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How Coffee Affects Us
- When we have coffee, it gets absorbed in our gut as well as in our bloodstream. As the chemical is soluble in water and fat both, it can easily enter the brain.
- Adenosine, a molecule present in our brain which is remarkably similar to caffeine, is responsible for a feeling of tiredness.
- Caffeine acts like a doppelganger and is able to fit in the receptors that adenosine fits, preventing any tiredness to occur for a few hours.
- The surplus adenosine now floating in the brain signals that adrenal gland to produce and secrete adrenaline, which is also a stimulant.
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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.
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Coffee Is Easy To Quit
The good news is that the caffeine habit is easy to break, as your brain sets to baseline levels in about two weeks of caffeine resistance.
The withdrawal symptoms only persist for about 7 to 12 days, after which your brain decreases the number of adenosine receptors, bre...
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Coffee As An Addictive Substance
- Coffee is the world’s most popular psychoactive drug, with over 80 percent of American adults having it daily.
- Quitting caffeine produces withdrawal symptoms like lack of alertness, fatigue, and headache.
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