| Is Coffee Good Or Bad For Your Health - Find | | | | Many studies have shown that coffee can help in |
| Out Is Coffee Good Or Bad For Your Health | | | | the prevention and treatment of diseases and |
| Is your morning coffee an ok option on your | | | | illnesses as varied as Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, |
| healthy eating plan? If coffee really bad for you | | | | liver disease, skin cancer, Parkinsons's disease and |
| or is it actually good? | | | | more. Although, I don't believe coffee would be |
| I get these questions about coffee and health all | | | | the cure all to any of these diseases, many |
| the time and as a coffee drinker myself, it is | | | | ancient cultures did rely on the coffee bean to |
| smart to take a look at both the good and the | | | | cure a long list of ailments. Not to mention, small |
| bad. | | | | doses of caffeine can increase performance and |
| Now, I'm not here to tell you that coffee is good | | | | mental focus. |
| for you. If I did, I would be telling only the good | | | | Green tea is also a great drink to include with a |
| side of the story and I'm no politician. I am here | | | | long list of benefits. If nothing else, green tea is a |
| to give you the good and the bad and tell you | | | | wonderful source of antioxidants which are |
| how you can incorporate your favorite coffee or | | | | important in cancer prevention. Green tea has |
| tea into your healthy meal plan. | | | | even been found to raise metabolism and aid in |
| The Ugly Side of Caffeine: | | | | fat burning. Before you go take a green tea bath, |
| Most coffee and tea contains a lot of caffeine. | | | | its effects are really minor when compared to the |
| This is usually the primary reason people make | | | | effects of sound nutrition and exercise plans. Now |
| coffee their drink of choice in the morning. | | | | that I've said that, don't think you can eat junk |
| Caffeine is a drug like any other and comes with | | | | food and just wash it down with green tea! |
| a long list of side effects. Have you ever tried not | | | | What is a coffee and tea drinker to do? |
| having your coffee in the morning? Yeah, pass | | | | 1. Limit your coffee and tea intake to 2 - 8 oz |
| the Excedrin, right? The headache that comes on | | | | cups per day. No, not 2 of each, 2 total. Any |
| when you try and kick this habit can be brutal | | | | more than that is considered as a heavy addict. (I |
| (just like with other drugs) and creating a | | | | know. I've been there). |
| dependency and addiction like this is harmful to | | | | 2. If you are currently dependent on a lot of |
| the body. | | | | caffeine each day, replace 1 or 2 cups of coffee |
| Second, coffee is extremely acidic. Our bodies | | | | with green tea instead. Green tea has much less |
| function at optimum levels when they are slightly | | | | caffeine than coffee and will help combat the ugly |
| more alkaline (the opposite of acidic). It is best for | | | | detox symptoms. |
| us to greatly reduce any foods that will drive our | | | | 3. Do not jack up your coffee with sugar, milk, |
| body's pH to be more acidic and eat more foods | | | | syrup and whip cream (So I guess that means no |
| that are alkaline (like fruits and veggies). An acidic | | | | Starbucks, huh?). Use stevia or xylitol to sweeten |
| body pH is like a magnet for all kinds of illnesses. | | | | and avoid all the empty, harmful calories. A |
| Also, an alkaline body has a much stronger | | | | teaspoon of half and half won't hurt either. Please |
| immune system, making illness much less likely. | | | | oh please, do not use any of those flavored |
| Last but not least, the caffeine in coffee and tea | | | | creamers. They are closer to someone's |
| is abuse to your adrenal glands. Your adrenals | | | | chemistry experiment than they are to real food. |
| release your "fight or flight" hormones basically | | | | 4. Make sure to make your food choices healthy. |
| giving you a nice "boost" when needed. | | | | Avoiding other acidic foods like sugar, artificial |
| Unfortunately, people who drink coffee all day | | | | sweeteners and processed foods will lighten the |
| long are consistently beating on their adrenals. This | | | | acid load on the body. |
| is the equivalent of whipping a tired horse even | | | | 5. Make sure the coffee you drink is organic. |
| when he is exhausted. Eventually he will not move | | | | Conventional coffee is filled with pesticides and |
| at all. | | | | chemicals and should be avoided at all costs. |
| The Pretty Side of Caffeine: | | | | There is no need to give up your morning coffee |
| Coffee tastes oh so yummy and makes me feel | | | | but it is important to drink the right types of |
| great in the morning. (What? Is that not a good | | | | coffee, without the added unhealthy extras and, |
| enough reason to drink it?) | | | | as with most things, in moderation. |