Coffee - A Refreshment Drink or A Risk to our life

“Oh! Having coffee in the break is good for working.”

“Need a break, Have Coffee”

“Coffee, coffee, and coffee, your gym trainer advice to take black coffee before the workout to improve performance. “

In a nutshell, we can say that nowadays coffee is an inseparable part of our life. It is a type of addiction and we love it.

What coffee does to our body?

We all know that coffee contains caffeine. When caffeine hits the brain it suppresses neurotransmitter called Adenosine. Adenosine influences attention, metabolism, and sleep. This indicates that coffee contains such compounds which can activate our brain and make us work more and more.

So, basically, after having a cup of coffee, our brain says, “yeah, I am ready to work.”

But the question arises here, do we really ready to work after having a cup of coffee?

The main thing we have to understand here is that coffee only activates our brain, not our body. In clearly indicates that our brain has received fake signals of activeness. In reality, your body is already tired and you are not ready for work.

Long Term Effect of Caffeine on Body

Make us addicted – The most serious damage of caffeine is that it makes us addicted. We get dependent on it. In simple words, all our capacity to do work will get activated only when we take coffee else we will feel drowsiness all the time. we will not be able to concentrate or focus on work without a dose of caffeine.
Disturb our sleep – The most common and harmful effect of caffeine is that caffeine disturbs our sleep adversely. The duration of sleep will get reduced and henceforth it affect our next day. The lack of proper sleep will reduce our metabolism and made us drowsy for the coming day. We have to take coffee to feel fresh next day.
Effect the digestion – The consumption of caffeine in long run affects our digestion and make us the victim of gastric.
Increase the risk of heart attack – The death due to the heart attack is prevalent these days. the most common reason for the heart attack in young generation is due to over consumption of caffeine and dependency on caffeine.
Level down our motivation and happiness – Research shows that our happiness and motivation is affected negatively by over consumption of caffeine.

How much is too much?

According to Mayo Clinic website, near about 400 mg of caffeine per day is safe for a young healthy adult, however, this figure depends on many other factors and sensitivity of a particular person too. This amount can be understood as the amount of caffeine in 4 cups of brewed coffee. This is an estimate only and actual caffeine content in drinks and beverages depends upon concentration and preparation.

Pregnant and breast feeding Women should be very careful with caffeine consumption.

Symptoms indication excess consumption of caffeine –

A migraine and Headache
unable to sleep i.e. Insomnia
Irritation and bad mood
Restlessness, fast heartbeat, and upset stomach
Unable to control urination

If you are also suffering from these symptoms then you should think about reducing your consumption, however, in any kind of suffering, my very first advice will be to consult a doctor.