Caffeine is a very famous substance that is mostly contained in coffee or tea. Mostly, people understand that having too much caffeine might leads to several health problems. However, only few people know that this substance also has very great advantages when it is consumed in the right way. If you want to know more about the plus and the minus of this substance, this article might gives you brief information.

This famous substance is potential to influence our body to release extra energy. This substance is taking over the adenosine receptor inside nerve cells and increasing the production of adrenaline. This increasing number of hormone resulted on increasing number or level of blood tension, muscle activity as well as liver stimulation in releasing sugar compound. This compound will be functions as the main source of the extra energy

Then what are the pluses and the minuses? Let us talk about the pluses first. In medical treatment, this substance has some advantages. It spurs on the action of our heart as well as increases urine production. In low dosage, it risen up stamina and removing tired feeling or fatigue.

However, it is quite harmful to have this substance in excessive amount. Having coffee for about 5-6 cups of 150 ml in 10-15 days in a row might lead you to have an addiction. The fatal dosage is for about 10.000 mg (50-200 cups in a day) for average weight. This substance will turn out the sleepy feeling as the result of adenosine action into energetic feeling.

Besides, half amount of this substance could remain in human body and causing difficulty in sleeping. The remaining amount will be continuously increasing until that person stop drinking or eating something with this substance. As the result, he/she will lose his/her vitality. Consuming excessive amount of the substance is also potential in causing some diseases such as high blood-tension, kidney failure, diabetes, heart failure as well as stroke.

In conclusion, you could still drink either coffee or tea but make sure that you are not having it excessively. Somehow, remain healthy allows you to have anything to eat or drink in a longer time.