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Posted on 08.25.07 by Widge @ 4:24 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Slashfood points us to this article from the BBC, where it's revealed that "A combination of exercise and caffeinated water reduced the skin-damaging effects of ultra-violet radiation in experiments on mice." Which apparently jacked up the mice's defenses against cancer about 400%. And check this out: "The relationship between caffeine and cancer cells is under close scrutiny following evidence that it can increase a process called 'apoptosis', in which the body gets rid of damaged or even cancerous cells by killing them off." And so what you've always known is true. The Sun = evil. Caffeine = good. The battleground = your body. At this rate, with the amount of caffeine I consume, I probably not only have hardcore anti-cancer action going on, but I no doubt radiate that protection to people in my general vicinity, I have so much protection in my system. Of course, the concept of caffeine sparing you from the evil effects of The Dayball aren't news. Here's back in 2002 where they talked about caffeinated lotions helping against skin cancer. Categorized as: Caffeine
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Posted on 03.19.07 by Widge @ 2:20 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  It's always impressive when something good gets downright better. Energy Fiend has updated their caffeine database so you can tally up your intake on any given day and see just how much of the substance of the gods you have consumed. Be forewarned, though: you probably won't be able to top Robbie Williams. Categorized as: Caffeine
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Posted on 03.13.07 by Widge @ 9:11 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Energy Fiend has given us a list of the top ten soft drinks on the market. There's a few little fascinating tidbits as well, like the fact that the total market share for energy drinks is .8%. Fifteen hundred different brands of sugar bombs in little bitty cans and .8% is it? Wow. Categorized as: Caffeine
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Posted on 10.29.06 by Widge @ 12:53 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Just for the briefest of moments, I thought this might be true. What is the only thing better than being able to take in caffeine through a mint, like with Foosh? Why, being able to just inhale the stuff, of course! But alas, it is just a photoshopped mockup. My drowsy lungs weep for opportunity lost. Categorized as: Caffeine
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Posted on 05.25.06 by Widge @ 8:05 am
Comments on this: just one. Add your own.  Apparently there are some misfortunes out there in the world who can't screw around with caffeine. You have our condolences. You also apparently have a new gee whiz thing coming that will let you slake your paranoia about encountering the stuff. They're going to have strips that will detect caffeine, using an antibody found in llama blood. And no, we're not kidding, read the story here. Now the only problem is it won't tell you how much caffeine is present. To be perfectly truthful, I had a deal worked out where my blood was going to be used to do that, but after a clinical trial that looked like that "blood test" scene in The Thing the whole matter was dropped. I was pissed. Categorized as: Caffeine
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