Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
Because caffeine is a powerful psychoactive drug, it can cause some unpleasant side effects, including sleep disturbances. Caffeine directly stimulates brain activity, even during sleep, which can lead to nightmares. It can also cause or worsen nightmares indirectly through its effects on the quality of your sleep.
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Most parents know they should never give honey to their babies, since honey can cause a dangerous type of food poisoning known as infant botulism.
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Alcohol-containing beverages can be flavorful complements to meals or social gatherings, but they also contain calories without the benefit of nutrients.
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All alcoholic beverages contain calories, and if you eat and drink more calories than your body uses, you will gain weight. To limit this effect, choose the least fattening alcoholic beverages and try to compensate for them by eating healthier foods or fewer snacks.
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Caffeine influences your digestive system in multiple ways. It serves as a diuretic, it quickens the digestive process and it stimulates your colon. The effect of these mechanisms varies based on other physical factors; depending on your situation, caffeine can actually cause, relieve, worsen or prevent constipation.
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