel the effects, and as there are now more receptors, not having a stimulant results in ‘caffeine withdrawal headache’...
Jolts of energy from caffeine
The explanation behind the surge of energy you get from drinking coffee is: caffeine blocks the receptors that are meant to be for adenosine.
Adenosine plays a number of bodily functions, but during our bodies' waking hours it builds up in the receptors which caus...
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