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How Caffeine Affects Your Brain and Body
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Caffeine affects the brain by reducing the impact of adenosine, causing increased anxiety and activating the fight or flight response. It has a half life of 5-6 hours and a quarter life of 10-12 hours in the system.
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Caffeine works by binding onto adenosine receptors in the brain, blocking adenosine which builds as we stay awake and making us feel less tired, but this process also increases anxiety levels by ramping up the fight or flight response and stress chemistry.
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Caffeine
Summary
Caffeine works by binding onto adenosine receptors in the brain, blocking adenosine which builds as we stay awake and making us feel less tired, but this process also increases anxiety levels by ramping up the fight or flight response and stress chemistry.
ChapterHow Caffeine Affects Your Brain and Body
Episode#650: Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep — How to Improve Sleep, How Sleep Ties Into Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Gain, and How Medications (Ambien, Trazodone, etc.), Caffeine, THC/CBD, Psychedelics, Exercise, Smart Drugs, Fasting, and More Affect Sleep
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Caffeine can cause rumination and catastrophizing that may lead to sleeplessness.
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Caffeine
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Caffeine can cause rumination and catastrophizing that may lead to sleeplessness. Its duration of action can last up to 10-12 hours after consumption.