Large daily amount of caffeine -- useful?
November 22, 2009 2:28 PM Subscribe
Does anyone else on this list take large amounts of caffeine daily for health reasons? For example, I take 400 mg of caffeine (in tablet form) when I brush my teeth.
Also, is there a website that would allow people to post their own lifestyle practices (such as this) to get feedback from others?
For the last 3 months or so I have been taking 2 200 mg tablets of caffeine a day when I brush my teeth in the morning.
A major reason for this is that pretty good research shows that caffeine may have good effects in reducing Alzheimer's, etc.
I've certainly noticed better memory functioning since I started this regime. I can recall poetry much better than before, can make better rhymes, can write reports more easily, etc. (Also, curiously, I noticed at the outset that my singing pitch was much more accurate.)
Thanks for your views!
See the following article at Pubmed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16938404?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=5
Neuroscience. 2006 Nov 3;142(4):941-52. Epub 2006 Aug 28.
Caffeine protects Alzheimer's mice against cognitive impairment and reduces brain beta-amyloid production.
Arendash GW, Schleif W, Rezai-Zadeh K, Jackson EK, Zacharia LC, Cracchiolo JR, Shippy D, Tan J.
The Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33647, USA. arendash@cas.usf.edu
The concluding sentence of the abstract: "Our data demonstrate that moderate daily intake of caffeine may delay or reduce the risk of AD."
For the last 3 months or so I have been taking 2 200 mg tablets of caffeine a day when I brush my teeth in the morning.
A major reason for this is that pretty good research shows that caffeine may have good effects in reducing Alzheimer's, etc.
I've certainly noticed better memory functioning since I started this regime. I can recall poetry much better than before, can make better rhymes, can write reports more easily, etc. (Also, curiously, I noticed at the outset that my singing pitch was much more accurate.)
Thanks for your views!
See the following article at Pubmed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16938404?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=5
Neuroscience. 2006 Nov 3;142(4):941-52. Epub 2006 Aug 28.
Caffeine protects Alzheimer's mice against cognitive impairment and reduces brain beta-amyloid production.
Arendash GW, Schleif W, Rezai-Zadeh K, Jackson EK, Zacharia LC, Cracchiolo JR, Shippy D, Tan J.
The Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33647, USA. arendash@cas.usf.edu
The concluding sentence of the abstract: "Our data demonstrate that moderate daily intake of caffeine may delay or reduce the risk of AD."
This post was deleted for the following reason: as posted this is a little chatfitlery - maybe you need to rephrase and ask again next week? -- jessamyn
I take a cup of espresso daily to prevent headaches. Two Vivarins a day would obviate my having to brush my teeth since I'd be able to simply grind off the plaque, at least on the wear surfaces...
posted by toodleydoodley at 2:35 PM on November 22, 2009
posted by toodleydoodley at 2:35 PM on November 22, 2009
I agree that this is chatfilter as it stands. But if you're going to look into caffiene research you really need to take note of the nutrigenomics research for caffiene. Basically taking large doses only has health benefits if you have the right enzyme polymorphism. If you have the other version the benefits go away or possibly become detrimental. The University of Toronto is one group doing a lot of research in this area and probably a good place to start, info here or here. There's more research out there, just add nutrigenomics as a search term.
posted by shelleycat at 3:02 PM on November 22, 2009
posted by shelleycat at 3:02 PM on November 22, 2009
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posted by Kalepa at 2:29 PM on November 22, 2009