an apple a day. keeps the doctor away...

medical knowledge of the day!

alright before i get the next complaint about how i havent been updating this blog.. i shall just crap up some useful medical knowledge? oxymoron? crap. useful medical knowledge??? hahha most stuff i study now is crap anyway..


nwaez.. today's topic will be on... *drumrollllssss*
C-A-F-F-E-I-N-E!!
oh boyyyy!! dont we all love it?? *chants* "i heart caffeine. i heart caffeine. i heart caffeine" *chants*


*yawnnnns* so it's night now. and after a full day of school and working on the neverending projects and essays and presentations and robots, you're freaking shagged and all you wanna do now is go to bed and sleep. however, most people ended up reaching for the cuppa coffee instead. i admit it's a damn generalisation cos people like me dont even attend a full day of school (read: pontang! *singlish of the day: pontang = skive lessons; sentence formation: wahhhh im damn sian today, im going to pon school*) BUT end up still damn shagged and i go to bed and sleep!! *oOps*

but back to reaching for that cuppa coffeee..

each time you grab that cuppa! do you even know what u're taking into your system???



it is a freaking drug!



omg. omg. omg.



so you and i. you and i. you and i are all drug addicts. ewwwww.


Caffeine is a drug that is naturally produced in the leaves and seeds of many plants and in its natural form, caffeine tastes very bitter. But most caffeinated drinks have gone through enough processing to camouflage the bitter taste, so we get our ohhhhhhhhh!! nice nice coffee taste:)



caffeine is basically part of a group of drugs used to treat asthma!! if you're interested it's xanthine. and for more information either wikipedia it urself and come ask me!! i have an entire lecture on it *excited* and it is defined as a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system, causing increased heart rate and alertness. hahh! and you end up looking like the cat!





Most people who are sensitive to caffeine experience a temporary increase in energy and elevation in mood as well as mental alertness (hahh sounds like ecstasy!) but this is only if it is taken in moderate amounts. if taken in high doses, caffeine can cause anxiety, dizziness, headaches, and the jitters and can interfere with normal sleep!! And very high doses of caffeine would be harmful to the body!!

and from personal experience. i am not kidding about the harmful effects of caffeine. try a cafe mocha/ caramel latte/ 3 3in1 nescafe/ 2 owl brand kopitarik in 24hours.. omg!! it's like clubbing in your own room!! I MEAN THE HEAD AND HEART POUND LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS!! *thump thump thump thump*


Caffeine is addictive and may cause withdrawal symptoms for those who abruptly stop consuming it. These include severe headaches, muscle aches, temporary depression, and irritability. Caffeine sensitivity refers to the amount of caffeine that will produce an effect in someone. On average, the smaller the person, the less caffeine necessary to produce side effects. However, caffeine sensitivity is most affected by the amount of daily caffeine use so people who regularly drink beverages containing caffeine soon develop a reduced sensitivity to caffeine. This means they require higher doses of caffeine to achieve the same effects as someone who doesn't drink caffeinated drinks every day.

In short, the more caffeine you take in, the more caffeine you'll need to feel the same effects.

Although the effects of caffeine vary from one person to the next, doctors recommend that people should consume no more than about 100 milligrams (mg) of caffeine daily. That might sound like a lot, but one espresso alraedy contains about 100 milligrams of caffeine!

and stop deceiving yourself by limiting yourself to just one cuppa a morning..
*i know what u're thinking*

and you wanna find out how much caffeine you'll need to kill yourself????
check out this link!!!

sabrina -doctor who?