In his book Caffeine Blues a famous researcher‚ health educator‚ and clinical nutritionist Stephen Cherniske compares remaining healthy and strong throughout life to a battle. “Caffeine is the Trojan horse. It looks like a gift but instead delivers adrenalin stress‚ low blood sugar‚ mood and energy swings‚ fatigue‚ depression‚ malnutrition‚ and disturbed sleep”. Although caffeine is considered a mild drug‚ the consequences of caffeine addiction are rather severe and include physical and mental health
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Hypothesis: As the caffeine concentration rises‚ so does the mean heart rate of daphnia. Risk Assessment: In this experiment there are the following risks both for the human that carries out the experiment and the daphnia: ← The human that carries out the experiment should be cautious not to touch the lamp with wet hands since it uses electricity. ← Also‚ be careful not to spill any of the pond water on the floor. ← As for the daphnia‚ there is a chance for them to die as when
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and coffee and are they safe? There are hundreds of different brands of energy drinks being marketed and their caffeine content per can or bottle ranges from just 50 mg to as much as 505 mg (Weise‚ 2008). Energy drinks are most commonly consumed by people 11-35 years old (Ballard et al.‚ 2010). Energy drink companies can say anything they want about energy and performance effects of the drinks‚ and while some energy drinks are banned in some countries‚ none are banned in the United States (Higgins
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Smoking and Nicotine Addiction Kimberly Andy Week Three Psy/355 May 13‚ 2013 Dr. Dee Strbiak‚ PsyD.‚ LPC‚ CAC III Smoking is a habit forming and in many instances very hard to stop once started. As the world around grows and increases in knowledge it is becoming more evident that smoking is dangerous not just to the smoker‚ but the people around them as well. There are many reasons that one may start the habit of smoking but are unaware of just how much the body becomes dependent
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Nicotine and withdrawal symptoms Reviewed by Gay Sutherland‚ honorary consultant clinical psychologist What is nicotine? A variety of different brain chemicals are altered each time you smoke. Nicotine is the ingredient that causes physical addiction to tobacco. It’s a mild stimulant and increases activity in the brain just like caffeine‚ cocaine and amphetamine. It’s also a powerful toxin‚ which is why you probably coughed your way through that first cigarette all those years ago. Nicotine
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to introduce my self first. My name is David Cho * Caffeine is used to provide a "boost of energy" or a feeling of being more alert. It’s often used to stay awake longer and many people feel as though they "cannot function" in the morning without a cup of coffee to provide caffeine and the boost it gives them. 9 in 10 Americans consume some form of caffeine regularly‚ making it the most popular behavior-altering drug. * Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance. It is part of a group
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difference in the mean change in pulse rate (P>0.05) between those participants ingesting caffeine in comparison to those that did not consume caffeine and therefore the null hypothesis‚ HO‚ was accepted (Refer to appendix 2 for hypotheses). Similarly‚ there is no significant difference between the mean change in respiration rate (P>0.05) of subjects that consumed caffeine and subjects that did not consume caffeine. Therefore the null hypothesis‚ HO‚ was accepted. (Refer to appendix 2 for hypotheses)
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admit the adverse effects on health‚ but have not yet admitted the dependence of nicotine use. There are contradictory views on the nature of nicotine dependence. Nicotine is a reinforcing substance and produces physical and mood-altering effects in your brain that are temporarily pleasing. These effects make you want to use tobacco and lead to dependence. At the same time‚ stopping
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Paper Many Americans have included caffeine as a part of their daily diet whether they realize it or not. In fact‚ “caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world” (Ruxton How is this instead (Caffeine is especially common throughout…) 15). It is found very especially commonly throughout every day foods and consumed mostly though through coffee‚ tea‚ soda‚ and chocolate (Spiller 200). Many Americans participate in the use of caffeine; it is estimated that 90% of adults
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Caffeine Topic: Caffeine General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ my audience should understand the beneficial effects of caffeine‚ the negative effects and discuss what are considered safe levels of caffeine consumption. Thesis Statement: The three areas I will cover in my speech are the beneficial effects of caffeine‚ the negative effects and discuss what are considered safe levels of caffeine consumption. Introduction Attention-Getter: If you
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