Coffee is one of the popular drinks around the world. Some people enjoy their coffee and apparently have no health issues with drinking it. However, there are some potential negative effects of coffee particularly at certain times or people and it could become addictive.
If you really need to drink coffee, consider 3 tips to make coffee super healthy:
- AVOID adding any refined sugar or harmful artificial sweeteners;
- AVOID at all costs any of those terrible artificial creamers;
- Consider to add some cinnamon to your coffee. Because cinnamon may help to control blood sugar and along with many other health benefits. In addition, it also makes your coffee tastier.
Be aware of that regular coffee is one of the most pesticide-intensive crops in the world. In the longer term, it has been associated with an increased risk of high cholesterol, heart disease, and osteoporosis as well as negative effects on our digestive system and stress levels. Coffee is likely effective for mental alertness.
Here are the side effects of drinking coffee:
1. Coffee and Hydrochloric Acid
Drinking coffee on an empty stomach stimulates hydrochloric acid production (HCI). HCl should only be produced to digest meals. Because of lack of hydrochloric acid, undigested protein is associated in a variety of health problems, such as bloating, gas, ibs, diverticulitis, as well as colon cancer.
2. Ulcers, IBS and Acidity
Many of the compounds in coffee like caffeine and the various acids found in coffee beans can irritate stomach and the lining of small intestine. For those suffering from ulcers, gastritis, IBS and Crohn’s disease, doctors generally advise patients with these conditions to avoid coffee completely.
3. Heartburn Problems
Acid reflux and heartburn can be caused by coffee due to the way it relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter.
4. Coffee as a Laxative
Drinking coffee can stimulate peristalsis, and appears to promote increased gastric emptying. Food is quickly passed into the small intestines before being properly digested. Therefore, it makes it much more difficult for nutrients to be absorbed from food, and increases the chances of irritation and inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract.
5. Mineral Absorption, Your Kidneys and Coffee
Heavy coffee drinkers may have difficulty getting enough minerals in their diet. It is because of the way coffee affects iron absorption in stomach and particularly in kidneys’ ability to retain calcium, zinc, magnesium and other important minerals.
6. Acrylamide in Coffee
Acrylamide is a potentially carcinogenic (cancer-causing) substance that forms when coffee beans are roasted at high temperatures. The darker the roast, the higher the levels of acrylamide are likely to be.
7. Coffee, Stress and Tension
Drinking lots of coffee will promote the release of the stress hormones cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine. These chemicals increase your body’s heart rate, blood pressure and tension levels. In the longer-term, the health implications of this kind of ongoing stress are significant. The caffeine in coffee is known to interfere with GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid) metabolism. GABA is a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and stress levels. When you drink a lot of coffee with the high levels of caffeine, it can negatively affect your mood and your digestive system.
Other side effects include caffeine in coffee can cause insomnia, nervousness and restlessness, stomach upset, nausea and vomiting, and increased heart and breathing rate. If consume in large amounts of coffee can cause headache, anxiety, agitation, ringing in the ears, and irregular heartbeats.
People, who should not consume coffee or use with precautions, are: pregnancy and breast-feeding, children, anxiety disorders, heart disease, diabetes, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), glaucoma, high blood pressure, smoking, and thinning bones (osteoporosis). Also, there are some medications that are not taking with coffee. For example: ephedrine, adenosine, alcohol, alendronate, antibiotics, birth control bills, clozapine, dipyridamole, disulfiram, estrogens, fluvoxamine, levothyroxine, lithium, medications of asthma, medications for depression, medications that slow blood clotting, pentobarbital, phenothiazines, Phenylpropanolamine, riluzole, stimulant drugs, etc.
However, good-quality ground coffee is a source of antioxidants like chlorogenic acid, and green coffee bean extract is particularly high in this antioxidant. If the coffee is fresh, high-quality and ideally organic, then it does have its benefits. A numerous studies have shown that coffee can improve alertness and long term it may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, gallstones, kidney stones and liver cirrhosis.
Consuming coffee does have its downsides and upsides. Always remember to consult with your doctor or care takers.
Reference:
- health Ambition: 7 Negative Effects of Coffee & the Healthy Drink you Should Replace it With https://healthambition.com/negative-effects-of-coffee/
- RxList: Coffee https://www.rxlist.com/coffee/supplements.htm
- WebMD: Coffee – Uses, Side Effects, and More https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-980/coffee
