Anywhere from 80-90% of the U.S. population drinks caffeine in some form every single day. More than 50% of people in this country drink more than 3 or 4 cups of coffee every day.
To me, this is ridiculous. I’m sorry, but why are we so hard on alcoholics and smokers for being addicts, but it’s perfectly okay to drink a big gulp of coffee that contains a colossal 640 mg of caffeine every day? I know: it’s so delicious and it’s a morning ritual. Nothing tastes quite like it, and that aroma! How would you ever wake up in the morning without coffee?! Oh, and it might be the only way you can do your business in the bathroom every morning. These are the rationalizations people have for their full-fledged addiction.
Do you know what statistic goes right along with the 80% of people in this country who drink caffeine every day? Over 60% of Americans are overweight. Yep, I said it: caffeine is contributing to making us fat.
Why do I believe this? Well, first off, I see it in my practice. People take out their daily 6 cups of coffee and they start to feel more awake. They start having fewer headaches and their digestion improves. They start losing weight.
But the proof is in the science: caffeine is a stimulant and it messes with your hormones and blood sugar levels. When you drink caffeine (often, the reason you drink caffeine), you get a burst of energy, and that’s because it stimulates your adrenals to kick out cortisol, which stimulates a blood sugar increase. It tells your liver and muscles to send out sugar into your blood to keep you awake. Drinking caffeine also stimulates a release of adrenaline, or epinephrine, which tells your heart rate to increase, and all your other fight or flight responses to turn on.
If you were to be attacked in a dimly lit back alley, you’d have the same involuntary reactions as you do when you drink caffeine – maybe just at a more intense level. Your heart rate would increase and glucose would be sent into your blood stream so as to give you the energy you need to run away or fight. Your lungs would start working super well so that you could sprint away if necessary (which is why epinephrine has been used as an asthma treatment), your senses and reflexes would be heightened and you’d basically feel like you had super powers.
Sounds AWESOME, right? Why would I ever suggest you NOT give your body this amazing sensation 4 or more times per day? It’s funny because heroin addicts probably feel pretty good when they inject heroin in their veins, too. But I digress.
Let me make it clear before I go any further that I do believe that some people are way more capable of handling caffeine than others. Some people can drink caffeine here and there (or even a cup every day) without any ill effects. But most people will never give themselves the opportunity to find out what kind of an effect it really has on them because they’ll never go without it for more than a day or so (because after a day or so, the heinous detox symptoms arise: headaches, nausea, moods swings, fatigue – caffeine is starting to sound more and more like a real drug…).
The more often you drink caffeine, usually the less it peps you up. Most people need to detox in order to really see how it’s affecting them. If you think you’re one of those people who’s not affected by caffeine, I double – no triple – dog dare you to stop drinking it for a few weeks and then have a cup of coffee. Then decide how much it affects you.
Back to the science. Where were we? Oh yes, super powers. Basically, every time you drink caffeine, you’re simulating a horrendously stressful event in your body. Every time you go to Starbucks or crack open a can of Coke, you put your body through what it thinks is a mini Viet Cong ambush, a three car pile up, or a fight with a lion. I’m not exaggerating. That’s why you feel awake after drinking it. Any one of those events would knock you straight out of a dead sleep with eyes wide, senses reeling, superhuman strength intact.
Those things are fine when they happen every once in a while – that’s what the fight or flight system is in place for: to keep you alive when occasional stressful things happen. But when you start overtaxing the system, things start to go awry.
Cortisol, like I said, is one of the hormones that’s secreted by your adrenals when you drink caffeine. In normal amounts, cortisol is perfectly fine for you – it’s good for you. When it’s constantly being released in your body by caffeine consumption, though, it can:
- create belly fat
- promote infertility
- counteract insulin, thereby contributing to insulin resistance/diabetes
- decrease immune function
- impair learning and memory
- increase blood pressure
- decrease bone formation
- decrease calcium absorption in intestines
- decrease serotonin (happy-making neurotransmitter) in brain
If this is the case, what do you do instead of drinking caffeine?
EAT FOOD. Most of the time when people start regulating their blood sugar by eating protein, unrefined carbs and good fat at every meal and snack (and eat regularly – like every 2 or 3 hours), they find they don’t need the coffee anymore. They’re awake when they wake up in the morning – not in some low blood sugar stupor.
The blood sugar spike that the cortisol creates plummets into a blood sugar crash just as quickly, which is why you get the munchies an hour or so after that cup of coffee. And which is why everyone gets tired at around 2-5pm. It’s a blood sugar roller coaster and there’s going to be a giant dip in the ride every afternoon when you start out on a swooping high from your 4 cups of coffee every morning.
In summation, eat your breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner, and even add a snack in there somewhere else if you need to. Don’t eat (or drink) refined sugars, stay away from grains, and eat plenty of protein and fat. In other words, eat Paleo. Step away from the coffee (or Coke or whatever) slowly if you need to, and you may just find that you can wake up, fall asleep, do your business in the bathroom, and have enough energy without the aid of your favorite drug.
Let us know your own experiences with caffeine!
25 Comments
I’m so glad you posted on this subject matter! Less than 2 months ago, I swore upside down and backwards that I would NEVER give up my morning coffee routine. I kept to a strict one cup a day policy, thinking that was keeping me from bordering on any kind of “addict” status, but I was also battling some pretty heinous laryngeal acid reflux problems. In a last ditch effort to avoid reliance on one of those proton pump inhibitors, I decided to give up coffee cold turkey style. The two weeks that followed were so incredibly heinous, that I ended up in my primary MD’s office wondering if I had an undetectable brain tumor. Nothing else, I rationalized, could be responsible for the sudden case of vertigo and daily tension style headaches that would hit me at 2:47 on the dot every afternoon. Low and behold, even my MD laughed when I told her what I’d done to myself in the last 30 days (switching over to Paleo, giving up caffeine, changing work out routines, etc.), and she confirmed this was my body going through withdrawal. The only reason I stuck it out was because my reflux symptoms completely disappeared. Granted, I think it’s a bit unusual to have such extreme withdrawal symptoms when giving up caffeine, but everyone’s physiology is different. Long story short, don’t let my experience deter you from giving up the sauce, but rather take it as an example of how even a seemingly small amount of the stuff can be adversely affecting your health.
Erin King
So I am one of those coffee lovers. I have my cup of coffee black not because I don’t want the sugar or cream, but because I don’t want those things to spoil the naturally great taste of my coffee. I do not go without a cup every day (12-16oz) but only in the morning.
However, I have taken your challenge every year, as I give up my beloved cup of coffee for lent every year, it generally takes me only a day to pass the ‘detox’ period and I am fine. I still very much miss it, I miss the smell and the taste, I will have a cup on sundays and on Easter I am back drinking it daily. I have never noticed a lack or boost of energy really during my absence from the wonderful beverage.
I have recently tried to cut back the caffeine (half decaf, smaller cups) but not sure I will ever give it up entirely. There are just some things that make life more enjoyable.
Franklin
Thank you so much for writing in. I’m happy to hear that you seem to be one of those people who can tolerate your beloved coffee. I’m happier to hear that you’ve tried going without it. I agree that there are some things that do make life more enjoyable.
Neely
Thank you! Awesome story. Glad you had a good doc who recognized the symptoms and even happier to hear you stuck it out.
Neely
I am fairly new to Paleo, only two months in, but I am an avid coffee drinker. AT this point I’m unwilling to give it up. I have severe Attention Deficit Disorder and am currently unable to take my medication because I’m breastfeeding. I’m hoping to see improvements in my mental state as my body detoxes from poor diet and becomes more healthy, but at this point caffeine is the most natural stimulant that will insure my brain works better and I can function as a mother to three children under five. I’ve never been much for the Standard American Diet as an adult, so we’ll see how much the Paleo diet really improves my mental function and how much is just a chronic issue that isn’t going anywhere. At this point I need stimulants, hopefully it won’t always be like that. Today though, I’m not giving up my coffee because it is safer for my nursing child than methamphatemines.
attachednavywife
Coffee makes me feel high as a kite and I adore it. I don’t know if its because I am dealing with leaky guy issues so it gets absorbed into my whole body or what. (also extra low cortisol in the morning) I couldn’t feel any happier, full of life and energy, after a large americano (black of course!). It abates my hunger and the less I eat the happier my stomach is. The only way that it I was able to give it up my twice a week (treat) habit, is that I read that coffee can act as a cross-reactant for those of us that have a gluten intolerance. I will do just about anything to heal my stomach -so I am off coffee. But have been indulging in a bit of roasted yerba mate, but mostly stick with Roobois and herbal teas (all made in my much loved expresso machine).
Senneth
Very interesting and timely post. I’ve been a coffee drinker for most of my 44 years without any problems (at least that I could notice). However, last year I was diagnosed as severely hypothyroid. Doctor put me on Synthroid and my levels are good, but still unable to lose any weight despite diet and exercise.
I heard about Paleo a couple of weeks ago and have been easing myself into it. I’ve already been off white sugar and white flour for a long time. I am hoping cutting out the whole grains and dairy will help me lose the 20 extra pounds I haven’t been able to lose.
In reading up on thyroid disease, adrenal fatigue and cortisol kept coming up. So, I cut way back on caffeine a few weeks ago – from an average of 6 shots of full strength espresso per day to 1 shot of regular espresso and the rest decaf. No withdrawal symptoms at all. Am I still consuming too much caffeine? Coffee is the only drink I like besides plain water, and so I’d like to still enjoy it in moderation, but am unclear as to what that means.
Cheryle
Hi Cheryle,
Great work on making the switch to Paleo. It’s a great option for you and I hope you start reaping the benefits soon. Yes, it very well could be that you’re still drinking too much caffeine. For you, any caffeine might be too much. I’d try taking it all out and see how that goes. Switch to herbal tea or rooibos in the morning. Or drink one of those coffee substitutes made of chicory and other bitter herbs. I know it’s going to be hard, but it might just help you lose the weight. I’d suggest getting your thyroid tested in about 6 months to see if the diet is working for you. Good luck!
Neely
Neely
So I’ve been toying with the idea of giving up coffee, I’ve been a hardcore coffee drinker since I can remember {and I started drinking it around age 4… The half coffee half milk sorta deal}
I ended up giving it up a few months ago for a few weeks felt great, then broke down and had an iced coffee… and well.. back to at least a cup a day again. But this has seriously convinced me to give it up.
My question is are herbal non-caffeinated teas ok? And what about green tea? I’ve heard it’s super good for you but I know it has caffeine in it. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Liz-
Liz
Hi Liz,
Herbal non-caffeinated teas are fine, but green tea has caffeine in it, like you said. If it’s the caffeine that’s messing you up, I’d say stay away from it. You can get decaffeinated green teas or you can decaffeinate your own by steeping a tea bag for a minute before consuming it. I mean, steep it in one cup of hot water and then take it out and put it in your cup to drink – most (but not all) of the caffeine goes out in the first steeping. It does have anti-oxidants in it and MAY have some useful properties for losing weight, but so do fruits and vegetables.
Neely
How about yerba mate? I started drinking yerba mate and i replaced for coffee. I do not get any of the side effects like I do with coffee, I feel so energized and alert I always feel so good when I drink one cup in the morning. I know it also contains caffeine but it has a lot of good benefits such as it is a hunger suppressant and a fat burner. .
poki
@poki – Yerba mate is less harsh than coffee, yes, but it’s a hunger suppressant and a “fat burner” because it’s got caffeine in it. If it gives you fewer side effects, that’s great. Just be sure you’re not drinking caffeine to stay awake. Use food and sleep for that.
Neely
Oh man! I have heard this before but this subject really hits home with me right now in my life. I recieved an espresso machine for my 24th birthday from my parents. It was a lovely one from Williams Sonoma, and I had wanted it for so long. I was an occasional coffee drinker, but this led me into being an everyday drinker. I would mix up my little latte’s and cappucino’s pretending that a I was a Starbuck s barista. I loved it!! My body however didn’t. Within a few weeks I started having bladder/kidney trouble and constant UTI’s. I do have another problem worth mentioning which is that I never drink water, and don’t even ever really feel thirsty, so I am always dehydrated. I call it waterrexia. It’s kind of like anorexia but with water and liquids in general. It’s not an actual real term, I made it up but I am NEVER thirsty…. With these two things combined, the new coffee habit and the always being severly dehydrated, I got really sick. I gained 20 lbs. within 6 months. I was becoming a fat blob with constant lower back pain and dwindling self confidence. I was going back and forth to the doctor for meds to clear up the UTI’s but never stopped drinking coffee.
It some how dawned on me that maybe the coffee was giving me the problems. I backed down to one a day and started trying to drink a little water at my doctors reccomendation. This helped tremendously. The weight however is a whole different story. I had to get into the gym, clean up my eating and exercise like crazy for the 20 to come off, and it took me years! I am now 28 and still drink a cup a day. I know however, that this has got to end. I still have that big problem of not drinking enough water and every once in a blue moon my kidneys act up, like they are right now. I am now down to 200 lbs. from 220, however at 5’9 I should be in the neighborhood of 150-160. I started eating Paleo a few months ago and everyone has been mentioning that I look like I have lost weight but the scale doesn’t show it. I can’t get past this plateau of 200! I think that eliminating coffee from my diet and finally forcing myself to drink water has to be the answer along with exercise. I know for sure that my adrenals are taxed and I have low blood sugar as well as hormonal problems and coffee can’t be helping my situation. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Great post and great blog!! Thanks, Lisa G. Atlanta
Lisa
If one is sensitive to coffee / caffeine or has acid refulx issues made worse by it, by all means, quit. There are some studies showing it does improve mental clarity, and coffee in general (regular or especially decaf) improves how we control our blood sugar, even reducing the risk of Type II Diabetes. Further, my mother-in-law has Parkinson’s and we’d learned that Coffee drinking, yes, heavy (2-3 cups a day or more if tolerated) reduces the risk of children of those with Parkinson’s (since it can be hereditary) for developing it. As much as 50%.
It’s a great source of antioxidants and has more than every variety of tea, even green or the new white tea. While all teas have something coffee doesn’t (unless you use fluoridated water) and that is naturally occurring fluoride. That is only natural in how those leaves take it in from their environment, where likely a lot of it is the result of pollution. Tea and grape products are tied for the highest dietary sources, even higher than fluoridated water alone. That messes with yout Pineal and Thyroid glands. So it’s not a good alternative to it.
Myself, I have 2-3 cups of coffee in the morning. I’m willing to try to reduce or eliminate it to see how things go. Though for me, given there is a lot of Type II Diabetes in my family lineage, I have to consider its benefits. Yes, I’m eating low-glycemic as often as I can which is a good defense and maintain a healthy weight, but if this can help I’d not be against it, provided it has no other downside to my health. It would be interesting to quit it for a while to see if it does have other negative effects beyond what I’m observing. We shall see.
Mark D.
I gave up coffee naively and cheerily when I was 22 on a naturopath’s recommendation. The ensuing headache had me afraid I was dying! I missed 4 days of work (I think, that’s a long time ago) and slept pretty much the entire time. I have never attempted to quit it again, because I’m afraid of that pain.
I am 99% certain I have celiac disease. I am also pretty sure I have pernicious anemia. When I was an infant my parents were told I lacked certain enzymes to digest meat proteins. (That’s as best as they can remember it.) Those three things apparently some kind of sad trifecta, and the pieces are fitting together finally. I have been able to reduce my considerable load of medications taken for Bipolar Disorder I, idiopathic daytime hyper-somnolence, and – just for fun – insomnia. Adding B12 injections for 2 months (daily dose of 2 ml at the moment) has allowed me to stop taking my sleeping pills and my stay awake pills. My psychiatrist isn’t pleased with my decision. Can’t please everyone all the time.
So I’ve been gluten-free for just about a year. I had added in beans and legumes as we were really tight for money this year, but really noticed an increase in fatigue, digestive pain, joint pain – to the point where I actually made an appointment and was scheduled for a colonoscopy to confirm a diagnosis of diverticulitis.
I haven’t had that pain since I stopped eating the beans and legumes. I’ve stopped with the wheat substitutes for the time being (GF cereals, breads, etc) to focus on eating simple pure nutritious food as close to it comes from nature. And bacon. God help me I love bacon.
I am nervous to give up dairy. I love my goat cheese yogurt, Bulgarian yogurt and greek yogurt. Cheese is easier to give up. Butter? I’ll miss it but coconut oil is fun, too. Only 30 days, hey? Just to see what will happen? Then we go back, if we want to, if no indications to the contrary? I will have to consider this before I make that commitment, but I am sorely tempted…
BC Bev
Question. All other things staying the same, could quitting caffeine cause a weight loss stall?
I started the 21-day sugar detox on the first and lost 13 lbs in 3 weeks. In that time I also weaned myself off coffee, onto moderately caffeinated tea, and then finally on to no caffeine at all a week ago. I have lost exactly 1/2 pound in the last week. I’m 5’9 and currently weigh 236, so I shouldn’t be plateauing or stalling yet. I’m sugar free and grain free. I occasionally eat a bit of green apple or under-ripe banana, but generally that seems to help my weight loss. I eat high fat, moderate protein, low carb.
I figure it must be the no caffeine situation . . . . or possibly my period is finally about to start (it’s been 22 months, my son is 13 months old).
Thanks to anyone that has some ideas about this. Thanks!
Rachel
@Rachel – it could be affecting your weight loss in that you’re detoxing from the caffeine withdrawal. I’d give it a few more weeks at least and see if your weight loss resumes.
Neely
Uh, last time I checked coffee doesn’t correlate with broken homes, child abuse, spousal abuse, organ failure, homelessness, STD’s, and a million other societal problems. That’s why.
R
I am a coffee addict. I have quit cold turkey multiple times. Like others, I am a true lover of coffee. Drink only the best quality coffee, black, chemex, pour over or french press. I don’t drink “Starbucks”… The rich aroma, the oils, the earthy bitterness…. alas,
Having gone on and off coffee multiple times I am all too aware of how negatively it effects me when I am back on it. The first cup after not having a drop for a few months always give me a crazy, jittery high. I borderline can’t think straight afterwards. After a few more cups over the next few days the hyper-ness subsides and the effects are more gentle and warming. I call this the coffee honeymoon period where I am not experiencing any unwanted side effects from the caffeine. This usually lasts 2-3 weeks depending on the quantity (no more than 1 cup / day and usually only on week days). By the 4th week it becomes harder and harder to get out of bed in the morning. I am also staying up later at night, even if I lie in bed, my mind will race for some time before I actually nod off. Enter the vicious cycle. Lack of sleep and caffeine addiction leads to more tiredness in the mornings which leads to more coffee, which leads to making it harder to sleep well. (Side note: I would call myself healthy in every other way. I eat paleo and I work out 4-5 times per week at an intense level. By the end of the day I should have no problem passing out cold, but the caffine in my system won’t let me.) This lack of proper sleep also starts to negatively impact my recovery times. It also makes me grumpy and very un-fun to be around. It is usually around this time that I gear myself up for making a cold turkey break with the black gold. As I toy the idea of quitting coffee around in my mind I am entertained by all the justifications I come up with to stay on it. At the moment, it is one of my few remaining vices (no dairy, no grains, rarely drink…how healthy can one guy be?) I also observe myself, with increasing disappointment as I give into my coffee addiction and go for what I promise myself will be my last cup. Eventually, the tiredness and self-loathing reach the climax that I need to motivate myself to make the break. I know the next 2-4 days will be tough, but I also know the light at the end of the tunnel. Peaceful, wonderful sleeps, boundless energy in the mornings that continues consistently through out the day. I can actually deal with peoples bullshit in the morning and my girlfriend finds me pleasant to be around in the mornings.
After a couple months of clean living I somehow convince myself that I can handle the occasional cup of coffee, just as a treat, maybe just on sunday mornings… Ever so slowly it creeps back in to my life and before I know it the cycle begins again. My cross to bear.
Mark
So decaf coffee = ok?
Liane
Liane – No, it also has caffeine in it.
Neely
hello, i am not going to give up coffee, i am not mildly interested in giving it up at all. I have successfully lost and maintained a weight loss of 135 pounds. I enjoy my eating and exercise. I challenge you to go 3 weeks WITH coffee, See? Does that seem ludicrous? Well, thats how your challenge sounds to me.
I am very happy with my coffee. I see no reason not to drink it. I find your heroin analogies not valid. I have read countless articles about the health benefits of coffee. And I have read how it reduces chance of diabetes, helps with blood sugar, etc.
I’m sorry, but I found your entire post…ridiculous. And pompous. And arrogant. And unscientific. No science. Nothing. Just your opinions. Thats it.
No, I don’t take a big gulp of coffee. I sip it slowly. No, I do not depend on the aroma to wake up. I wake up before my coffee, happy and strong and energetic. I exercise. And later I drink coffee.
No, coffee is not contributing nor has it contributed to me being fat. And I am not fat. I drink coffee, and my heart does not race or increase, in fact my heart rate is quite slow, and I have fantastic blood pressure.
Truth be told, I feel you have an agenda, to have this certain opinion about coffee. You enjoy using the analogy of heroin addiction, which to me, is such a poor example, such a poor analogy. To me, it shows your attitude is not about health, its about ego. Its like 2 kids being mean to each other, and you trying to find some crappy image, like heroin being injected into veins! Please!
I have gone months without coffee. No ill effects. But I choose to drink it, I like it, and I do not believe it does my body harm.
So here you are with another very scientific statement of yours, “The more often you drink caffeine, usually the less it peps you up.” Says who? Based on what study?
Back to the science, you write. What science? Really, I don’t find a thing about your post anywhere near “science”. Sounds more like what you would say in court, trying to persuade some jury by hurling around inuendos about coffee, based on how you feel.
Or perhaps you should have been a journalist, or a film writer, where you can write about a mini Viet Cong ambush or a three car pile up. I know, you are trying to make a point, and then, saying you are not exaggerating? No you are not exaggerating. Basically, you are just making things up out of your own head.
I’m sorry, but I just don’t buy your whole thing, obviously. I know you are seriously interested in the well being of others, and in their health. And you and I have a lot in common with the way we eat and what we advocate for eating, except coffee. So I dare you to drink coffee for a month, 4 cups a day. And when you do that, I’ll consider my 2nd go around at giving it up.
deb
Hi Deb. Well, this comment really made my weekend a great one, so thanks for that. I’m wondering if you would have said all of those things to my face in person, or if you just enjoy personally tearing people down on the internet. And by the way, yes, I would and do say the same things I said in this blog post to people all the time. I don’t believe I said that EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the universe, or even that you personally have problems with caffeine. In fact, I said, “I do believe that some people are way more capable of handling caffeine than others. Some people can drink caffeine here and there (or even a cup every day) without any ill effects.” So why are you attacking me about this? I’m not MAKING you give up coffee. You are clearly very defensive about your coffee consumption, though, which gives me pause. Perhaps you’re not quite as confident in your ability to handle caffeine as you purport if you’ve taken the time to write many paragraphs about why you ARE ok with caffeine to a complete stranger. To be quite honest, there are not any studies that I can find that show conclusively that caffeine, over long periods of time, will do these things to you that I suggest. That’s because researchers haven’t taken people, put them in a controlled lab for years at a time and monitored their health as it relates to their caffeine intake. However, you can use deductive reasoning by using the laws of physiology and related studies. (I’m taking these studies from a comment I responded to in my intermittent fasting post)
Here’s an article stating that caffeine does, in fact, elevate cortisol levels. This is one of many articles that state this: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305796001050
Here’s an article that states that one of the big reasons people see “benefits” from caffeine is simply due to “withdrawal relief”: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305797005157
This study shows that people with chronic fatigue and/or fibromyalgia have cortisol levels that are abnormal compared with people who don’t have chronic fatigue and/or fibromyalgia, just to show that these things are related: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159104000212
I think the biggest thing is to understand how cortisol works and what happens when you overstimulate it. For lack of time and space here, wikipedia has a really awesome page with tons of references about how all of the symptoms I mentioned correlate with cortisol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol
Now, to clarify, I wrote this post on coffee because many people never give themselves the opportunity to discover whether or not they have issues with caffeine. I mean that they never DON’T drink caffeine. And their family doctor won’t suggest that they take it out, and neither will their cardiologist and neither will their endocrinologist. In fact, most Paleo bloggers won’t even suggest it. So I feel like it’s my duty to at least give people the idea that it might just help them, and if I have to use outlandish analogies about heroin to get my point across, I will not hesitate to do that.
Not drinking caffeine DOES help some people. Actually lots of people. I’ve had people email me tear-provoking messages about how thankful they were that I suggested they do it because now they sleep better and have more energy all the time and aren’t cranky bitches all day long. I am not “making stuff up out of my own head”, and I don’t appreciate you having the audacity to say that, Deb. I do care very much about people’s health and that’s why I do what I do every day. So next time, please take your frustrations out on another blogger.
Neely
Look at all the good coffee can do!
1. Coffee is the number one source of antioxidants for Americans.
2. Roasted coffee beans have a higher antioxidant content
3. Moderate doses of caffeine improve mental performance.
4. Caffeine influences gene expression in a way that protects your brain.
5. The caffeine coffee is a powerful antioxidant that can even protect against Alzheimer’s.
6. Caffeine is an ergogenic aid, meaning it increases power output. This is true for both aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
marie