Coffee is one of legal addictive substances consumed. If only the new caffeine was discovered, the FDA or BPOM in Indonesia would not be release as a safe substance consumed. Addiction to caffeine seems to be considered reasonable and normal.Apart from a wide range of scientific evidence about the harmful effects of caffeine, its popularity is on the rise in modern society. Indonesia, for example, we can easily obtain caffeinated drinks, ranging from a variety of drinks to supplement energy in the stall until fragrant flavorful coffee in various coffee outlets. Coffee has become an obligatory drink daily in the Association.
Caffeine and sleep
Coffee gained popularity because of the effect that delaying sleepiness, gives a sense of happy and excited and aroused the vitality of the drinker. Something which is very sought after in the middle of the roar of a fast paced life. This is due to the effects of caffeine on the ascending reticular formation system and adenosine receptors. Adenosine is a substance which causes drowsiness. With block receptor, the body is not able to read the presence of adenosine that hinder sleepiness.
But it needs to be emphasized to caffeine just postpone the drowsiness without restoring the ability of the brain. The brain was tired anyway will slow down!
Caffeine levels peaked within 30-60 minutes after consumption. Simply applied will remain high in the blood for 3 to 5 hours. The dose is the equivalent of a cup of coffee (30-150 mg) consumed before going to bed can extend the time it takes to sleep and also disrupts the process of sleep itself. Sleep disorder processes due to the caffeine was bad quality of sleep due to the sleep stages (stage N3 sleep) retracts. When the stage of sleep in, often also referred to as restorative sleep, sleep stages is important which the body secretes the growth function in cells repair damaged body. In some people who are sensitive to caffeine, with consumption of coffee in the morning was able to disrupt the process of sleep at night.
High doses of caffeine (> 6 cups of coffee) in the day can slow the metabolism of coffee so that whereof remains high in the brain for 9 to 15 hours. While with a dose of wonderful, 100 cups (10 grams) a day can lead to death.
From the health side of sleep, not just the consumption of doses must be considered. Much more important pay attention to schedule consume. It is recommended, so that it cannot interfere with the process of sleep (including sleep quality) the consumption of caffeine is 12 hours before going to bed.
Productivity and coffee
We love to be entertained by the myth that there are substances that can beat the tired and asleep to be actively productive. Just look at the various advertisements in the media, all of the products: can States vying drowsiness and increase productivity. The real concern, since it implies a community we are sleepy.
But not so in reality, there is no single substance that can replace the restorative effects of sleep!
Many of these products mostly contain caffeine. Caffeine as discussed will provide a sense of fresh and positive emotions. Similar to the situation when we wake up in the morning. Every morning we wake up with fresh fit, full of vitality and vigorously. The challenge seems to be easily we face.
Caffeine is used to imitate the taste-a taste of it. But people often forget, that caffeine could restore the ability of concentration, analysis, thoroughness, vigilance and much more importantly, the ability to make decisions quickly and precisely. Just sleep that can restore our vitality.
What about the workplace that provides coffee to increase the productivity of workers? Not wrong, but we should start to regulate consumption of coffee. If all day continued back and forth pantry to BREW coffee, of course there is nothing wrong with healthy sleep.
Caffeine and health
With growing awareness of sleep health, experts would like to see more in the relationship with caffeine health heart and blood vessels. We both already know that increased coffee consumption will increase risks to health.
Experts argued, may not be the amount of coffee consumption is important for health, but "needs" would be cafein who are at risk to health. What causes a person need coffee endless - cup multilingual support? Drowsiness!
Some research has shown that short sleep duration may increase the risk of heart failure, hypertension and stroke. But now we also know that there hipersomnia, or excessive sleepiness while the duration of sleep enough. Hipersomnia and snoring is a deadly combination known as sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is a non-stop breath while sleeping, which is clearly bad for the heart while sleeping. Sleep apnea has been known to be the cause of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
Sufferers of sleep apnea, due to drowsiness that continue to whack, need caffeine to sustain all of its activities.The need for caffeine is a risk to health, not the number of consume only.
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There are many variations that I can not pour here, suppose that consumption of caffeine while drove, on student, nursing mothers or shift worker. However, in principle, coffee as a drink Association nor Sustainer of productivity must be consumed wisely.
I own a coffee connoisseur. I really liked the aroma of coffee in the morning before the start of the day. But with full awareness, my Caffeine consumption. The distance of coffee with sleep is maintained is around 12 hours. There was certainly no excess. A maximum of just 2 cups a day.
I feel fit and healthy with or without caffeine. Once again I enjoyed the aroma of fragrant coffee, caffeine is not a "need" for simply functioning as a human being. How about you?
