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.
What Drinking Coffee Actually Does To Your Body. 1  The caffeine enters your bloodstream and quickly finds its way to your brain, where it works as a stimulant and boosts alertness and energy. 2  The downside is that drinking too much can cause insomnia. 3  Thatâs partially because caffeine stays in your system for hours and hours. The way we metabolize coffee is called a half-life, Hunnes says. In most people, caffeine's half-life is 4 to 6 hours. It takes about 6 hours to reduce the amount of caffeine in our blood by about 50 percent, she explains.