It's no surprise to my friends and family that I pride myself on living a healthy lifestyle. This is why, I suppose only half-joking, that they refer to my daily Grande coffee from Starbucks as my "vice."
A good friend recently stated that her doctor had told her she had to quit drinking coffee due to her hypertention (high blood pressure).
I found it interesting that the doctor would have told her to give up coffee rather than three other behaviors which to me, seemed to be of higher concern than drinking coffee: Over-eating, smoking cigarettes and alcohol consumption.
I had to assume the doctor stressed to my friend that smoking, alcohol and being overweight are all high contributors to her increased blood pressure, as there is considerable evidence that these things do contribute to high blood pressure. But coffee?
To date, there is no definitive evidence that coffee leads to the development of high blood pressure.
Studies I've seen published have shown an a temporary increase in blood pressure after drinking coffee but the increase is not significant.
These studies also show that this increase in blood pressure goes away over time.
More recent studies have tried to focus on behaviors or habits associated with coffee - coffee and cigarettes and coffee and weight gain. People do tend to do both together. Does this mean coffee causes high blood pressure?
Does this mean that coffee causes hypertention? No - it is not coffee's fault that some people cannot drink a cup of coffee without partnering it with cigarettes and/or over eating.
So why do we read so many stories of people who gave up drinking coffee and suddenly, there was a marked decrease in blood pressure. These stories tend to focus on what coffee was doing to their high blood pressure, not the real culprits like cigarettes and obesity.
I believe moderation truly is the key as far as coffee (and well, everything) is concerned. I love my coffee and I drink one cup of great coffee every day.
If you are suffering from hypertension, I'd like to recommend my High Blood Pressure Program. This is a completely natural remedy and while simple, it has proven, amazing results.
If you suffer from being overweight as well, I would suggest my Weight Loss Breeze Program.
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A good friend recently stated that her doctor had told her she had to quit drinking coffee due to her hypertention (high blood pressure).
I found it interesting that the doctor would have told her to give up coffee rather than three other behaviors which to me, seemed to be of higher concern than drinking coffee: Over-eating, smoking cigarettes and alcohol consumption.
I had to assume the doctor stressed to my friend that smoking, alcohol and being overweight are all high contributors to her increased blood pressure, as there is considerable evidence that these things do contribute to high blood pressure. But coffee?
To date, there is no definitive evidence that coffee leads to the development of high blood pressure.
Studies I've seen published have shown an a temporary increase in blood pressure after drinking coffee but the increase is not significant.
These studies also show that this increase in blood pressure goes away over time.
More recent studies have tried to focus on behaviors or habits associated with coffee - coffee and cigarettes and coffee and weight gain. People do tend to do both together. Does this mean coffee causes high blood pressure?
Does this mean that coffee causes hypertention? No - it is not coffee's fault that some people cannot drink a cup of coffee without partnering it with cigarettes and/or over eating.
So why do we read so many stories of people who gave up drinking coffee and suddenly, there was a marked decrease in blood pressure. These stories tend to focus on what coffee was doing to their high blood pressure, not the real culprits like cigarettes and obesity.
I believe moderation truly is the key as far as coffee (and well, everything) is concerned. I love my coffee and I drink one cup of great coffee every day.
If you are suffering from hypertension, I'd like to recommend my High Blood Pressure Program. This is a completely natural remedy and while simple, it has proven, amazing results.
If you suffer from being overweight as well, I would suggest my Weight Loss Breeze Program.
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About the Author:
Christian Goodman is a popular health researcher and author of several revolutionary alternative healthmethods. One of his breakthroughs is his hypertension treatment. You can learn more about Christian on his Natural Health Alternative Blog.
