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The High of Coffee (Caffeine)

The high of Coffee (Caffeine) works by stimulating your central nervous system, causing your adrenal glands to secrete stress hormones, including adrenaline & cortisol. The energizing feeling of being able to conquer the world, with the utmost clarity of mind, is the good part of caffeine. You are triggering the release of the adrenaline, the fight-or-flight hormone, necessary for life-threatening scenarios. Adrenaline elevates your heart rate, breathing and blood pressure so you can cope with the “emergency”. The effects from the stress hormones can last up to 18 hours in your system. Chronic intake of Coffee (Caffeine) can lead to or worsen Adrenal Fatigue.

Conquering the World on Caffeine

The Jolt of Coffee (Caffeine)

Coffee (Caffeine) also blocks your sleepy chemical, adenosine, from acting in the body, increasing all the feel-good chemicals. This is why you feel wide awake and alert after caffeine. Certain doses, which vary individually, depending on your sensitivity and liver function, inhibit production of the happy hormone, serotonin. Thus, intolerable doses will trigger anxiety, insomnia, fast breathing and heart rate. Regular Coffee (Caffeine) use at your intolerable dose can lead to Caffeine Toxicity. If you suffer from any of these symptoms you should consider avoiding all forms of caffeine.

Too Much of a Good Thing

Caffeine Toxicity

Caffeine Toxicity manifests as:

Nervousness

Irritability

Restlessness

Rambling Speech/Thoughts

Insomnia

Headaches

Heart Racing, Palpitations, Heart Arrhythmias

Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ears)

Increased Sensitivity To Pain/Touch

Abdominal Pain

Nausea, Vomiting

Dehydration

Frequent Urination

Muscle Twitching, Trembling

Seizures

The Crash of Coffee (Caffeine)

The Crash of Coffee (Caffeine) comes when the brain adapts to the Caffeine. Your brain increases the binding sites of the sleepy chemical adenosine, because you are supposed to be sleeping to heal. Your body is trying to protect you so it makes you more sensitive to the sleepy chemical adenosine. On waking the next day, you feel groggy because you are full of more adenosine than usual. Daily use of Caffeine creates a tolerance so its effect is less pronounced and eventually even more Caffeine will be required to recreate the previous wakefulness & alert feelings. One study showed Caffeine did not help alertness after the fourth day of sleep restriction (Doty et al., 2017). Continual indulgence in Coffee (Caffeine) creates a rebound daytime sleepiness that can be dangerous and counterproductive (Snel & Lorist 2011).

The Zombie Effect of Caffeine

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The Addiction to Coffee (Caffeine) is a vicious cycle, because now you MUST consume Caffeine to overpower all the extra sleepy chemical adenosine. Now the jolt you are feeling from caffeine isn’t stimulating you, it’s just to bring you to back to life. Within seven (7) days, the Caffeine Addiction will plague you, as now you will be lining up for that latte as your drug fix, to cure the dreaded caffeine withdrawal symptoms, rather than to “stimulate” you.

Chasing the Drug High

I see the horror on patients’ faces daily, as I recommend a temporary holiday from Coffee (Caffeine) during their detox & healing phase. I know some patients feel it’s life threatening when they don’t get their Coffee (Caffeine)!

You Want Me to What?!!

Get Off the Coffee (Caffeine) Rollercoaster

It may be the rich aroma & flavour for some, or the energy & clarity spike for others. Why do we ever partake in this global ritual? It’s a recipe for disaster. A common setup for the average patient that I see, whether sixteen or sixty. No wonder so many patients are sick of being sick! They’re riding the roller coaster of caffeine highs & adrenal lows, and it’s an addictive, never ending ride. Patients are too often scared to live life without the energy support they feel caffeine provides. What I want them to realize is that Coffee (Caffeine) is treating their symptoms. We need to determine the causes of their symptoms and treat those. It’s time to get off this scary ride, especially if you are sick, inflamed or in pain, fatigued, depressed, hormonally imbalanced, nutrient deficient, overworked, overwhelmed, stressed or feeling toxic!

Sick of Being Sick?

How to Coffee (Caffeine) Detox

If you are serious about getting healthy, you should start your detox by reassessing your Coffee (Caffeine) intake. Remember Caffeine is present in many forms, including coffee, chai tea, black tea, green tea, white tea, soda pop and certain alcohols. Decaffeinated beverages still have approximately 20 – 30% Caffeine. The decaffeination process involves rinsing coffee beans with chemical solvents continually until a small percentage of Caffeine remains. Many health benefits of Coffee do not apply to the decaffeinated version. The other issue that counteracts the beneficial effects of Coffee is the addition of sugars, artificial sweeteners or creamers & flavours chock full of chemicals.

The Many Masks & Disguises of Caffeine

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Caffeine the BitterSweet Poison: Rehab & the Road to Recovery

The Rehabilitation process of stopping Coffee (Caffeine) can be difficult for some. It includes weathering the withdrawal symptoms, which is a common reason why people are afraid to discontinue this addictive yet glorious beverage. These symptoms include headache, irritability, difficulty concentrating, drowsiness, insomnia, stomach pain, body and joint pain, depression, anxiety, nausea, vomiting and cravings. I promise that once the detox-withdrawal period is over, you will actually feel better without caffeine, as you work with your Naturopathic Physician to address your underlying causes of fatigue, brain fog &/ lack of motivation.

Treat the Cause of Your Tiredness

During this Rehab & Recovery phase that you are embarking on, I would recommend you to avoid all liquids except for water. This means that you are to avoid all liquid beverages including coffee, tea, decaffeinated coffee, decaffeinated tea, green tea, herbal tea, juice, pop, alcohol (beer, wine, spirits & liqueurs) and chocolate, as all of these may compromise your detox. Milks of any kind are considered food, which is okay to consume as per your usual diet. Avoiding all forms of Caffeine is crucial during your detox to take the burden off the liver. The liver is in charge of dealing with toxins and will be working more during your healing phase, as you detoxify your body from the Caffeine. Don’t forget to drink extra water to flush out your liver during your caffeine detox, to minimize withdrawal symptoms.

Water Helps to Weather Withdrawals

Caffeine intake that is regular and frequent (or not, depending on your liver function) dictates overuse, and this exhausts your adrenals. In fact, if you’re not as sensitive to Caffeine as you used to be, or you can drink Coffee (Caffeine) and go straight to sleep, not only are your adrenals BURNT OUT, but your liver enzymes may be affected also. This means you can’t cope with stress as well, whether mental, emotional, physical or environmental. Many patients that enjoy long term health realize LIFE after CAFFEINE Addiction, careful to avoid sliding down that slippery slope again.

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