When someone says "caffeine", we immediately think of coffee, don't we?
Certainly it is in coffee, but it is also in caffeinated soft drinks, energy drinks, tea, weight loss pills, and over the counter pills to help people stay awake. There's even a little in decaffeinated coffee.
Ever wonder exactly what that "buzz" is that you get from drinking a really good cuppa joe?
It's actually the body's defense mechanism, desperately trying to rid the body of poison! And poison is not too strong a word for caffeine.
Some people have so compromised their health that the body has put down layers of protection so that the caffeine isn't absorbed as quickly into their system. This is why there are people who can drink strong coffee, or a caffeinated soda like Mountain Dew, in the evening and still go to sleep.
Caffeine affects the central nervous system. It can cause insomnia, migraines, skin disorders, irritability and anxiety. And the results of getting less sleep than our bodies require means more disease and faster aging.
Certainly it is in coffee, but it is also in caffeinated soft drinks, energy drinks, tea, weight loss pills, and over the counter pills to help people stay awake. There's even a little in decaffeinated coffee.
Ever wonder exactly what that "buzz" is that you get from drinking a really good cuppa joe?
It's actually the body's defense mechanism, desperately trying to rid the body of poison! And poison is not too strong a word for caffeine.
Some people have so compromised their health that the body has put down layers of protection so that the caffeine isn't absorbed as quickly into their system. This is why there are people who can drink strong coffee, or a caffeinated soda like Mountain Dew, in the evening and still go to sleep.
Caffeine affects the central nervous system. It can cause insomnia, migraines, skin disorders, irritability and anxiety. And the results of getting less sleep than our bodies require means more disease and faster aging.
It also overworks the adrenals and reduces sports performance.
According to the International Food Administration Council, a daily intake of caffeine can increase your risk of, or worsen the following ailments:
According to the International Food Administration Council, a daily intake of caffeine can increase your risk of, or worsen the following ailments:
- Allergies
- Heart arrhyhmia
- Insomnia or disrupted sleep
- Infertility problems
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Miscarriage
- Panic, anxiety, and overall stress
- Headaches
- Thyroid disease
- Osteoporosis
- Birth defects
- Miscarriages
- Infertility
- Cancers
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Ulcers and heartburn
- Fibrocystic breast disease
Joel Fuhrman, M.D., author of "Eat to Live", says on page 241 in his book that "Caffeine addicts are at higher risk of cardiac arrhythmias that could precipitate sudden death. Coffee raises blood pressure and raises both cholesterol and homocysteine, two risk factors for heart disease."
He attributes these problems to anything over one cup per day.
We frequently hear studies that conclude that a cup of regular coffee a day is good for us. Just what we wanted to hear! Of course, the people who fund those particular studies are none other than the Coffee Industry.
Yep, it's all about money, sad to say.
It is also addicting, as any regular drinker who has tried giving it up can attest to. Then there are those terrible headaches that accompany withdrawal.
Yes, caffeine is a legal drug, one that smells wonderful, is socially acceptable and is offered everywhere these days. But we drink it at our own peril.
Phyllis Towse
We frequently hear studies that conclude that a cup of regular coffee a day is good for us. Just what we wanted to hear! Of course, the people who fund those particular studies are none other than the Coffee Industry.
Yep, it's all about money, sad to say.
It is also addicting, as any regular drinker who has tried giving it up can attest to. Then there are those terrible headaches that accompany withdrawal.
Yes, caffeine is a legal drug, one that smells wonderful, is socially acceptable and is offered everywhere these days. But we drink it at our own peril.
Phyllis Towse
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