Coffee is delicious! Period!
You might probably have read and learned also that it contains caffeine. Caffeine can perk us up in the morning or during the mid-afternoon slump. But if you have been browsing on the internet, you might have read that caffeine has negative effects on the body. It includes cortisol issue spikes which can really ruin your 100% healthy lifestyle.
Oh, let us add more insult to caffeine. There is a study that even concluded that “caffeine can decrease insulin sensitivity in healthy humans, possibly as a result of elevated plasma epinephrine levels.” And what are the effects of all these?
Metabolic derangement and issues; and you might have learned that they can cause metabolic disorders in the long run.
But you might be a coffee drinker. You frequent coffee shops to just sit down, relax and take a sip on that brewed coffee, café latte, or cappuccino. What can you do to stop yourself from taking in caffeine, now that you are following caveman diet? Are there any alternative to coffee drinking? Is coffee totally banned from caveman food list?
If you are a coffee drinker, then this topic is just meant for you.
Your Love for Coffee:
Coffee consumption exceeds 4 million tons annually worldwide. Just like many people around the world, coffee has been loved and consumed like there is no tomorrow.
You might be one of these people whose attachment to coffee could be almost comparable to what nectar is to a bee. But did you know that caffeine addiction could also be within the gray lines of this so-called “coffee loving?”
In an article written in the National Geographic News in 2005, researchers agreed “that regular caffeine use triggers a physical dependence, a mild form of addiction.”Additionally, Roland Griffiths (professor of behavioral biology and neuroscience, John Hopkins School of Medicine) have contended that caffeine withdrawal should be classified as a definite psychological disorder.
No wonder that caffeine in coffee has been a topic of much discussion because the effects are not only confined to the metabolic processes of the body, but in the neurological aspect as well. That means, regular coffee drinkers may perceive the attachment as minor primarily but in the long-term, a mild form of addiction can take place.
Are you scared now?
Don’t be. Besides these negative effects, people who much rely on the delicious effects of caffeine from coffee often have something to say. Well, some of these positive claims of coffee have been supported also by researches.
Coffee is a well-known stimulant and that is the reason why it has been addressed that way at the beginning of this topic. There are others out there claiming more benefits than harm from caffeine, such as its anti-aging properties, anti-oxidant properties and a lot more. Expounding on the benefits and advantages of caffeine in coffee will take us a lot of time to list them all down here and that would be immense!
If you think you are happy now, and can get away with the “no-coffee-diet,” well, think again.
If you are following caveman diet, and have been tweaking it from time to time, it is about time to really get enlightened in regard with your attachment to coffee. Do we really need to eliminate coffee in our diet or not?
Caveman Diet Recommendation on Coffee Drinking:
We are really not for the assimilation of caffeine in the body as much as possible. Though there are proven benefits of caffeine, the general end-point that sums up its health effects is somewhat on the negative side.
You might have read alternatives to coffee for its stimulating effects. But recommendations that you can read in the internet also would include teas and other beverages that contain caffeine.
Caffeine does not only cause the metabolic and stimulating effect, but it also causes other health effects which in a way can really meddle up with your diet plan.
Just take for example the diuretic effect of coffee. It is not a healthy way to induce dieresis or urination; it does not only concentrate the urine, but it even depletes you of the nutrients that you should be getting from your clean dieting.
Caffeine even has tannins that compete with the absorption of these essential nutrients that you get from food.
Would you like to exchange the known advantages of coffee with those basic effects of caffeine in connection with your diet plan?
Of course, you would not allow it.
How about that stimulating effect you get from coffee?
You can take a glass or two of water instead. Or if you get crashed in mid-afternoon, try getting a power nap.
Make sure that you get plenty of sleep at night and enough exercise, so you get more energized daily without relying much on coffee.
The recommendation for coffee is that it should only be taken in moderation. You can take a cup of coffee perhaps from time to time, but it would mostly benefit you if take it all away from your diet in order to assimilate more important nutrients.
Source: paleo village
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