In today’s climate of “special interests”, we have to be very careful about the studies that are followed. We have to do our own research as to what information is in the best interest of the consumers and what is tainted by those with vested interests in the propaganda that is being circulated for those who stand to derive significant benefit.
Case in point is the most recent studies that are being circulated about coffee and the drinking of coffee for its health benefits. One might argue that everyone has a “special interest” but in the interest of your health, you are reminded of the following risk factors of coffee drinking as they relate to heart disease.
- Blood pressure is significantly raised by drinking caffeinated beverages. If you agree that hypertension can lead to the “silent killer” and is the leading cause of hardening of the arteries, kidney problems, poor eyesight, bulges in blood vessels, strokes and other complications; then eliminate coffee and you are well on the path to reducing your high blood pressure.
- Decaffeinated and regular coffee are linked to high levels of cholesterol. In just 3-months, decaf coffee can raise LDL so-called “bad” cholesterol by 8-10% so it is highly recommended that if you want to lower your cholesterol levels, one of the changes to your diet should be to eliminate coffee drinking.
- An amino acid, commonly associated with heart disease, homocysteine is elevated in the bloodstream by drinking both regular and decaffeinated coffee. What’s alarming is the speed at which this elevation occurs - within hours after drinking coffee so, this is a powerful evidence to demonstrate the importance of eliminating coffee from your diet.
- It has been discovered that inflammation of your artery walls is more significant a risk factor than even high LDL cholesterol levels for heart attacks. Studies have shown that people who drink as little as 3/4 cup of coffee each day have high rates of inflammation and this can be a leading cause of other chronic diseases as well.
- Hardening of the arteries can also lead to heart disease and high blood pressure by causing stiffness of the artery walls. Therefore, limit coffee in your diet and could reduce your risk of arteriosclerosis.
- The number one cause of most diseases - cortisol, the stress hormone, can impact on your heart and lead to heart attacks. Cortisol can increase your heart rate and blood pressure so caffeine drinking can place you in a constant state of stress or affect your normal heart rate and heart rhythm. The stress hormone can also weaken your immune system leaving you vulnerable to even more chronic diseases.
If you evaluate these seven risk factors, you must agree that the risk outweigh any benefits of coffee drinking. It’s better to substitute coffee with herbs such as roasted dandelion as it has a flavor that is very similar to regular coffee.
July 11th, 2008 - 12:36 am
Coffee has been my drink of choice for so many years but this article has forced me to evaluate my addiction to the stuff, especially espresso ’cause it’s a cultural thing. It’s amazing how you never realize until you’re forced to take stock how you may be abusing any substance. I have very high cholesterol that I can’t bring under control but this information here probably explains why even with cholesterol lowering drugs I am still struggling. I will try to ween myself off my coffee habit and see if this is what’s contributing to my exceedingly high cholesterol. No one asked me how much coffee I was drinking daily, is this my smoking fun? Thanks for sharing this!
July 12th, 2008 - 12:45 am
This is a powerful stuff that you have written here and my advice to all readers would be to take it very serious. Yesterday, I had a pretty nasty experience with coffee. At first, I had thought it was because I had not eaten 3-meals - within hours of consuming a cup of coffee, my heart started to flutter and I felt flushed. It was very frightening so I drank some water and had a cup of hawthorne tea and took my daily B50- capsule.
After about an hour, my heart returned to normal and I felt better. Then I stumbled upon this weight blog as I researched hypertension and coffee. I was shocked to read the part about homocysteine levels rising so quickly after drinking coffee. I immediately wondered if that’s what I had experienced only a few hours early after drinking my cup of coffee.
I will now watch myself more closely especially because I had a serious bout of high blood pressure a couple of years back . I have been able to get off high blood pressure medication with a natural weight loss guide to lose weight and daily exercises to continue my weight loss.
August 29th, 2008 - 7:06 am
Looking for new info and i ended up here, reading your blog congrats you have put a lots of work into it.
September 26th, 2008 - 2:15 pm
Thanks for this information on coffee and cholesterol you definitely save my life and to think that all I had to do was read this article and buy a book for meager $10 you must be insane.
September 29th, 2008 - 11:28 am
Coffee was my elephant in the room and I didn’t even see it thanks for an enlightening article, your book probably saved my life.
September 30th, 2008 - 8:52 pm
I am soo glad that I found this article who would have thought that coffee could be the culprit all along. A wonderful bonus has been all the weight loss, thanks.
October 3rd, 2008 - 6:16 am
Before I read this article I was on cholesterol medication and still my cholesterol was not moving one bit. I stopped drinking all that coffee i would consider myself an addict ’cause I had to buy this guide to see if i could develop an alternative to my coffee withdrawal symptoms. I am so glad that I found this book now a combination of eating and drinking other beverages that this guide recommends my cholesterol is now at normal readings. Click2lose is the best!
October 4th, 2008 - 5:20 pm
I am now off coffee and onto new herbal tea and beverages and my last test results at the doctor are showing the benefits. My doctor has said that I should keep up the good work that he’s not seen such marvelous results in his 15-years as a doctor.
December 3rd, 2008 - 9:52 pm
Good information on coffee and high cholesterol and it’s possible impact on one’s blood pressure. Just bought your weight loss ebook and so far the recipes are great, very easy and tasty.
December 6th, 2008 - 3:35 pm
Coffee used to be my drug ’cause I was drinking so much of it. No wonder my health would not improve no matter what other conventional drugs the doctor ordered. Things changed drastically after I read this article and started cutting back on my coffee habit. This prompted me to buy the weight loss ebook to continue on the right path and I have to say that I’m thrilled.
December 16th, 2008 - 2:25 am
Funny that I was just researching coffee beans and I came across this article on coffee and cholesterol. Wow, I was so glad that I read this information ‘cuz I have a lot of friends that could benefit from this and I plan to pass it along as long as it’s okay with you.
December 16th, 2008 - 3:16 pm
Coffee has been my morning drink now for at least a decade but after reading this post you have here on coffee and its relationship with cholesterol and hypertension, I have made a conscious decision to halt my abuse of this drink. Why, the sudden decision? I have growing personal evidence that you could have stumbled on an awaken for me even though at first I was reluctant to accept the concept. Thanks… you may have save me from my own ruin.
December 18th, 2008 - 12:24 am
Hope this comment works, I’m still pretty new to this whole blogging thing. interesting post! I found your blog while looking for other people’s weight loss stories. I’ve actually just started blogging about my weight loss - I lost over 30 pounds in a month with a diet I developed!
I love reading stories about other people’s weight loss efforts and innovations.
Warmest wishes,
-Joanna
December 19th, 2008 - 6:05 am
Exactly what coffee and pirate’s treasure are we supposed to have monitored. I’ll be damn if I’m now going to give up my coffee just because my cholesterol is high. We’ll have to find another way to control it then or just live with it, won’t we? I already have diabetes for God’s sake.
December 19th, 2008 - 6:16 am
Gratefully tedious what else will I have to give up coffee drinking was pretty much all that I had left to overindulge in so now what do I do? Life has become quite boring.
December 19th, 2008 - 6:18 am
Up above themselves first jump and live in the rain forest of Belize or Brazil and enjoy life and all its pleasures coffee drinking included. No one should have to give up all the pleasures in this life. Live like a celebrity and don’t worry about being overweight either.
December 19th, 2008 - 7:27 am
Marie blew narrow spaces in the steps and earned her keep with the newspaper for being creative. Then she learned about the dangers of coffee drinking and was devastated that she would no longer be able to smoke and drink as she wrote her daily articles for the local press. Alas, my weight is out of control so I have to work at weight loss in a big way.
December 19th, 2008 - 9:44 am
Tyrill loves clear ground coffee but he’s been sad ever since he found out that so much coffee drinking can be bad for his high blood pressure and cholesterol.
December 19th, 2008 - 10:30 am
Justin laughed for last 10-minutes at the thought of not being able to drink his black coffee at the crack of dawn everyday for the next ever how many years to come. He’s furious that this black java would be so dangerous for his overall health.
December 19th, 2008 - 10:35 am
Since surviving cancer, I have been very careful to eat healthy food and snacks but I had still loved my morning cup of coffee. It turned out that it was no good for my blood pressure or cholesterol and this blog article confirmed it. My blood pressure is almost back to normal readings since I kicked the coffee habit.
December 19th, 2008 - 3:01 pm
After reading this blog, asked my doctor about my coffee drinking and my high blood pressure - have noticed a significant drop since I started cutting back on my coffee drinking. Good blog.
December 19th, 2008 - 4:07 pm
Coffee and cholesterol readings good article will discuss with my health group on the weekend..thanks!
December 19th, 2008 - 4:18 pm
Who would have thought that it was coffee that was causing my cholesterol to skyrocket out of control? I was most surprised to realize this little known fact recently thanks to this informative blog writer. You saved my life.
December 21st, 2008 - 12:11 am
Hi, hope this comment works I’m still somewhat new to this whole blogging thing.
Thanks for the nice dieting post! I discovered your blog while Googling other people’s dieting stories. I’ve actually just started blogging aboutmy diet tips - I lost over 30 pounds in a month with a diet I developed! get back to me about it as it may be a nice addition to your weight loss eBook gude.
Warmest wishes
December 23rd, 2008 - 11:24 am
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December 23rd, 2008 - 10:19 pm
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December 28th, 2008 - 11:04 pm
I used to be addicted to Starbucks coffee but after reading this article that you have written on the impact coffee can have on cholesterol, I decided to put it to the test. To my absolute amazement, there is merit in what you have talked about in this blog post because I have noticed a considerable drop in my blood pressure since I started to drink less coffee. I plan to reduce my consumption more this month to see if this trend continues.
December 29th, 2008 - 2:19 pm
Thanks for sharing this article on the negative effects that coffee could have on cholesterol readings and blood pressure. I recently learned that roasted dandelion can be an excellent substitute for regular coffee and its taste is so similar that you can hardly notice the difference.
December 30th, 2008 - 6:04 am
Hi! Wonderful site! Great job! I want to share some cool info with you where you can get health food, coffee beans and other drinks that may be healthier for your readers Hope this helps. Happy holidays!
December 30th, 2008 - 4:59 pm
Bureau files peppering the Internet suggest that coffee addiction is fast becoming a serious problem. If coffee does raise your blood pressure to the extent as outlined in your article, this could be the next health care issue that we as Americans will face in the next decade. Have you noticed that there are coffee shops on every corner?
December 30th, 2008 - 9:41 pm
Does coffee really raise your cholesterol? Will drinking too much coffee cause high blood pressure and eventually heart disease? This article gives some interesting information that should be useful to anyone with high cholesterol and who is on the verge of being prescribed medications to control it. Good post thanks for sharing this!
December 31st, 2008 - 10:55 am
Thanks for good post about the use of coffee as it relates to cholesterol and blood pressure readings very helpful indeed.