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Reasons To Kick Your Coffee Habit
By
Makeisha Lee, Health and Nutritional Advisor
Are you
the guy or gal that has to stop at Starbucks every morning
to get that liquid rush? Would you just have the most terrible
day if you were running late for work and had to skip it?
If you are, than you make up an estimated 90% of Americans
that need that fix everyday!
Despite
recent controversy about alleged benefits of drinking coffee,
you may want to reconsider your position upon considering
some not-so pleasant long term effects.
Coffee
contains nearly 200 chemicals. Many of these chemicals are
oil based and therefore put an added stress on liver function.
One chemical, caffeine has several different ill-effects on
the body. Here are 4 reasons to kick your coffee habit:
REASON
#1: In large amounts, caffeine can interfere with
normal sleep patterns as well as become difficult for liver
metabolism.
REASON
#2: Caffeine in coffee consumed during mealtime,
fools the stomach's ability to secrete the needed amount of
Hydrochloric Acid. This reduced Hydrochloric Acid often times
contributes to an Acid Reflux response.
REASON
#3: Caffeine stimulates adrenaline, the “fight
of flight hormone”; however once it wears off, you face
fatigue and even mild depression. So then you have to take
more and more to get the adrenaline going again. That’s
the typical addiction that you want to stop!
REASON
#4: Although some studies have shown coffee may reduce
your risk of developing breast cancer; coffee drinkers are
also more likely to increase their risk of stomach cancer
and leukemia.
These
are just a few of the known effects that coffee can have on
the body, but understand that coffee, with its hundreds of
chemicals, affects each person differently and it is still
a drug - even if legal!
Just like
with any other drug, it is very addictive and as is the case
with all other drugs, “the damage that drugs can do,
will outweigh it’s hoped for benefits”!
Here are
some suggestions if you are looking for that pick me up:
1)
Drink More Water. Every morning when your feet hit
the ground out of bed, drink an 8oz glass of cold water. Doing
this first thing in the morning will help jumpstart every
bodily function and elevate energy levels.
2)
Get The Proper Rest. Make sure that most nights you
are getting to sleep between the hours of 10 pm – 2am.
When you get recuperative sleep at night, it will be much
easier to arise well rested in the morning.
3)
Find An Alternative. Find a suitable energy drink
without caffeine that contains no added artificial flavorings,
colorings or artificial sweeteners. There are many herbal
based tonics that are safe to consumer regularly without adverse
side effects.
Makeisha
Lee is a health and nutrition consultant. For more information
about cleansing and detoxifying your body, contact her at
614-595-1425 or znck04@yahoo.com or learn more at www.CleanseFormula.com
She
is also the author of "Why Black People Can't Lose Weight"
available at www.WhyBlackPeopleCantLoseWeight.com
and in bookstores nationwide.
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