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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 1083856"><p>Caffeine blocks adenosine's ability to open up the brain's blood vessels, causing them to constrict - this is the reason caffeine is used in pain reliever medicine for headaches. If the headache is vascular, the effect of caffeine narrowing the blood vessels can offer relief.</p><p></p><p>With caffeine blocking adenosine, there is an increase in the firing of neurons in the brain. The pituitary gland observes the increased activity and perceives it as an emergency, so it releases hormones that tell the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline (epinephrine). Adrenaline is the "fight or flight" hormone and it has a number of effects on your body:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dilates pupils</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Opens breathing tubes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Increases heartbeat</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Constricts surface blood vessels, increasing blood pressure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slows blood flow to stomach</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Releases sugar from the liver into the bloodstream for extra energy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tightens muscles.</li> </ul><p>://<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285194.php" target="_blank">www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285194.php</a></p><p></p><p>There are plenty of threads about caffeine on the forum and many of us drink decaffeinated because of the possible rise in blood sugars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 1083856"] Caffeine blocks adenosine's ability to open up the brain's blood vessels, causing them to constrict - this is the reason caffeine is used in pain reliever medicine for headaches. If the headache is vascular, the effect of caffeine narrowing the blood vessels can offer relief. With caffeine blocking adenosine, there is an increase in the firing of neurons in the brain. The pituitary gland observes the increased activity and perceives it as an emergency, so it releases hormones that tell the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline (epinephrine). Adrenaline is the "fight or flight" hormone and it has a number of effects on your body: [LIST] [*]Dilates pupils [*]Opens breathing tubes [*]Increases heartbeat [*]Constricts surface blood vessels, increasing blood pressure [*]Slows blood flow to stomach [*]Releases sugar from the liver into the bloodstream for extra energy [*]Tightens muscles. [/LIST] ://[URL="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285194.php"]www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285194.php[/URL] There are plenty of threads about caffeine on the forum and many of us drink decaffeinated because of the possible rise in blood sugars. [/QUOTE]
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