Facts Over Fads Blog Caffeine or No Caffeine?

With so many energy supplements, weight loss supplements, coffees, and sodas it's almost impossible to escape caffeine. Some love it and "need" it, others hate it and are fine without it. So where do I fall in those two categories and why? What is Caffeine?? Caffeine is a natural substance that occurs in many many plants. Some of these plants include coffee beans, tea leaves, and kola nuts. Caffeine is a stimulant. Well what is a stimulant, sounds scary!? A stimulant is anything that increases the activity of your central nervous system without you physically doing anything. This includes your brain, heart, and body. Caffeine works mostly with 2 receptors in the brain. The A1 receptor which promotes sleepiness when activated, caffeine blocks it and makes you feel less tired [...]