Coffee includes drinks favored by men and women. Drinks are said to reduce this drowsiness is very common in Indonesian society. In fact, coffee outlets have mushroomed in various corners of the city, up to the mall.
Caffeine works in the body by taking over the adenosine receptor in nerve cells that will spur the production of adrenal hormones.
Inside coffee contains caffeine, which is an alkaloid chemical compound known as trimetilsantin with the formula C8H10N4O2 molecule. The amount of caffeine content in coffee is 1-1.5%, while in tea 1-4.8%.
Coffee Benefits
In medicine, caffeine is often used as a cardiac stimulator and increases urine production. In low doses of caffeine can serve as a source of stamina and pain relief.
The mechanism of action of caffeine in the body is to rival the function of adenosine (one of the compounds that in brain cells can make people fast asleep).
Where caffeine does not slow the movement of body cells, but caffeine will reverse all the work of adenosine so that the body no longer drowsy, but appears feeling fresh, slightly excited, eyes wide open, heart beat faster, blood pressure rises, muscles contract and the liver will release the sugar into the bloodstream which will form the extra energy.
That is why various types of stamina generating beverages generally contain caffeine as the main ingredient.