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Caffeine Crash Course: Should You Wean Yourself from that Morning Cup?

By on January 30, 2008 in caffeine, CHEMICALS

Caffeine has recently been linked to a number of health problems — blood sugar woes for those with diabetes, an increased risk of miscarriage in women who are pregnant – but the dangers of caffeine consumption don’t come as a great surprise to the medical community. Caffeine has long been known to rob the body [...]

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The Real Buzz on Caffeine

By on September 25, 2007 in caffeine, CHEMICALS

Rooted in Euphoria Legend has it that an Arabian shepherd named Kaldi discovered coffee. One day he found his goats dancing joyously around a dark green leafed shrub with bright red cherries in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Kaldi soon found out that it was the bright red cherries on the shrub that [...]

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