The Risk of Coffee : Is Too Much Caffeine a Bad Thing?

M Pears
Caffine in coffee is the most widely used stimulant in the nation. Drinking coffee daily is not a good thing to do. Drinking more than one cup of coffee a day can increase the risk of heart disease, also increases the chances of cadiovasuler inflammation. The caffeine in coffee can be difficult for your bones. Did you know that the more coffee you drink the more calcium is excreted in your urine which is not good at all. Too much coffee can be responsible for about a quarter of tremors, headaches, palpitations as well as insomnia.

Caffeine in coffee reaches it's peak concentration in the blood within a hour, but if you had some type of alcohol during the time of drinking coffee, it can take longer to leave the body. Researchers have shown that men have 30% higher levels of an inflammatory chemical called CPR in their blood, and women have 38% now that is what I call serious because, elevated levels of CRP have been shown to increase your risk of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, and depression. In a regular cup of coffee it;s about 170 mg of caffeine and in decaffeinated coffee there are about 30 to 40 mg of caffeine.

Caffiene in coffee has been linked to coronary vasospasms, the cause for 20% of all fatal heart attacks, increasing the heart rate, and elevating your blood pressure can all contribute in delveloping heart disease. Decaf and regular coffee can increase your cholesterol, anxiety and irritability can be highly affect by lots of coffee as well. You can even have a burning sensation in your stomach area after drinking coffee cause coffee increases the secretion of hydrochloric acid leading to an increased risk of ulcers. Dibetices and hypoglycemics should avoid caffeine completely cause it stimulates a surge in your blood sugar, which can cause a blood suagr crash within hours, and that's not a good sign. Coffee has been known to be a great pick you upper that will perk you up but actually coffee can make you exhausted and fatigue if more then on cup is consumed daily. Caffeine dehyrates the body, and also can be linked to increase risk of stroke and rheumatoid arthritsis. Pregnant women should nver drink coffee cause it can easily pass through the placenta to the developing fetus and it will transfer into the breast milk. Coffee is heavily sprayed crop so with each cup you probably is exposing yourself to a dose of pesticides, not to mention pesticides are linked to prostate cancer, parkinson's disease, and miscarriages. Coffee may not be your worst drink , but it is clear to see that it's not the healthiest liquid to drink. Moderation if the key, try not to drink two cups of coffee per day, but maybe two cups per week.

Published by M Pears

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