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This article is from "Abundant Living"
Overcoming Candida By Ginny Rawls
Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine
People consuming as little as 100mg (1 cup) of caffeine a day had
withdrawal symptoms. New England Journal of Medicine
Two cups of coffee may raise blood pressure to levels equal to one
cigarette, but it keeps it there for 1 - 2 hours, vs. just 15 minutes
for smoking. (American Journal of Medicine)
Caffeine can increase the heart rate, may cause frequent irregular
beats, can raise blood cholesterol, may accelerate blood clotting
leading to a heart attack.
2 - 3 cups raises blood pressure for 3 hours. (American Journal of
Hypertension)
According to researcher Dr. Gail Bernstein, 77% of children over 6
months old ingest caffeine regularly. Journal of Child/Adol
Psychology March 1994
A cup of coffee reduces iron absorption by 39%, and a cup of tea will
reduce it by 64%.
Drip coffee will lower iron absorption by 72%,
while doubling coffee's strength will reduce it by 91% American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition
In 1980 the Food and Drug Administration removed caffeine from the
Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) list.
Caffeine stimulates the brain cortex, and can cause poor balance,
racing heart, insomnia, racing and disconnected thoughts, poor
memory, fatigue, restless leg syndrome, hand tremors, anxiety, and
dread, hostility, sleep disturbances, headaches, hyperexcitability,
irritability, agitation, anxiety & dehydration.
Caffeine triples the risk of pancreatic cancer (3C/day)1, doubles
fatal bladder cancer risk (2C/day)2, raises colon cancer risk by 250%
(2C/day)3, raises risk of fibrocystic disease (3C/day) 4, increases
breast cancer risk (3C/day)4, Increases ovarian cancer risk (2C/day)
5, Doubles female bladder cancer risk (1/Cday) 6.
1. New England Journal of Medicine
2. American Journal of Public Health
3. Family Practice News
4. Surgery 86: 104 - 109 5.International Journal of Cancer
6. Medical World
Each 10 mg. of caffeine consumed causes a 1 mg calcium loss in the
bones. This effects children as well as adults.
One study showed that calcium loss actually doubled in 133 of 135
subjects who used
caffeine.
Additionally phosphoric acid in soft drinks can damage
developing bones by taking calcium from them. American Journal of
Epidemiology
Chlorogenic acid in coffee causes some of the most intense food
allergies encountered in medical practice. JAMA
Heavy tea drinkers often have vitamin B deficiencies, and tannin, a
chemical component of tea, has been shown to interfere with iron
absorption. This can cause fatigue & listlessness . Tannin has also
been linked to stomach cancer.
While all methylxanthines (class of toxic alkaloid chemicals) are
harmful to the thyroid, tea is highest in theophylline, which is the
most damaging to the thyroid. Endocrinology
Caffeine stresses the pancreas and compounds diabetes by raising the
blood sugar levels
1 Caffeine can be considered a risk factor in
diabetes
2. Coffee makes diabetes much worse in mouse experiment
3.
1. Lancet
2. JAMA
3. Medical World News
300mg per day retarded fetal growth 300 mg per day during month
before pregnancy nearly doubled spontaneous abortions (SAB) risk.
Just 163 mg. a day during the first trimester may double SAB risk.
JAMA
Infants of caffeine-using mother have higher rates of apnea (stop
breathing for short periods). American Journal of Ob/Gyn
Caffeine may be a triggering factor for insulin-dependent diabetes in
childhood. British Medical Journal
Caffeine can damage chromosomes in humans; increases the chance of
birth defects. Cancer Research
200 mg decreases placental blood flow Journal of Reproductive
Medicine
Young rats given decaffeinated coffee had a significantly retarded
growth rate. (Life & Health)
Even decaffeinated coffee has hundreds of
potentially harmful chemical components.
One class of these compounds is caffeols, which are coffee oils that are
very irritating to the
gastrointestinal tract.
In addition many other chemicals which have
been linked to cancer and heart disease are still present as are
other central nervous system stimulants1.
Even decaffeinated coffee
contains more than 700 volatile chemicals such as acetaldehyd,
ammonia, carbon disulfide, acetic acid, nitrosamines and others.
1. Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2. Caffeine Coffee and Health, Garattini, Silvio
More Information concerning the health concerns for caffeine
consumption can be found in the booklet Calamity in a Cup.
In Reply to: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine posted by thessa on July 17, 2003 at 05:47:39:
I don't know, Thessa... This reminds me of all those "informational" articles from Misty Trepke. References are very vague to be useful. I'd ignore this in its entirety.
In Reply to: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine posted by thessa on July 17, 2003 at 05:47:39:
I agree caffeine should be limited. However, since coffee has more caffeine than tea..I am not sure how this statement was arrived at. Certainly, if true, it can't be the caf.
>>A cup of coffee reduces iron absorption by 39%, and a cup of tea will
reduce it by 64%.<<
In Reply to: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine posted by thessa on July 17, 2003 at 05:47:39:
Thanks, Thessa.
If only 10% of this is true, caffeine could never pass the GRAS (generally regarded as safe) test the FDA requires. Of course caffeine was "grandfathered" for political/economic reasons in spite of this.
Those who doubt your references should just go to the effort of looking them up. I, for one, do not doubt them until proven they are bogus.
Of course the statistics prove that some people are more genetically susceptible to this effect than others. 50 years from not this will all become clear and we will know who can ingest caffeine without risk and what kind of risk individuals may have. Blood tests will be available that will trace the genetic susceptibilities.
Namaste`
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine (Archive.) posted by Walt Stoll on July 18, 2003 at 06:58:37:
Those who doubt your references should just go to the effort of looking them up. I, for one, do not doubt them until proven they are bogus.
I suspect that this approach to "information" and making conslusions contributes a lot to thinking that many people share that alternative doctors are quacks.
In Reply to: Re: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine posted by R. on July 17, 2003 at 14:20:49:
Hi R.
I don't necessarily buy into everything in the article, but found it to be thought provoking. I don't question the sources though (meaning I believe those sources probably did make the corresponding referenced conclusions). I usually don't ignore anything in its entirety, but take what I find thought provoking and leave the rest.
Personally I have used coffee "therapeutically".
In Reply to: Re: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine posted by Sounder on July 17, 2003 at 15:12:34:
Hi Sounder,
They probably made that statement based on their idea that tannins in tea (which do not exist in coffee) block iron absorption.
Many plants with high tannin content (like oak gall, red raspberry and uva ursi) are used medicinally though, and the tannins are the prime healing agent. They inhibit bacterial growth among other things. Sometimes blocking iron absorption is not such a bad thing because bacteria feed off of it. Our own body blocks iron absorption during a fever.
But tannins also have other healing properties.
In Reply to: Re: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine (Archive.) posted by Walt Stoll on July 18, 2003 at 06:58:37:
Hi Walt
I often use coffee as a comparative when talking about herbs that they have removed from the market here in Europe. If the effects of coffee were presented to the committee who decides which herbs will remain on the market without disclosure of the name of the herb (coffee), probably all would vote for its removal.
Its funny that someone is "afraid" to use an herb known as "medicinal", yet they drink 3 - 5 espressos daily.
Not that I think coffee should be removed from the market. Just like any other herbfood, it has its place.
It's interesting, I have noticed my own reaction to coffee has varied from being caffeine sensitive to benefitting from the acidity it creates (sometimes I am too alkaline). It just depends on the moment. Then there are coffee enemas that work wonders.
best
thessa
In Reply to: Re: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine (Archive.) posted by thessa on July 19, 2003 at 05:32:09:
So, are there herbs that you cannot buy in Europe at all?
In Reply to: Re: Calamity In A Cup - The effects of caffeine (Archive.) posted by R. on July 19, 2003 at 06:05:38:
R, I will post the list as soon as I get it.
Some are only under doctor's prescription (Lobelia, goldenseal, valerian, comfrey, buckthorn etc). I think Stevia is banned altogether. Like I said, I'm trying to get my hands on the mother list. When I do I'll post.
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