Lifehacker had a post on the benefits of small, frequent infusions of caffeine rather than a large blast and the link to the full, article on Wired is Caffeinate With Care: Small Shots Do a Brain Better Than Big Blasts
But I guess, I'm doing the right thing! The article refers to "frequent, small doeses" to "maximize alertness and minimize jitters." I have no issues sleeping or shakiness at all. Some of the people in the study even reported " periodic small shots made them feel clearheaded and calm." Zen through espresso any one?
I read an article about a UW researcher who has found new evidence that caffeine applied to skin might help prevent skin cancer! I found an article on Web MD dated 2002 saying the same thing, but hey, I wouldn't mind some young, cute barista rubbing espresso over my body to help protect me. Maybe Starbucks should offer that as a service to get people into their stores!
Thanks to CameoSteph on flickr for the picture.
2 comments:
I'm also pretty Euro in my caffeine habits, although I often opt for tea. If I'm working at home, though, I'll sometimes make myself a shot of espresso. I agree with you on the frequent small doses thing. Periodically I would get a cup of Peet's drip coffee in the morning when we were still living in CA, and I would often feel strange for a couple hours then completely lethargic for the rest of the day. The coffee tasted damn good, though.
Peet's is good coffee! I think that there is one in Redmond, though I don't go there too often...
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