Posts Tagged ‘Caffeine’

Blood Caffeinated Energy Potion: The weirdest Energy Drink

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 22:16 By Robert

It’s a known fact that everybody needs blood for survival regardless of whether you are thin, fat, healthy or unhealthy. How about drinking a packet of blood to stay healthy? Unless you are a vampire yourself you wouldn’t like to do this. But what if the blood tastes really good and keeps you healthy? You [...]

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Some Things You Need to Know About Coffee (or probably already know but couldn’t care less)

Thursday, September 24, 2009 20:48 By GSerrano

They say caffeine can kill you. Yes, that’s true if you ‘drink 80 to 100 cups in a hurry.’ Others insist that coffee is good for you. Well, one to two cups a day will give you your needed antioxidants. But if you need those life-prolonging substances, you can also get them from black tea, [...]

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Drinking too much cola may result in paralysis

Friday, May 22, 2009 18:31 By GSerrano

Excessive cola consumption will give one more than tooth cavities and the risk of diabetes. In an article in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice, drinking too much cola is said to lead to a disease called hypokalaemia which can manifest as increased muscular weakness.
“We are consuming more soft drinks than [...]

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How Starbucks Caffeinated America

Sunday, May 17, 2009 21:44 By GSerrano

In its first few years, Starbucks found itself in a competitive environment that was not too stiff. The market was largely composed of small-scale coffee chains that were basically regionally-based and not as widely-distributed across the continent as Starbucks has been. There were also thousands of independent specialty-coffee shops that also served a wide range [...]

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Pepsi Kick Ad Kicks You Awake While at Work

Thursday, May 7, 2009 2:32 By Jaiyant Cavale

Are you always at your laptop or your computer and find yourself falling asleep over the keypad? you must perhaps try Pepsi which comes with extra caffeine. The drink is supposed to keep you awake during those long hours at work, not withstanding the irregular timings during which you may work.
The PEPSI Pillow ad is [...]

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A Litmus Test for Caffeine Content

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:00 By Jaiyant Cavale

The D+caf™ Test Strip is a sort of litmus test you would want to do on your decaf to find out if it really has low or no caffeine content. It has been found that most of the so-called decafs contain unacceptable levels of caffeine which has been linked to blood pressure, heart disease, and [...]

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