(NaturalNews) Many of us depend on an early morning "Jo" to get us on the go. Some of us need refills as the day progresses.

Still others use coffee to get over depression or anxiety, even though caffeine can create more fight or flight hormones and tax our adrenal glands by pumping us with adrenaline. The adrenaline rushes lead to more retention of cortisol, leading to a vicious cycle of more stress and anxiety.

Many of us may have to look into our coffee drinking habits to determine whether to decrease consumption or quit altogether, even with the threat of withdrawal symptoms.

Although caffeine is in some foods and beverages, for example chocolate and tea, the bulk of our caffeine consumption is carried by coffee.

The first thing to consider is whether you can do without. If not, there is some level of addiction. There is a way to ease caffeine withdrawal mentioned later in this article.

How coffee elevates our moods and gets us going
Caffeine is a naturally occurring chemical stimulant called trimethylxanthine. It can be addictive and debilitating as well as helpful, as both Bach and Beethoven, heavy coffee drinkers, would attest.
Caffeine stimulates the brain to produce the neurotransmitter dopamine by occupying the brain's adenosine receptors. Adenosine is what helps us feel like sleeping, but the adenosine receptors don't discriminate between adenosine and caffeine.

Dopamine elevates our moods to make us feel better and stave off depression, which is why there is so much coffee consumption in areas that lack sunshine for extended periods, such as the USA Pacific Northwest and Scandinavia. Dopamine also helps create motivation and contributes toward conscious body motion.

Some research even points to coffee drinkers having fewer problems with depression and Alzheimer's disease than non-coffee drinkers. While feeling better from the dopamine, the caffeine also increases the brain's activity and neuron firing.

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Comment by Dianne Stallark on July 11, 2012 at 5:10pm

@H●ȴȴɣѾͼͽᵭ  LOL. Like your style.

Comment by Nikki on July 11, 2012 at 1:10pm

Hey, I tried be a tea drinker but most tea just sucks.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on July 11, 2012 at 8:12am

quart of black coffee, ½ pack of Marlboros for 30 years.....w00t!!!

breakfast of Chumpions!!!

Comment by Nikki on July 10, 2012 at 11:31pm

This is very interesting. However I take issue with coffee causing gluten intolerance or Celiac because Celiac is a genetic disorder.  Millions drink coffee and some have the genes for Celiac and some don't. It's extremely rare for someone to get Celiac who doesn't carry the gene for it regardless of how much coffee they drink.  That said, I would be willing to give the L-tyrosine a try since it is true that people with auto-immune diseases (such as Celiac) tend to get depressed and that may be why they drink a lot of coffee.  In my case the Celiac came BEFORE I was a coffee drinker, not after.

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