The Block, Baltimore. Baltimore's The Block is a stretch on the 400 block of East Baltimore Street in Baltimore, Maryland containing several strip clubs, sex shops, and other adult entertainment merchants. In the first half of the 20th century, it was famous for its burlesque houses.
When caffeine enters the body, the liver releases enzymes to metabolize it before releasing it into the bloodstream. This can temporarily impair the liver's blood sugar uptake and release functions.
How Caffeine Affects the Body. Caffeine stimulates heart rate through a well documented process in the cardiac cells. Caffeine blocks the enzyme phosphodiesterace, which normally actviates production of an enzyme, cyclic AMP (cAMP), which initates a protein that increases heart rate.