Effects of Caffeine in Gourmet Coffee

As to the issue of the effects of caffeine: Over the years every medical journal has addressed whether caffeine in coffee is good or bad. So far they have found nothing negative despite the fact that many doctors and nurses will advise their patients to eliminate their caffeine intake on the basis of personal experience as to their addiction to the drug or their own caffeine intoxication.

Caffeine acts as an adenosine imposter; i.e. it prevents the brain from slowing down thereby giving the theory that it speeds you up. Caffeine makes us feel brighter and more alert, increases gastric secretion and stimulates respiration. It increases vigilance and heightens the ability to perform varied tasks through enhancing hand-eye coordination and the capacity of muscles to work.

People with asthma have benefited from coffee, since it acts as a bronchodilator; meaning that it widens the air passages in the lungs and eases breathing. There have also been studies proving its aphrodisiacs properties. Coffee is not actually termed as being addictive, but rather has reinforcing effects. It does not stimulate an appetite for even-higher doses, rather we each find a level of caffeine consumption that fits our needs and lifestyles. It really would not be necessary to drink 12 cups of coffee a day on a desert island while awaiting a ship.

Meta-surveys from the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council and the US Surgeon Generals office all say that no association has been established between moderate caffeine consumption and health risk, rather that the positive effects are to be commended, so....Let's drink on that nectar of the Gods.