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Caffeine

Caffeine. Caffeine Molecule. Adenosine Molecule. Adenosine is a neuromodulator that decreases the rate of nerve firing and slows release of other neurotransmitters inducing sleep. Caffeine occupies the adenosine receptors not allowing it to induce sleep.

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Caffeine

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  1. Caffeine

  2. Caffeine Molecule

  3. Adenosine Molecule

  4. Adenosine is a neuromodulator that decreases the rate of nerve firing and slows release of other neurotransmitters inducing sleep

  5. Caffeine occupies the adenosine receptors not allowing it to induce sleep

  6. ShenNung, the first emperor of China, discovered tea when leaves fell into water he was boiling for purification

  7. Tea Harvest

  8. Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherd, discovered coffee beans when his goats started dancing after nibbling on the beans

  9. Coffee houses catered to certain professions

  10. Edward Lloyd’s coffee house attracted the shipping industry and soon Lloyd was insuring voyages.

  11. Lloyds of London is one of today’s most important insurance agencies in the world

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