You would have to have lived in a bubble not to have heard all the negative publicity for foods that contain caffeine you know the types of things... coffee, cola and every ones fave chocolate. Much of the negative vibe have been around the levels of caffeine in these products and how that can be harmful to us. But hold on just a minute, I might be able to cheer you up some what, caffeine has been show to have a positive effect on the memory.

It's pretty common for you to experience some sort of short term memory loss. It might be where are your car keys or did you leave the faucet running or did your lock the door before going to work. These sorts of things play on our mind and in some cases you may be so worried you drive home from work or call a neighbour to check or you need to go and re-check the faucet is turned off.

Life is busy and it's easy to forget some of the smaller things that we normally take for granted. Sometimes our mind might have trouble focusing because of a conflict at work or stress at home or in a realtionship. This isn't by any means a uncommon occurrence and it happens everyday to people of any age.

If you've become one of those people who can't quite put their finger on certain small details you once knew and it has now become a cause of concern for you, it might be the time to consider the benefit caffeine can provide in relation to short term memory.

Caffeine works on our heart and our minds boosting them. It works by giving the brain a extra boost and clears the head. You have doubtless heard or said to yourself you need a cup of coffee in the morning before you can get into gear. What happens is the caffeine in coffee kicks the brain in to action and helps the memory function more effectively.

This can be especially important for many people at work. Having the ability to retain important information is essential for their employment. If they find their memory lacking it could have serious consequences that stretch far beyond some of the minor annoyances that they might experience at home when they forget to do things.

A cup of coffee or tea in the morning might be just the prescription to boost your memory enough that the rest of the day. So that you function at full memory capacity. The same can be said for the lull that many people experience by mid-afternoon. Having a piece of chocolate or a cup of hot chocolate stimulates your memory yet again and the rest of the day will flow as smoothly as the beginning did.