Can Caffeine Make Your Heart Stop?

Maybe there's a possibility if taken too much in a short period of time.

How much is too much? Experts say that 250mg of caffeine in a day may give symptoms of overdose - irregular heart beat, dizziness, restlessness, anxiety, ringing in the ear, difficulty breathing, etc. That would be more than 3 cups of coffee or more than 8 cups of tea, depending on the type.

Here's a case of a motorcycle rider who drank 640 mg. of caffeine in a span of just 5 hours. He consumed this amount contained contained in 8 cans of Red Bull to give him the edge on the competition. Red Bull warns against taking more than 2 cans per day but Matthew Penbross did not heed the warning.

After the motorcycle competition on Aug. 5, 2007, his heart stopped and luckily the ambulance officers were able to revive him with defibrillation.

We cannot be certain of course that caffeine is the cause as Red Bull contains other ingredients. But 640 mg. of caffeine combined with energy enhancers only in a span of 5 hours may be too much.

This event may give us a lesson to take everything in moderation, including caffeine. Choose decaffeinated tea or coffee to get more antioxidant power and lessen the risk of caffeine overdose.

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Decaffeinated Tea

Decaffeinated teas are commercially available. However, the process involves chemicals which may leave traces after the processing.

How are coffee, tea and colas decaffeinated?

The process of decaffeinating tea using chemicals not only removes the caffeine content but also some of the health promoting nutrients and polyphenols found in the tea leaves.

There is an alternate way of making a decaffeinated tea right in your home. How about that? A caffeine free tea which you prepare yourself. The process uses no chemicals and can remove up to 80% of the caffeine from the tea leaves. How much caffeine will be left will depend on the source (black tea, oolong tea, green tea).

Caffeine is very water soluble compared to the antioxidants (polyphenols) in tea. It means that caffeine easily combines with water when it makes contact with it. The higher the water temperature, the faster the caffeine combines with it. Here's what you'll do to make your tea almost caffeine free, approximately 80% caffeine free.

• Boil some water
• Place your tea leaves in a separate container
• Pour some boiling water in the container where you placed your tea leaves.
• Allow to steep for 30-45 seconds.
• Discard that water which now contains a lot of caffeine from the tea leaves.
• Boil the water again then pour it in the container and allow to steep for 2-5 minutes
• You can now drink and enjoy your home made decaffeinated tea.

You can drink more cups in a day without worrying of the side effects that caffeine may bring to your health.

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Life Expectancy in New York is Higher Than in Other States

A recent study has shown that the life expectancy of New Yorkers are higher than in other states.

Some conclusions derived from the statistical data focused on medical innovation/technology and medicare programs may be the big contributors for this fact.

On another angle - Snapple, a producer in premium beverage has hinted on its products of black tea, green tea, decaffeinated tea and iced tea beverages may also contribute to the fact of higher longevity because it originated in New York. Beverages are widely available - restaurants, snack bars or any other eating places - which makes it possible that a large majority does indeed have plenty of doses of this nutritional beverages.

Antioxidants has been associated with anti-aging and tea has plenty of these substances.

Is it safe to assume that tea may be a factor to these life expectancy statistics?

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