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Caffeine is the number one stimulant used in the world, and athletes often consume caffeine for performance boost in training or competition. Have you tried this or are going to try using caffeine as performance stimulant? First check your sport guidelines. Some sports do have acceptable levels of caffeine for competition. Some individuals get high blood pressure from caffeine consumption, other reports have equated high caffeine intake with risks of heart attacks. What we have learned is that depending upon your genetics, you may respond favorably or not so favorably to caffeine consumption. In fact the newest research shows that you have a 50% RISK (one in 2 individuals) of not metabolizing caffeine favorably! How can you know, only through testing! Caffeine the socially-acceptable stimulant . Caffeine can be a boost to sports performance by increasing both The Institute of Medicine and the FDDA are looking into the levels of caffeine in drinks, especially those with the hi...

There is no fix if you don't even bring up your incontinence problems with your gyno.  Dr. Elaine Waetjen of the University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, and colleagues evaluated 9 years of data of yearly check ups from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a multicenter, multiracial/ethnic, and multidisciplinary longitudinal study of women ages 40 to 55 at baseline. Over 60% of the women with incontinence said that they never brought the topic up and that they just thought it was 'a normal part of aging.' The researchers emphasized that it's important for the gynos to bring it up, as these problems can be disabling and yet curable if a woman works with her health care provider. . These problems are rampant at least 30% of women in reproductive age have urinary incontinence, and by age 72 over 70% of women have this. There are specific types of urinary incontinence, including urge, stress, or mixed incontinence. Very few ...

Being that tea was discovered over 5000 years ago and there is evidence from Africa in the 9th century that coffee was consumed there, it's clear that we aren't letting our caffeine go any time soon. The first few sips usually send the heart beating just a bit faster, blood pressure will surge slightly, and basically you get that energy boost. Most of this boost has to do with the release of adrenaline. And this is why night time caffeine keeps you away.. there is a release at night of adenosine which can control the release of adrenaline. If caffeine is around you release less adenosine and you are more likely to stay energized and not unwind .  And exactly how that works over time is that your body, typically trying to release sugar when you are in need of bursts of energy, will come to rely on the caffeine, and won't release the sugar as much. Exactly whether that is 'good' or 'bad' has not been determined. The effects of caffeine cannot be sorted out...

Bloggers, joggers, pregnant mom's, PMS patients, etc etc love the topic of caffeine effects on our health. Us caffeine drinkers also like that cerebral cortex wake up as caffeine has some positive effects on attention, thought, language, and memory. And caffeine from tea and office and chocolate coco can provide antioxidant sources that are anti aging, and anti-heart disease and anti-Alzheimer's And the amount of caffeine we should consume is probably the first question I get asked when it comes up at health check up appointments. The newest studies indicate that up to 5 cups a day are good, and all coffee drinkers have less chance of dying ! The effects of caffeine cannot be sorted out without looking at how you are getting the caffeine: coffee, tea, herbal drinks, or coco.   The Institute of Medicine and the FDDA are looking into the levels of caffeine in drinks, especially those with the highest caffeine content. The amount of caffeine effect will always be ...

Bloggers love the topic of caffeine effects on our health. The effects of caffeine cannot be sorted out without looking at how you are getting the caffeine: coffee, tea, herbal drinks, or coco. The Institute of Medicine and the FDDA are looking into the levels of caffeine in drinks, especially those with the highest caffeine content. The amount of caffeine effect will always be affected by how much you normally consume, whether you are a child or an adolescent, or a senior,and whether you are pregnant. So some consultation with your health care provider is sensible, as is moderation. Oddly the newest study shows that coco consumption in seniors may decrease risks of brain deterioration and improved brain function. Although they were drinking two cups a day, which means you better cut some calories some where else or there will be consequences to your waistline!

The waistline is one of the most important gauges of our overall health, fitness, and how we perceive our body. To reach optimum weight overall nutrition is important, but spot reduction of the waistline is often named the number one concern of those trying hard to be physically fit an an ideal weight. Nutrition and lifestyle and now the very effective aid CoolSculpting work hand in hand to shape you.. And the American classic pop is an example of empty calories, that may not just be 'empty' of nutrition, but they may contribute to weight gain, weight retention, and the overall rates of obesity. And since half of all Americans consume soda daily, we feel obliged to give you the skinny on why you need to move that pop to the guilty pleasure list rather than have it be a daily food group! The soda you are drinking may have caffeine, it may have chemicals and phosphorus to make it fizzy, and it may have sugars or sweeteners. of This is why at Women's Health Practice , Hada...

I meant to do better! Researchers from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reporting in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the September 2011 issue have found that women planning pregnancy mean to change their poor health habits when trying to be pregnant; but the good intentions of quitting alcohol and stopping smoking before conceiving just don’t get done. And neither did the women in their study who were trying to get pregnant cut back on caffeine consumption while they were trying to conceive. This study didn’t report other health behaviors that impact pregnancy health, but we might extrapolate that this behavior applies fairly universally. The message is that we need new strategies to buckle down and make positive changes when trying to conceive. If you have a strategy that worked very well for you, let us know!

Pop. Is it your favorite drink? What Would Your Doc Say? Should we take pop out of the schools? Refuse to advertise it? Refuse to sell it in stores? OK — both of those might go a bit far. But physicians are perhaps wavering on their medical stance as to whether pop is harmful or not, and we now go so far to say that it might actually be good for you! Pop can be found in many a local school and other easily accessible vending machines in the wider CU area, so it’s time you and your health care provider have a heart to heart talk on this. Sales of pop appear to not be flagging.  Aside from the perceived health hazards physicians propose when chatting with primary care physicians in the doctor’s lounge over our morning coffee, perhaps a second look is warranted. Some people apparently get a fair amount of actual water from some pop consumption, others get caffeine benefits, others may actually be avoiding kidney stones, and others are able to cut calories through t...

Don't put down the latte! If less diabetes and less heart disease isn't a reason enough to imbibe coffee, maybe the new research on coffee's role in the prevention of strokes will whet your appitite! Daniel Lackland, a professor of epidemiology at the Medical University of South Carolina and a spokesman for the American Stroke Association has revealed the results of a study that shows women who have reported greater amounts of coffee drinking had fewer strokes! But the secret may be in the brew itself, and since one cup isn't always like the others we can't give you firm guidelines on how much to drink just yet!

Some say they drink caffeine pick me up and yes, studies do show that fatigue can be combated by caffeine use. About 15-30 minutes after your favorite Starbucks concoction the buzz will kick into the brain. And about 7 hours later you’ll rid your system of caffeine and it’s stimulant effects, unless you are not very susceptible and it takes you 20 minutes to rid yourself of these effects, and we've gabbed endlessly about the caffeine in pop, and tea, or coffee, and the other harms or benefits of pop aside from caffeine, and the antioxidants in teas we even use them for our skin. So what's the newest about coffee out of the April issue of the journal Stroke? They reported some odd findings that in fact, in a group of women journaling their food intake for a mammography study, the more coffee they drank the fewer strokes they had. It was thought that the phenolic compounds that are the beneficial antioxdidant compounds for many of the reported coffee health benefits are though...