For a while now I have been drinking coffee. I am not even sure which are the exact reasons for it, but I have a few hunches. Is it because I have a 9 to 5, is it because I like the taste, or is it a ritual? I don’t know how much of each is it, but I now they all contribute. All these reasons added together justify it for me. I mean It takes the sleepiness away, but by the end of day I still feel like snoozing in the train back home. I like it with 2 – 2.5 sugars and half and half. So it is the taste and the waking up. I like the ritual of mixing it up and going at my desk and start the day by looking at my computer queue. It sounds also like it is a movie scene where it makes the morning feel better, and is the precursor of a great day. In a nut shell these are my reasons for drinking it.
Now the bad parts, facts and rumors.
I know for a fact that I sweat more when I drink coffee. There are no shades of gray here. I know it because I pieced it together. But a while back I heard these rumors that it take calcium out of the bones. 7-8 years ago I heard that coffee was bad for the bone structure. Then one day I decided to look it up and see what is science saying about it, and the studies at the time were inconclusive if it de-calcifies the bones. Also, couple of years ago I heard this doctor talking about sugars and obesity and the way the body regulates itself. He was saying that at any given time, the bloodstream of a human contains in totality one spoon of sugars. Now I drink mine with 2 – 2.5 sugars so by 9:30 – 10:00 I already have twice or more the normal amount of sugar in my blood stream. This doctor was also saying that there are two hormones that regulate the sugars in the blood stream. One is insulin that deposits the sugars from the blood into fat, and the other one kicks in and determines the body to burn it by increasing the body temperature and other functions. This second hormone is supposedly rendered inefficient in obese people leaving only insulin to deposit everything. Where am I am getting at is that I do sweat more after I had my coffee, and from what the doctor said it seems to be a complete puzzle. So this is my fact about coffee, I sweat more.
Now I need all of you to post in comments rumors, and also facts you are absolutely sure about, because this would be a nice topic. The only problem is that usually people get fearful when they have to put their emails to comment. I assure you no one will have access to those. This is not my thing, to be a pest and try to inconvenience you by spamming your email.
Today I also had my first green tea in a long time and yesterday was the only day in the week when I treated myself with some coffee and I did sweat. Therefore I will try to see how I feel if I drink green tea in the morning. I feel that if I do my own poll where people talk about their experiences, it feels more personal and it demystifies the topic. Brings a certain grasp of truth over speculations. By this poll someone can see what exactly people have witnessed/experienced on their own, no statistics, no fancy researchers, and no push polling, just people’s accounts. I know I sweat, what happens to you?
So please post comments and digg it if you get engaged by the topic.
