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More To Coffee Buzz Than Caffeine
MrByte420 writes "WebMD has story about every computer geek's favorite beverage enhancer. Seems like there's more to the kick than just the caffeine that makes coffee a favorite amongst the sleep deprived programmers of the world. Some more information can be found here with some interesting details why decaf can keep ya up and wired too. In related news, scientists report no progress in determining why the best computer code is written at 4:27 AM on a tuesday morning surrounded by a box of Mountain Dew."
Here's How this stuff works - decaffeination anyway.
More info and how to Kick the habbit, amongst other infos.
The caffiene in your cola/other drink often comes from the coffee decaffeination process.
Perhaps the reason your heart keeps beating is that these processes do not remove all the caffiene? I tend to believe other magics are at work here (chemicals), but they don't discount that in the article....
That's right. The body becomes accustomed to the stimulation. You're a bright one!
all three alcoloids are METHLYXANTHINES caffiene from coffee, theophylline from tea or yerba mate and theobromine from cocao. all have the same effects, but in various ratios-- theophylline is the most powerful broncho- dilator, caaffiene is very good at constricting cerebral blood vessals (which is why it makes headaches go away)etc