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that particular day, but it actually reveals the weakening impact the coffee has been having on your heart.
You may argue, “But drinking coffee is normal; everyone does it.” Most people in the industrialized
nations will also fall seriously ill at some stage in their lives. For example, one in every two people in the
U.S. will develop cancer at some stage of his or her life. This is now considered to be an almost “normal”
experience, too.
Stimulants, as contained in coffee, tea and cigarettes, seem to be welcome and fast-acting substances
for those who feel the need for a boost of energy, to wake up their mind or to feel more buoyant and alive.
But since these stimulants have no real energy on their own, where is the energy boost coming from?
Obviously, the body provides it. Stimulants are nerve toxins that trigger a powerful defense reaction in the
body. When you smoke a cigarette or drink a cup of coffee or power beverage, the resulting boost in
energy occurs because of this immune response. Therefore, the experienced increase in physical energy is
actually an energy loss for the body.
Many people now drink decaffeinated coffee in the belief this protects them against the addictive
effects of caffeine. Consumer Reports recently tested cups of decaf coffee ordered six of the most popular
coffee shops in the United States. A regular cup of coffee has from 85 to 100 milligrams of caffeine,
while decaf coffee has from 5 to 32 milligrams of caffeine (about the same amount contained in 12 ounces
of Coca-Cola Classic). In addition to still getting a significant amount of caffeine, drinking three cups or
more of decaffeinated coffee may cause an increase in harmful LDL cholesterol by increasing a specific
type of blood fat linked to the metabolic syndrome, according to a study presented at the American Heart
Association’s Scientific Sessions 2005. Decaffeinated coffee is made from more acidic beans than regular
coffee. These strong acids have shown to increase the incidence of heartburn, osteoporosis, Glaucoma and
rheumatoid arthritis. Decaf coffee can, in fact, quadruple the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in
thee months, compared with people who drink regular caffeinated coffee or tea. In other words, if you feel
you cannot do without coffee, it is far better to drink a properly brewed cup of real, unprocessed coffee
(or better, this healthy coffee described below).
There are other causes of energy depletion, such as overeating or ingesting unnatural foods. Natural
food, although it has a stimulating effect, provides balanced doses of physical energy and helps to support
all functions in the body. This kind of natural stimulation maintains physiological balance or homeostasis.
Eating too much of any kind of food, on the other hand, causes over-stimulation, and so does regular
snacking. Excessive sexual activity, overworking, stress and fear also cause continuous over-stimulation.
Thus, the body, in an attempt to deal with the increased demands placed upon it, begins to over-secrete its
own stimulants. These are the stress hormones adrenalin, cortisol, epinephrine, cortisone, endorphins,
prolactin, etc., which are needed to sustain the body’s most essential activities. Yet, abusing the stress
response day after day and thereby wasting the body’s energy resources take their toll on both the body
and the mind.
One of the undesirable side effects of excessive adrenalin secretion, for example, is a constriction of
important blood vessels, including those that supply the intestines. This greatly diminishes the body’s
ability to digest food and eliminate harmful waste products. Consequently, destructive bacteria begin to
decompose the waste matter while producing powerful toxins. Many of these toxins enter the lymph and
blood. Toxins have a strongly stimulating influence on the body, which may drive a person into a mode of
hyperactivity. The body’s energy reserves become depleted further, and a toxicity crisis or acute illness
becomes unavoidable. The toxicity crisis can weaken the body to such an extent that it is hardly able to
perform. Thus, the body allocates energy only to those functions that are absolutely vital. Given this
condition, feeling faint, nauseous or weak is perfectly natural. This helps the body to preserve energy and
use it to break down the toxins and eliminate them from the area of congestion. If the energy-depleting
causes are discontinued, the body will regain its balance. But if they are not, the body may enter one crisis