What You Need to Know About Energy Drinks

Natural caffeine comes from coffee beans and tea leaves (as well as Yerba Matte

and a number of other plants) and has been found,in moderation, to provide a number of health benefits. For example:

• Alertness. Not surprisingly, low and moderate doses of caffeine have been found to increase alertness and decrease fatigue.

• Cognitive health. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Universityfound that caffeine has the power to enhance long-term memory. Other studies show that caffeine improves attention span, psychomotor performance, and cognitive function.

• Athletic performance. Caffeine gives endurance exercisers aperformance boost.

• Headaches. Caffeine can be helpful for some types ofheadaches.

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