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Levels of Caffeine is Good For Your Body
So what’s the verdict on your daily coffee? My philosophy is I’ll try anything twice and most substances can be used for tribal peoples. It is the abuse of a substance that the problem begins.
Did you know that throughout the world, 120,000 tons of caffeine is consumed each year? This is the equivalent of a caffeinated beverage per day for each of the five million people in the planet Earth.
Welcome to the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world.
People were using this drug since the Stone Age. Our early ancestors elevated mood, stimulate awareness and relaxation of fatigue by chewing the bark, leaves or seeds of some plants.
Today we have great apes may have refined our taste, but not much else. We consume caffeine in coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, some soft drinks and some medications. But how much do we really know about the substance, the consumption only compete for water?
Caffeine is found in varying amounts in the fruit, leaves and grains of more than 60 plants. In the plant world, caffeine acts as a natural pesticide, paralyzes and kills certain insects, and try to eat these plants.
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