A large percentage of Americans drink coffee or tea daily. It is estimated that as many as 50 percent of Americans drink 2+ cups of coffee or tea every day. This is a stunning amount of caffeine intake in this country alone.
People don't think of their daily dose of coffee as a drug, but it is still very addictive. It causes similar symptoms as drugs such as withdrawal. There is also a physical and psychological dependence on it. Caffeine is a stimulant that affects the central nervous and has been linked to health problems such as increased heart rate, change in blood flow/blood vessels, ulcers, kidney problems, birth defects and more.
What about decaffeinated drinks? The decaffeination process puts toxic chemicals that remove the caffeine. These chemicals are no better than the caffeine they remove.
A single cup of coffee can take over 24 hours to completely path through you stomach and kidneys. This is very stressful on these filtration systems. If you drink over 5 cups of coffee a day, I'd start putting some money away towards dialysis machine.
Consuming food with coffee causes the food to leave the stomach earlier than it should. The food will not be digested well enough and will move very slowly through the intestines, causing constipation. This results in waste buildup and toxins, which contribute to weight gain and other medical problems.
I don't want to scare you away from coffee, but I want you to be aware of the effects and that you should drink it moderately.
Coffee is also a diuretic. It removes water from the body's cells. This causes dehydration. This doesn't help with effective waste removal, since as you know, water is important for the digestive system.
If you have a strong dependence on coffee, then start small. Slowly remove it from your diet. If you do drink it, drink an equal amount of water to counter its effects.
For an effective weight loss plan, caffeinated beverages are not in your best interest.
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