A Completely Brief History of Caffeine Addiction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ย. 2013
- The Atlantic's Health editor Dr. Hamblin reviews a history of humans' favorite psychoactive substance.
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It truly is the saddest part of all :(
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Lol, a scientist named Ballsack?
Wow... what a name.
A novelist, not a scientist
Honoré de Balzac, French novelist & playwright
you must be american.
Caffeine bad but put the coke back into the soda 😂
LMAO 💀
I had a friend who, while an overweight (though very strong), alcoholic - who smoked; he got really into Redbull and Vodka or Jägermeister (aka, Jäger-bombs). He would drink them until he passed out from the alcohol. It killed him in 2014 - heart attack in his sleep. Was it the *only* cause of his death, no. But, it certainly didn't help - and may have exacerbated it.
He died most likely from the alcohol
@@YOU_GOT_SHOOK All of that sounds like a horrific strain on his heart
@@Jake-rs9nq Fr
But we're not all eccentric French novelists.....hahaha
One of the most addictive substances in this world.
No meth is trust me lol
No it’s not... just because a lot of people consume it doesn’t make it one of the most addictive.
Nah
Jerking off is
@@seabear2494 ur stupid
Not being an eccentric French novelist is causing me to lose way more sleep than caffeine ever did.
I used to be addicted to caffeine. 4 cans of Pepsi a day AND 2 coffees. Then one day I am sure I felt my heart skip a beat. I knew I had to cut back. It took me 4 tries to cut back but I finally did. I cut back from 4 Pepsi’s and 2 coffee’s a day to 1 coffee a day and 1-3 Pepsi’s a week and am so proud of myself! I feel so much better.
Congrats!
Congrats!
bro you were addicted to sugar there is barley any caffeine in pepsi. sugar is way more dangerous
@@SchizohandlersIf he was referring to Pepsi Max, it undoubtedly contains high doses of caffeine. However, regular Pepsi, as you mentioned, is simply high in sugar.
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James, I love reading you and now watching you. Thanks for all you do.
The ad on the next (James Hamblin) video I watched was for becoming a Nescafe “ambassador” in your workplace, where you personally take responsibility for an automatically renewing contract to be sent instant coffee for a pretend espresso machine.
Such a great idea with no downsides..
Definitely correct on the mixing with alcohol thing, Amy Winehouse was famous for the old Redbull and vodka thing very close to when she died ''poor mans speedball'' kinda situation there, Johnny Depp has done the same thing. its not that its unhealthy its just that it allows you to continue further than you otherwise normally would be able to. then it can get deadly when you mix a sugar crash a caffeine crash and then the true amount of your alcohol consumption becomes fully apparent
"its not that its unhealthy" its unhealthy asf
Impressive work on the video.
Ya I could care less about caffeine addiction when toddlers are getting prescribed amphetamines at unprecedented rates
Caffeine, is chemically very similar to an amphetamine - hence the similar "ine" at the end. And should probably be of equal, or more - concern. How many of these toddlers, are actually "caffeine babies" - born to mothers who *chugged* caffeine while pregnant?
Love the little comment at the end :D
the end was so poignant!
“Of our bodies could talk”
Well, they can lol
there is 1 energy drink your not mentioning; "no fear" GREAT DRINK
there is more to coffee than caffeine it really upsets me that the world is so narrow minded about this and dont even try to explore beyond it. i've gotten alot further with coffee than i ever did with mega doses of caffeine alone. theres DEFINATELY something more to coffee than caffeine alone, i'm 100% convinced because with a lower caffeine total i get a better effect than some products that are designed to be used before exercise. it has a bell curve also, another thing there not studying, up to say 6 cups its up and up energy wise then from say 8 to 12 cups it can revert backwards but keep going and you gain stimulation again, this varies in amount person to person but i've studied Balzac and tried the amounts and methods described and realize water volume is as apart to play here as the heat and the actual coffee is. As ristrettos and cold brews do not have the same effect while potentially having more caffeine within say a 200ml amount in a coffee cup.
Funny thing you mention Finland though, highest consumers of coffee in the world, more saunas than cars supposedly and voted as the happiest country. Hmmmm theres clearly some reasoning to this. More or less isnt better its just working your way up to a point just before the bell curve starts, and you can look at the studies on it for post heart attack and post stroke patients and it was at least four to six cups in that study alone so theres alot of fear for something thats clearly not fully known about.
While every body is probably not the same, misuse is indeed the cause of many accidents/incidents, if you misuse a knife and don't know how to properly use it, you risk hurting yourself, but with at least some knowledge and care, you can lower your risk and use it appropriately.
A spray that gives you the equivalent of 40 cups of coffee? why? That's just sick.
@@samspencer89 People want to get a high from caffeine. This is the sad reason why ppl vape to get a head buzz.
Finland " they're like the best country" lololol
It’s true though lol
Dude got the mannerism of an NPC
Out of everything i ever quit, i really miss coffee (and RedBull) 😢
Respect for Finland! Coffee is life.
Quitting Caffeine is one of the hardest to do long term
It is one of the most addictive thing to have and I have it
He is so lovely.
Hey man I am an eccentric French novelist! my momma said so
I just love irish coffe :P
Likeable or smug? Tough call.
I got an Starbucks add on this video
Balzac
“Finland is the best country”. Ok boomer
If only i saw this when this video came out. Same year i started drinking this trash and screwed myself up.
idk how i stumbled upon this video but quick tip if you want some great caffeine that tastes amazing try some gfuel people
Dude let me have this
I wish my last name was Balzac
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Go Finland
Greetings to every people of L1 STS
(sauf aux bizuths)
I kinda prefer CGP Grey's take on coffee: /watch?v=OTVE5iPMKLg
But mostly because I'm an addict.
Also like the CGP Grey's take, and I'm not ashamed of being a caffeine addict.
I'll give you my coffee mug when you take it from my slightly warm, dead hands.
disliked because i AM an eccentric french novelist
Venom deathadder
Try to stay away of Monster
The withdrawals from caffeine are among the worst of all drugs.
Lol
Good video but why the hell is it so sad to not be the French whatever the fuck you said
Finland is not even close to the best country
is this guy an intern
Energy drinks
Coffee should be age restricted americans abuse them