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Coffee, and High Blood Pressure, friend or foe?
Caffeine, Good
or Bad for the Blood Pressure? This is
another one of those “is it or isn’t it”
issues that probably by and large depends on
a whole variety of associated issues but as
it is one of the most regular of all of our
queries I thought I would go ahead and try
and provide some form of opinion.
Firstly from my
own point of view, I have just started
drinking Coffee again after an absence of
about 15 years and thought that while I was
undergoing a review of my medication for
High Blood Pressure that I would see whether
I could resume my on/off love affair with
Caffeine.
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To be honest the
jury is still out as far as I am concerned
in that yes there are the positives of being
able to sit down every now and then with a
hot cup of coffee and savour the rich and
glorious aroma of freshly ground coffee but
there is the down side also. For my part
this is now a recurrence of the headaches
that made me give up drinking the stuff in
the first place and then there is the
caffeine “hit” that has now started to
resemble a punch!
It is probably best to try and understand
the chemistry behind Coffee and the human
being before you start to make what comes
remotely close to a definitive pronouncement
of whether Coffee is good or bad for you.
How does Coffee manage to have this sort of
effect that one minute has legions of
aficionados claiming it to be the “nectar of
the gods” and the next minute claiming it to
be the “juice of the devil!”
The famous Native American hero, Chief Crazy
Horse is widely acclaimed to have made the
following statement about Coffee. “If the
Great Spirit has something better than
coffee, he keeps it for himself.” Now it is
a medical fact that Caffeine increases blood
pressure. For those with normal blood
pressure this is not a problem. For those
with an already increased blood pressure
then this can be an issue that causes
further problems.
The whole situation is further complicated
by the fact that Caffeine is such a widely
available substance by which I mean that it
is present in a great many different
beverages and drinks and also in a wide
variety of freely obtainable over the
counter (OTC) medicines such as certain
types of Painkillers, weight loss drugs and
various cold remedies.
The other side issue with the consumption of
Coffee is that coffee increases the
excretion of calcium which in turn tends to
compound the whole “High Blood Pressure
Cycle” by further acting as another cause of
increased Blood Pressure.
As far as Women are concerned, the Calcium
loss can have a further side effect and this
is especially the case with regards to Woman
who already have issues with a calcium
deficiency. Because Coffee acts as a
diuretic as has been mentioned above this
further loss of calcium is aggravated via
increased excretion. For those who already
suffer from Osteoporosis, studies have shown
that the diuretic qualities of Coffee can be
an issue.
And the conclusion to all of this?
I’m afraid it is the same with Coffee as
with most things, there is a lot to be said
of the old saying that “a little bit of what
you fancy does you good” but in this case it
really does mean a little.
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