Thursday, May 17, 2012

Exercise and Caffeine Can Save Us All

It seems that the answer to life's problems might be to work out more and consume more caffeine. That is definitely a solution I can learn to embrace since caffeine and I are best buds (thanks, college, for the introduction, by the way). 



In an interesting article, there is mention that "[i]t is not just pounds you stand to lose when you hit the gym — your DNA also loses chemical modifications in the form of methyl groups... a similar effect is seen in cells given a high dose of caffeine." The aforementioned article goes on to quote a doctor as explaining that "[c]affeine releases calcium... and it sort of mimics a contracting muscle." While the article does mention that this finding "does not imply that drinking coffee could be a replacement for exercise," it does seem to me that my road to weight loss might be a bit quicker by working out and uping my dose of morning tea.



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