Episode 4 - Caffeine is life!

a Spark of Hope with Alicia Jade

Hello! And welcome back to 'a Spark of Hope'.
Today we discuss 'Caffeine' and look at: - what caffeine actually is - where caffeine comes from - items containing caffeine - how caffeine works on the human body - the pros and cons of caffeine consumption
You'll also be exposed to aspects of Michael Pollan's Audiobook: 'Caffeine: how caffeine created the modern world', as well as NASA's study on spiders and the effects being exposed to various drugs had on their web weaving.
As promised, please see the links below.
I look forward to sharing the next episode with you soon!
- Alicia Jade
- Michael Pollan’s book 'Caffeine: How Caffeine created the modern world' - https://michaelpollan.com/books/caffeine-how-coffee-and-tea-created-the-modern-world/.

- Images from NASAs study on spiders (scroll down the page) - https://www.miragenews.com/nasas-experiment-with-spiders-mind-altering-996703/#google_vignette
- Caffeine for the Sustainment of Mental Task Performance: Formulations for Military Operations: 2 Pharmacology of Caffeine - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK223808/#:~:text=Caffeine%20is%20rapidly%20and%20completely%20absorbed%20within%20an%20hour%20following,receptors%20and%20inhibition%20of%20phosphodiesterases.
- Harvard T.H. Chan, School of Public Health. The Nutrition Source: Coffee - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/coffee/#:~:text=Low%20to%20moderate%20doses%20of,direction%20of%20a%20health%20benefit.
- Study.com: Caffeine | Structure, Formula & Composition: https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-caffeine-structure-side-effects.html#:~:text=The%20compound%20caffeine%20comprises%20carbon,10%20N%204%20O%202%20.

فصول

1. Disclaimer (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:56)

3. Caffeine - what is it, where does it come from and where can you get your fix?? (00:01:46)

4. Where coffee comes from (00:03:30)

5. How caffeine works on the human body (00:04:18)

6. Pros and Cons (00:05:59)

7. Michael Pollan's book 'Caffeine: How caffeine created the modern world' (00:07:57)

8. NASAs study on spiders and how drugs impact their web weaving (00:10:33)

9. Conclusion (00:11:23)