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The benefits of drinking coffee and playing video games, together!

13 Monday Jul 2020

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Coffee lovers, if your double espresso isn’t giving you the buzz it used to, do this: Don’t order a triple espresso – stick with the double and play a video game while you’re sipping it. According to the University of Alberta, people who played a fast-moving video game while drinking coffee felt significantly more energized than those who drank coffee but skipped the game. Think Tetris, Fruit Ninja, or Call of Duty. It works by increasing your brain’s production of adrenaline.

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Did that scream startle you?

04 Friday Oct 2019

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When most of us hear a scream, our heart jumps and starts racing. But it’s not the volume that spikes our adrenaline, it’s the sound frequency, according to New York University. When study participants were given MRIs, the rougher the scream – and the higher the pitch – the more activity spiked in the brain area linked to fear. That’s why we tend to jump and run when people scream.

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Do you play video games late at night?

28 Wednesday Sep 2016

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Why aren’t you able to sleep? Because you play video games at night to unwind. The blue light from screens can disturb your sleep. So can intense, interactive video games – like Call of Duty – which stimulate the brain, and boost production of stress hormones, like adrenaline – making it nearly impossible to wind down and drift off. And nearly half of all gamers are women – so it’s not just a guy thing.

Here’s why you need more vitamin C…

25 Friday Mar 2016

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If you’re feeling down in the dumps, eat more citrus fruit! According to the journal Biological Psychiatry, citrus is the perfect mood-booster – because it’s full of vitamin C……Which helps regulate the brain chemicals that affect our mood, including dopamine and adrenaline. And eating at least one piece of citrus fruit daily will lift your mood within days.

Here’s how to get a better night’s sleep.

09 Friday Oct 2015

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The secret to a good night’s sleep may be painting your bedroom walls blue!
According to a study, people whose bedrooms are painted light blue get the most sleep – an average of 7 hours and 52 minutes a night. And here’s why those blue walls do the trick… It’s because we have special receptors in our eyes that control our sleep / wake cycle – and they’re most sensitive to the color blue. The worst color to paint your bedroom? It’s red – which stimulates our adrenaline. People in red bedrooms only managed to get less than 6 hours of sleep a night.

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