pH disruptor, not an energy booster: COFFEE
You probably will be surprised, but coffee is not a food, it does not comply with the necessary characteristics to be considered as such. Coffee has no nutritional value, ie has no calories, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc., only antioxidants. It also contains the substance known as caffeine, which turns out to be psychoactive and can alter brain function generating changes in mood and behavior.
If we could sit down and try to think deeply about why we consume coffee, basically we come to the conclusion that we do by tradition, because our parents, grandparents, great grandparents and our ancestral chain did so.
This type of behavior is the same as a child makes when trying to imitate their parents or any adult does with a sense of belonging to the environment, be part of society.
The coffee in our Western world is associated with:
Relaxation, Coexistence, Conversation, is a kind of reward and desired meeting time. Even now there are places that revolve around coffee and deeply exploit all what we asóciate or relates to coffee to "fall" in the spell and enjoy the illusion of coffee. Like everything in our World, we can makes ourselves aware to decelop consciousness in our livie and in our choices. The act of becoming aware of our own associations and falls into coffee is an act that betters our health.
But does this kind of behavior leads to physical gain? Probably we have an emotional gain when we mantain a habit created by our loved ones, but is this wellness for our bodies?
On the other hand, you've probably never managed to get a clear idea about what is coffee consumption. Whatever it is, I think you need to know the following information so that you can finally have tools to help you make the best decision.
Coffee
First things first. Before you can proceed, it is necessary to make an important clarification. In this paper we discuss the properties, benefits, cons, consequences and perspectives on the coffee, ie coffee beans themselves, not the common drink of the day which includes more than just the extract of grains, but sugar, cream, milk, sweeteners and artificial flavors, aromas and / or conservatives, most of all ingredients that make you look at coffee as a dessert. This no doubt is quite another story and deserves a unique place.
Benefits of Coffee
Over the years we have heard and know through studies that coffee consumption leads us to obtain a number of benefits. But curiously studies contradict each other. In a week we hear of a study that found achievement benefits of coffee on the heart, but the next week we hear of another study that tells us how coffee consumption impairs the heart. It is difficult to reason and make the best decision when we are faced with this dichotomy. However, I believe that if we analyze the good and bad coffee can have a more conscious perspective.
Among the outstanding benefits we can talk about:
Antioxidants .- Rich in antioxidants that help neutralize free radicals, protecting the body, preventing hypertension and premature aging.
The highest concentration of antioxidants are found in dark green vegetables, citrus fruits, raw chocolate , vegetable juices, sea water seaweed, and sweet water sea weed such as chlorella and spirulina etc ...
Weight loss .- help you lose weight by increasing metabolism. A cup of coffee in the morning can help give you energy and perform better with an exercise routine. This energy is false, is not energy produced by the cell’s mitochondria, it is a "rush," it is the result of stimulation and not a real increase in power, the "need" of a cup of coffee in the morning stresses the body because it acidifies, and dehydrates it. Best thing to do when we open our eyes is drink a glass of pure water.
Diuretic The caffeine content helps stimulate the kidneys produce more urine, helping to eliminate toxins from the body. There are diuretics that dehydrate and do not acidify as pineapple juice alfalfa and radish leaves.
Improve Brain Function .- Caffeine helps to improve the way the brain develops throughout the day, especially in data retention, thereby improving working efficiency. For this there is nothing better than taking a vegetable juice and the ratio is 1 fruit and 3 vegetable, not taking a juice with high sugar content. Try it and feel the effect as balancing with natural foods.
Improvement in Breathing. - caffeine dilates and opens the airways, resulting in a benefit for people suffering from respiratory problems like asthma and bronchitis.
We really should not use a stimulant to “open” our airways rather than do things that can help our body to do it on its own because we do have that capacity. The secret is to re-connect with oursleves in order to be able to tap into our own “Healing Powers. ” Breathing is vital for life. A diet high in nutrients and high in water, since we are 3 / 4 parts water will facilitate our breath and to integrate into our lives an activity that makes contact with our inner being is what opens the breathing, walking, yoga , swimming, etc. .. but always being with oneself.
Increase alertness .- The caffeine stimulates the nervous system, causing increased alertness. this makes us live as if we were being chased by a tiger, and sure it is not the best way to balance the body. This is the physiological state of stress, always running around and our physiology is always ready to attack and producing all the hormones needed for the fight and flight response , and that fight never arrives but the body wears out and " burns " due to its never ending state of alarm.
Now, the complaints and most common adverse effects are:
Addicting .- It is no secret to know that once you give continuity to the consumption of coffee is hard to quit, especially since stop eating can cause withdrawal symptoms like headaches, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, among other .
Weight gain .- caffeine stimulates the production of stress hormones (cortisol), alters levels of serotonin (the hormone that controls appetite) thus causing a greater appetite, especially foods high in calories.
Heartburn causes the secretion of stomach acid causing indigestion problems and inflammation.
Dehydration - While caffeine stimulates the urine, just as the body leads to dehydration, especially when consumption is to regulate.
Cardiovascular problems as well as the caffeine stimulates the nervous system, such stimulation may be reaching the point where it affects him, causing cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, clustering of blood, among other things.
Osteoporosis .- due to acidity levels of coffee, this causes the alkaline minerals such as calcium have to leave the bone to neutralize the acid, causing problems eventually osteoporosis.
Sleep disturbance.- when stimulating the nervous system, the production of stress hormones and cause dehydration, sleep is disturbed at the time of decreasing the production of melatonin (sleep hormone), theta waves and delta sleep, among other things.
Similarly, other symptoms or problems related to coffee consumption to be:
Infertility, anxiety, lack of vitamins and minerals, insomnia, constipation, abortion, birth defects, depression, chronic fatigue, and more.
This is commonly referred about coffee consumption. Now look what you probably do not know.
Much more than a vicious circle
For those who have succeeded in realizing, coffee consumption is creating a vicious circle because it is addictive to the point we are not consuming the tired and we could not get that boost of energy it produces. But this is not the worst of it. In case you do not know, the regular consumption and / or heavy coffee following occurs:
Stress and exhaustion of the adrenal glands .- Regular consumption of coffee causes the adrenal glands to atrophy, which are responsible for activating what is known as fight or flight response. This also means that the body's energy levels are slashed to the point of having chronic fatigue, according to a stimulating day by day to perform even minimal activity. When adrenal glands become fatigued our messaging system which is the hormonal system is disrupted and there are messages that are not fully read or fail outright, it causes even more stress and becomes a vicious circle which leads more cortisol productions and more stress hormones.
Estrogen Dominance .- When the adrenals are depleted, the body goes in search of a hormone replacement, and this turns out to be progesterone. One of the main functions of progesterone is to maintain the proper balance of estrogen. To be used to offset the lack of hormones secreted by the adrenal, we run the risk of a scenario called estrogen dominance. In my experience (Hugo Rubin), over 80% of women are just a domain of estrogen, which is highly injurious to health, causing osteoporosis, among many other things. (More on this in the article "estrogen dominance")
Malnutrition .- Coffee interferes with the body's ability to use folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12, the latter recognized as the energy vitamin. The body needs these 3 nutrients specifically in order to maintain, among other things, levels of homocysteine (an amino acid) in a stable range.
Bowel problems .- Caffeine interferes with the absorption of magnesium, which is critical for maintaining regular bowel movements and to achieve healthy bowel movements. Interestingly one of the largest mineral deficiencies worldwide are in magnesium. In turn, stimulates coffee on the digestive system causing a temporary laxative effect, causing the bowels to expel waste before having the opportunity to have been processed and used.
Infarction .- elevated homocysteine levels cause a large number of health problems, among which stand out heart attacks.
Chronic Alteration .- Caffeine prevents adenosine from “telling” the brain it’s time to relax, staying in a state of alteration / alertness. Perhaps you are a person who always altered? What a way to live, do you not think?
Did you know ...
Over 70% of the world's coffee is heavily contaminated with pesticides and toxic chemicals. It is estimated that a single cup of coffee contains thousands of chemicals, many of whom fall gastrointestinal irritants and carcinogens. In addition, the high temperatures used for roasting coffee beans cause the natural oils to become rancid, thus generating free radicals and contribute even more to the list of toxic chemicals.
Regular vs. Decaf
So what is best decaffeinated coffee?
Not necessarily. First of all, remember that always, always try to purchase and consume whole foods, that is, complete, not that they have implemented some form of adulteration. This simple fact makes us see a decaffeinated coffee has also lost other parts of its content, its essence.
On the other hand, for decaffeinated coffee beans, most companies (if not all) use of toxic chemicals such as methylene chloride (also called dichloromethane). This only further contaminate the coffee. It is known that methylene chloride causes nausea, dizziness, circulatory problems and numbness or tingling in the limbs, among other things.
In addition, for a decaffeinated coffee can be considered to be occupied at least 97% caffeine free. Caffeine is never entirely eliminated.
Antioxidants
While mentioning that although the coffee does not contain any nutrients at all, it contains antioxidants. For many people this may be the excuse needed to consume coffee. However, the antioxidant-rich coffee comes from the first infusion, when the water passes through the grains. In a pot of coffee the first or the first 2 cups of coffee contain the benefits, the rest of them are very acidic. On the other hand, the coffee is not a rich source of antioxidants, just because it has antioxidants it does not mean its a good source of them. All products of nature that exist on this planet contain antioxidants that are necessary for cellular respiration cycles, absolutely all of them, and that does not mean that all are good sources of antioxidants.
Ultimate Observations.- Some civilizations have been drinking coffee throughout the story without getting many or no side effects, and therefore the consumption of coffee is in doubt as regards health. However, these civilizations have been able to bring out features that are known today and are recommended to avoid developing health problems related to coffee consumption, such as adequate hydration, eating foods rich in nutrients, adequate sleep time, etc. Besides drinking coffee about 2 to 3 times per week.
Therefore, if you want coffee drinking, try to definitely be organic, preferably whole (regular) or else a decaffeinated which has used the Swiss water process, which does not use toxic chemicals and removes about 99.9% caffeine, preferably no more than 3 times per week, much less than 1 cup per day.
Try to consume a good multivitamin / mineral supplement excipiente and tagalong free, exercise, drink water from fresh juices and coconut water.
Each time you take a cup of coffee I suggest you take 5 cups of water, coffee is very, very dehydrating and helps your body acidifiy and promotes demineralization when the body tries to balance out the acidity. It also stains your teeth and get alters your nervous system.
If you are a person with a high intake of coffee and wants to quit, do not do so abruptly, otherwise you may feel bad , because you will start a detox process once you stop, you will definitley feel “withdrawal symptons” and this require much patience and tolerance from you. Start by changing the organic coffee quality and reducing the amount. And so gradually, with the help of nutrients and proper hydration can stop drinking coffee without many adverse effects. Try to alternate with tea and little by little you will start liking tea as your body will feel more hydrated.
GOOD USE OF AN ORGANIC CAFE:
Put 2 quarts water to boil, releasing the boil add 3-4 tablespoons of freshly ground organic coffee, reduce the heat and allows you to simmer about 1 hour, once concentrated coffee to add to liciadora 3 cloves garlic, peeled and blend well. Strain through a sieve all very fine and wait for this warm, you are ready to be used as an enema. The coffee enema is used as a stimulant of gallbladder and liver and promotes detoxification and cleansing.
You'll feel as new !
Part of text Ing Maria Isabel Arizpe, creator of the blog and some text from the article "The Reality of Coffee" by Hugo Rubin in "Universo Humano."
You probably will be surprised, but coffee is not a food, it does not comply with the necessary characteristics to be considered as such. Coffee has no nutritional value, ie has no calories, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc., only antioxidants. It also contains the substance known as caffeine, which turns out to be psychoactive and can alter brain function generating changes in mood and behavior.
If we could sit down and try to think deeply about why we consume coffee, basically we come to the conclusion that we do by tradition, because our parents, grandparents, great grandparents and our ancestral chain did so.
This type of behavior is the same as a child makes when trying to imitate their parents or any adult does with a sense of belonging to the environment, be part of society.
The coffee in our Western world is associated with:
Relaxation, Coexistence, Conversation, is a kind of reward and desired meeting time. Even now there are places that revolve around coffee and deeply exploit all what we asóciate or relates to coffee to "fall" in the spell and enjoy the illusion of coffee. Like everything in our World, we can makes ourselves aware to decelop consciousness in our livie and in our choices. The act of becoming aware of our own associations and falls into coffee is an act that betters our health.
But does this kind of behavior leads to physical gain? Probably we have an emotional gain when we mantain a habit created by our loved ones, but is this wellness for our bodies?
On the other hand, you've probably never managed to get a clear idea about what is coffee consumption. Whatever it is, I think you need to know the following information so that you can finally have tools to help you make the best decision.
Coffee
First things first. Before you can proceed, it is necessary to make an important clarification. In this paper we discuss the properties, benefits, cons, consequences and perspectives on the coffee, ie coffee beans themselves, not the common drink of the day which includes more than just the extract of grains, but sugar, cream, milk, sweeteners and artificial flavors, aromas and / or conservatives, most of all ingredients that make you look at coffee as a dessert. This no doubt is quite another story and deserves a unique place.
Benefits of Coffee
Over the years we have heard and know through studies that coffee consumption leads us to obtain a number of benefits. But curiously studies contradict each other. In a week we hear of a study that found achievement benefits of coffee on the heart, but the next week we hear of another study that tells us how coffee consumption impairs the heart. It is difficult to reason and make the best decision when we are faced with this dichotomy. However, I believe that if we analyze the good and bad coffee can have a more conscious perspective.
Among the outstanding benefits we can talk about:
Antioxidants .- Rich in antioxidants that help neutralize free radicals, protecting the body, preventing hypertension and premature aging.
The highest concentration of antioxidants are found in dark green vegetables, citrus fruits, raw chocolate , vegetable juices, sea water seaweed, and sweet water sea weed such as chlorella and spirulina etc ...
Weight loss .- help you lose weight by increasing metabolism. A cup of coffee in the morning can help give you energy and perform better with an exercise routine. This energy is false, is not energy produced by the cell’s mitochondria, it is a "rush," it is the result of stimulation and not a real increase in power, the "need" of a cup of coffee in the morning stresses the body because it acidifies, and dehydrates it. Best thing to do when we open our eyes is drink a glass of pure water.
Diuretic The caffeine content helps stimulate the kidneys produce more urine, helping to eliminate toxins from the body. There are diuretics that dehydrate and do not acidify as pineapple juice alfalfa and radish leaves.
Improve Brain Function .- Caffeine helps to improve the way the brain develops throughout the day, especially in data retention, thereby improving working efficiency. For this there is nothing better than taking a vegetable juice and the ratio is 1 fruit and 3 vegetable, not taking a juice with high sugar content. Try it and feel the effect as balancing with natural foods.
Improvement in Breathing. - caffeine dilates and opens the airways, resulting in a benefit for people suffering from respiratory problems like asthma and bronchitis.
We really should not use a stimulant to “open” our airways rather than do things that can help our body to do it on its own because we do have that capacity. The secret is to re-connect with oursleves in order to be able to tap into our own “Healing Powers. ” Breathing is vital for life. A diet high in nutrients and high in water, since we are 3 / 4 parts water will facilitate our breath and to integrate into our lives an activity that makes contact with our inner being is what opens the breathing, walking, yoga , swimming, etc. .. but always being with oneself.
Increase alertness .- The caffeine stimulates the nervous system, causing increased alertness. this makes us live as if we were being chased by a tiger, and sure it is not the best way to balance the body. This is the physiological state of stress, always running around and our physiology is always ready to attack and producing all the hormones needed for the fight and flight response , and that fight never arrives but the body wears out and " burns " due to its never ending state of alarm.
Now, the complaints and most common adverse effects are:
Addicting .- It is no secret to know that once you give continuity to the consumption of coffee is hard to quit, especially since stop eating can cause withdrawal symptoms like headaches, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, among other .
Weight gain .- caffeine stimulates the production of stress hormones (cortisol), alters levels of serotonin (the hormone that controls appetite) thus causing a greater appetite, especially foods high in calories.
Heartburn causes the secretion of stomach acid causing indigestion problems and inflammation.
Dehydration - While caffeine stimulates the urine, just as the body leads to dehydration, especially when consumption is to regulate.
Cardiovascular problems as well as the caffeine stimulates the nervous system, such stimulation may be reaching the point where it affects him, causing cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, clustering of blood, among other things.
Osteoporosis .- due to acidity levels of coffee, this causes the alkaline minerals such as calcium have to leave the bone to neutralize the acid, causing problems eventually osteoporosis.
Sleep disturbance.- when stimulating the nervous system, the production of stress hormones and cause dehydration, sleep is disturbed at the time of decreasing the production of melatonin (sleep hormone), theta waves and delta sleep, among other things.
Similarly, other symptoms or problems related to coffee consumption to be:
Infertility, anxiety, lack of vitamins and minerals, insomnia, constipation, abortion, birth defects, depression, chronic fatigue, and more.
This is commonly referred about coffee consumption. Now look what you probably do not know.
Much more than a vicious circle
For those who have succeeded in realizing, coffee consumption is creating a vicious circle because it is addictive to the point we are not consuming the tired and we could not get that boost of energy it produces. But this is not the worst of it. In case you do not know, the regular consumption and / or heavy coffee following occurs:
Stress and exhaustion of the adrenal glands .- Regular consumption of coffee causes the adrenal glands to atrophy, which are responsible for activating what is known as fight or flight response. This also means that the body's energy levels are slashed to the point of having chronic fatigue, according to a stimulating day by day to perform even minimal activity. When adrenal glands become fatigued our messaging system which is the hormonal system is disrupted and there are messages that are not fully read or fail outright, it causes even more stress and becomes a vicious circle which leads more cortisol productions and more stress hormones.
Estrogen Dominance .- When the adrenals are depleted, the body goes in search of a hormone replacement, and this turns out to be progesterone. One of the main functions of progesterone is to maintain the proper balance of estrogen. To be used to offset the lack of hormones secreted by the adrenal, we run the risk of a scenario called estrogen dominance. In my experience (Hugo Rubin), over 80% of women are just a domain of estrogen, which is highly injurious to health, causing osteoporosis, among many other things. (More on this in the article "estrogen dominance")
Malnutrition .- Coffee interferes with the body's ability to use folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12, the latter recognized as the energy vitamin. The body needs these 3 nutrients specifically in order to maintain, among other things, levels of homocysteine (an amino acid) in a stable range.
Bowel problems .- Caffeine interferes with the absorption of magnesium, which is critical for maintaining regular bowel movements and to achieve healthy bowel movements. Interestingly one of the largest mineral deficiencies worldwide are in magnesium. In turn, stimulates coffee on the digestive system causing a temporary laxative effect, causing the bowels to expel waste before having the opportunity to have been processed and used.
Infarction .- elevated homocysteine levels cause a large number of health problems, among which stand out heart attacks.
Chronic Alteration .- Caffeine prevents adenosine from “telling” the brain it’s time to relax, staying in a state of alteration / alertness. Perhaps you are a person who always altered? What a way to live, do you not think?
Did you know ...
Over 70% of the world's coffee is heavily contaminated with pesticides and toxic chemicals. It is estimated that a single cup of coffee contains thousands of chemicals, many of whom fall gastrointestinal irritants and carcinogens. In addition, the high temperatures used for roasting coffee beans cause the natural oils to become rancid, thus generating free radicals and contribute even more to the list of toxic chemicals.
Regular vs. Decaf
So what is best decaffeinated coffee?
Not necessarily. First of all, remember that always, always try to purchase and consume whole foods, that is, complete, not that they have implemented some form of adulteration. This simple fact makes us see a decaffeinated coffee has also lost other parts of its content, its essence.
On the other hand, for decaffeinated coffee beans, most companies (if not all) use of toxic chemicals such as methylene chloride (also called dichloromethane). This only further contaminate the coffee. It is known that methylene chloride causes nausea, dizziness, circulatory problems and numbness or tingling in the limbs, among other things.
In addition, for a decaffeinated coffee can be considered to be occupied at least 97% caffeine free. Caffeine is never entirely eliminated.
Antioxidants
While mentioning that although the coffee does not contain any nutrients at all, it contains antioxidants. For many people this may be the excuse needed to consume coffee. However, the antioxidant-rich coffee comes from the first infusion, when the water passes through the grains. In a pot of coffee the first or the first 2 cups of coffee contain the benefits, the rest of them are very acidic. On the other hand, the coffee is not a rich source of antioxidants, just because it has antioxidants it does not mean its a good source of them. All products of nature that exist on this planet contain antioxidants that are necessary for cellular respiration cycles, absolutely all of them, and that does not mean that all are good sources of antioxidants.
Ultimate Observations.- Some civilizations have been drinking coffee throughout the story without getting many or no side effects, and therefore the consumption of coffee is in doubt as regards health. However, these civilizations have been able to bring out features that are known today and are recommended to avoid developing health problems related to coffee consumption, such as adequate hydration, eating foods rich in nutrients, adequate sleep time, etc. Besides drinking coffee about 2 to 3 times per week.
Therefore, if you want coffee drinking, try to definitely be organic, preferably whole (regular) or else a decaffeinated which has used the Swiss water process, which does not use toxic chemicals and removes about 99.9% caffeine, preferably no more than 3 times per week, much less than 1 cup per day.
Try to consume a good multivitamin / mineral supplement excipiente and tagalong free, exercise, drink water from fresh juices and coconut water.
Each time you take a cup of coffee I suggest you take 5 cups of water, coffee is very, very dehydrating and helps your body acidifiy and promotes demineralization when the body tries to balance out the acidity. It also stains your teeth and get alters your nervous system.
If you are a person with a high intake of coffee and wants to quit, do not do so abruptly, otherwise you may feel bad , because you will start a detox process once you stop, you will definitley feel “withdrawal symptons” and this require much patience and tolerance from you. Start by changing the organic coffee quality and reducing the amount. And so gradually, with the help of nutrients and proper hydration can stop drinking coffee without many adverse effects. Try to alternate with tea and little by little you will start liking tea as your body will feel more hydrated.
GOOD USE OF AN ORGANIC CAFE:
Put 2 quarts water to boil, releasing the boil add 3-4 tablespoons of freshly ground organic coffee, reduce the heat and allows you to simmer about 1 hour, once concentrated coffee to add to liciadora 3 cloves garlic, peeled and blend well. Strain through a sieve all very fine and wait for this warm, you are ready to be used as an enema. The coffee enema is used as a stimulant of gallbladder and liver and promotes detoxification and cleansing.
You'll feel as new !
Part of text Ing Maria Isabel Arizpe, creator of the blog and some text from the article "The Reality of Coffee" by Hugo Rubin in "Universo Humano."
