As the days turn cold and winter settles in, I often find
myself looking for a warm, soothing beverage to drink. Some of my favorites include hot tea, coffee
and hot chocolate. Yummy comfort
drinks. And I am not alone. Approximately 90% of North Americans enjoy caffeine
daily. What is caffeine? Caffeine is a plant product which acts as a
central nervous system stimulant. A
German chemist (Friedrich Ferdinand Runge) receives the credit for first
identifying caffeine in 1819. Caffeine
is found naturally in coffee beans, kola nuts, chocolate and tea leaves. http://www.uhs.umich.edu/files/uhs/caffeine.pdf
What do we
know about caffeine?? Healthy or
unhealthy? More next time.
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