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Caffeine also takes a while to leave your system and affects your sleep, leading to long term cognitive decline.
by StrangeATractor 4y ago
Caffeine also takes a while to leave your system and affects your sleep, leading to long term cognitive decline.
- anonzzzies 4y agoCaffeine knocks me out. It makes me tired, always did,
- coldtea 4y agoThere's an non-regular effect on caffeine to people with ADHD/ADD. Could be related to that.
- anonzzzies 4y agoI believe so; speed knocks me out too. This condition was not there (recognised) when I was young and now I like it.
- voisin 4y ago> leading to long term cognitive decline. Source?
- StrangeATractor 4y agoMichael Pollan on the radio. I believe he discusses it in This is Your Mind on Plants.
- specto 4y agoWho? On the radio?
- StrangeATractor 4y agoSomeone who is currently a professor at both Harvard and Berkeley gave an interview on NPR about recreational drugs, an area which they specialize in. Caffeine was brought up as drug that people generally consider acceptable but how it has side effects worse than some drugs which are illegal. One of them being that the half life for caffeine prevents you from getting a good night's sleep, which, if done over a lifetime, will contribute to cognitive decline.