From Coffee Headaches To A Healthy Thyroid

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“Aflatoxin and ochratoxin have been found in higher amounts in decaf and can cause cell mutation and organ toxicity in humans.
This occurs because caffeine actually prevents the growth of molds that produce mycotoxins, decaf contains minimal caffeine, so it lacks the same protective mechanism.
Dave Asprey of Bulletproof, explains:

“Caffeine is a natural anti-insect and antifungal defense mechanism for the plant. It deters mold and other organisms from growing on the beans. Mold is everywhere, but caffeine helps prevent it from growing on the beans while they’re in storage. When you remove the caffeine, your beans are defenseless. Decaf coffee is higher in both aflatoxin and ochratoxin. This is one of the reasons decaf tastes like camel sweat.”

Chemicals used in the decaffeination process are the main issue. There are reports of people, who while drinking decaf coffee, experienced severe reactions. Originally it was believe there must have been traces of caffeine in the coffee causing the reactions, but it was discovered the cause was from chemicals used in the process of decaffeination and passed along into the coffee. If you choose to drink decaffeinated coffee, water-processed decaf is a better option.“

What's in Your Coffee? How to Avoid Coffee Toxins and Harmful Pesticides - Holly Roser Fitness

Recently, I shared a coffee protein smoothie recipe with you and investigated what is in coffee? Is coffee bad for you? Is coffee a cup of chemicals?

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“Synthetic agricultural chemicals are only one piece of the coffee toxin puzzle. While most of those synthetic chemicals burn off during processing, another issue can arise when coffee producers take shortcuts: mold. This mold can cause the formation of a toxin called ochratoxin a (OTA). Too much OTA can be toxic, with possible side effects like immunosuppression, severe kidney damage, and even a potentially carcinogenic effect.
OTA growth can usually be attributed to poor coffee harvest and post-harvest practices like poor drying, re-wetting, and bad storage practices in coffee handling. One study found 50% of coffee beans tested contained OTA, and unlike pesticides, OTA doesn't burn off during typical roasting. Once OTA is present, it's pretty much impossible to get rid of, so it's important to choose coffee that has been dried and handled carefully.”

WHY DOES ORGANIC COFFEE MATTER?

Most of us understand the benefits of choosing organic foods whenever possible, but does organic actually matter when it comes to your morning cup of coffee? If you're an everyday coffee drinker, you'll consume 20,000+ cups of coffee in your life, so small changes can make a real difference...

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“To keep things simple, we only explained USDA organic certification requirements. But for your information, many countries have their own organic standards. However, there is some overlap, as most regions agree that synthetic chemicals and GMOs can’t be a part of organic java production.”

11 of the Best Organic Coffee Beans Available: A Guide and Review

Did you know conventional coffee is one of the most chemically treated foods in the world? Thanks to the coffee cherries' protective skins and the coffee roaster's high heat, those chemicals might not affect you

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“12 Best Organic Pesticide Free Coffee Brands

Bulletproof
Peak Performance
Kicking Horse
Lifeboost
Deathwish
Purity
Spirit Animal
Caribou
Kion
Fabula
Stumptown
Natural Force“

12 Refreshing Pesticide Free Coffee Brands to Start Your Day!

Looking for the best organic pesticide free coffee to indulge in? Check out Bulletproof Coffee, Lifeboost Coffee, Kion, Purity Coffee, Fabula, Deathwish Coffee, etc.

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“There are some “dirty” coffee brands out there and they may be doing harm to not only your body but also our planet.”

7 Coffee Brands to Avoid

How sustainable and ethical are some of the mainstream coffee brands? Which brands don't make the grade?

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[Rinse & rePeat]

“K-Cups may contain hormone-disrupting chemicals
Basically, as the plastic heats up some of those chemicals get in the coffee grounds for your “freshly” brewed cup of coffee. BPA, BPF, and BPS are all chemicals found in plastic. All of these chemicals can affect our hormones and fertility.

While Keurig states they don’t use BPA in their cups, a recent study showed positive results for affecting estrogens levels. Estrogen is a sex hormone that is responsible for the development of the female reproductive system, so yes it's very important to monitor estrogen levels and eliminate any potential harm to them. The top part of the k-cup structure is made from aluminum which can also be a harm to our bodies when exposed to high heat and acids like coffee. Prolonged exposure to aluminum may cause some problems in your brain. It has been linked to depression, anxiety, and autoimmune diseases. While oral exposure is not usually a problem, if ingested at high levels it can cause problems.”

K-Cups are Bad for Your Health and the Environment | Holly Roser Fitness

They’re convenient, delicious, and perfect for those rushed Monday mornings. Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide, with estimating 450 million cups consumed each day. Out of those 450 million cups of coffee, 27% of Americans are using Keurig cups. That's about 121 million Keurig cups...

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“Your “coffee tolerance” can be used as a barometer to measure health progression or lack there of. If you improve your tolerance to coffee, you’re likely headed in the right direction nutritionally. If this doesn’t happen, it could be time to reassess your strategies.

When your coffee tolerance is poor, it might say that the liver is suffering and is not storing glycogen very well and can’t back you up efficiently (by releasing glycogen) when there is excessive stimulation from coffee. It could also be a signal that you’re not following one or more of the rules listed in the previous section of this blog.

Hypothyroidism increases susceptibility to low blood sugar because of the effects of thyroid hormone on the liver. Hypothyroid individuals can have coffee intolerance symptoms for this reason and sometimes need to show extra caution when drinking coffee. Broda Barnes’ book “Hypoglycemia: It’s Not Your Mind, It’s Your Liver” is an excellent resource to explore this topic further.

Going the extra mile is sometimes necessary for those that are really susceptible to over stimulation from coffee. One such step is adding a little coffee to milk/sugar instead of adding milk/sugar to coffee. As you improve, you will be able to handle more coffee and progressively be less dependent upon support — you will be able to press harder on the metabolic gas pedal. Another option is sipping a little coffee with support throughout the day so you get a little stimulation without it being excessive.“

Coffee Done Right – Tips to Help Avoid Coffee Intolerance – Functional Performance Systems (FPS)

 

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Ray Peat “Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen”

Caffeine: A vitamin-like nutrient, or adaptogen by Raymond Peat 咖啡因是一种类似维生素的营养物质，或补剂 Questions about tea and coffee, cancer and other degenerative diseases, and the hormones. 关…

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@The liver is the master chemist of the body. In regards to estrogen, it plays a major role in metabolizing or destroying excess, unused hormones. While excess exposure to estrogen may be a cause of liver disease, an unhealthy liver from other lifestyle factors could be what is causing estrogen dominance for some.

Simple tips for improving liver function include minimizing all toxins (alcohol, processed foods, PUFA, drugs, xenoestrogens, etc.), eating enough calories, carbohydrates, and proteins, favoring saturated fats over unsaturated, learning to manage your emotions (particularly grief and anger), and taking herbs that support the liver like coffee, milk thistle, Chinese bitters, and reishi mushroom.”

The Best Ways to Decrease Harmful Estrogen

Estrogens are necessary hormones for normal physiological function and health. However, when even slightly elevated beyond normal ranges, their effects resemble that of a stress hormone. In fact, many toxic effects of estrogen were known by the early 1940s and more are continuing to be...

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“Consuming caffeine when cortisol levels are high decreases the health benefits.

Cortisol, a naturally-occurring stress hormone, has a very distinct circadian rhythm that is regulated by the brain’s central pacemaker. Interrupting this rhythm can lead to metabolic abnormalities, fatigue, and poor quality of life, according to a 2009 study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Consuming caffeine when your cortisol levels are at a natural peak can lead to interference in the production of cortisol and an increase in your tolerance, which can impact your response to stress and will cause to you need more and more caffeine as time goes on.“

What your morning coffee really does to your brain

Your morning coffee is good for you - if you drink it at the right time.

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“Unfortunately, coffee also contains toxic heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb)[16,17,18], although available studies primarily cover instant coffee.”

“Therefore, it should be considered whether it is advisable for flavoured multi-ingredient instant coffee drinks to be consumed from time to time only, and natural coffee with optional milk and/or sugar be the choice of regular coffee drinkers.”

Cadmium and Lead Concentration in Drinking Instant Coffee, Instant Coffee Drinks and Coffee Substitutes: Safety and Health Risk Assessment - Biological Trace Element Research

The presence of heavy metals in food is a global problem. The paper aimed to examine the content of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in instant coffee and instant coffee substitutes. The safety of consumption of the beverages by adult Poles was estimated based on the following parameters: tolerable...

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[Lydie Baillie]

I use coffee as a treatment sometimes .

i have stopped a rare but sudden middle of the night stabbing headache (hypnic headache ) that woke me from sound sleep , by making myself a small cup of fresh ground strong coffee.

I learned this tip searching the web and it has worked for me. I was able to get back to sleep with no more pain after about 20 minutes or so.

And I had not been a daily or even weekly coffee drinker for over 10 years.

 

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International Coffee Day: Where does your caffeine fix come from?

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of coffee, producing about one-third of global supply.

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This was posted by @Ginali a few days ago, in Charlie’s thread below…

“I just can't stop being impressed! I drank coffee today after abstaining for more than 10 years. Oh my god! It was coffee with honey, and I ate a carrot with it. You know what? The effect was amazing! Instantly! I feel so good - no supplement has ever given me this instant mountain of energy!!! I can't believe it! I just don't know what to believe anymore. Everyone says coffee is bad! Almost all famous healers advise quitting coffee! And here you are, saying 'drink Cola,' 'eat salt,' 'drink coffee,' and it works. It's wonderfully scary! I don't know what to expect next, but I feel good! This forum healed my heart, and now maybe I'll get my energy back too?! Crazy, crazy, crazy!”

The Many Benefits Of Drinking Coffee

The Many Benefits of Drinking Coffee http://blog.arkofwellness.com/the-many- ... ng-coffee/ Human consumption of coffee is said to go as far back as the 13th century. The most common tale involves an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi, who discovered that his goats would become lively long into...

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[AinmAnseo]

Got my answer from Ray Peat......

Rinse,
Do you know what Peat meant by "coffee's important effects"?
I am now taking 100 mg of caffeine powder every morning, wondering if coffee would be better for me.

 

[Rinse & rePeat]

Rinse,
Do you know what Peat meant by "coffee's important effects"?
I am now taking 100 mg of caffeine powder every morning, wondering if coffee would be better for me.

Ray seemed to think coffee should be considered a nutrient, so I think it has way more benefits than just the caffeine.

 

[AinmAnseo]

Spot on.

There was a study I read that said, people who consume caffeine only (outside of coffee) had lower mortality than people who consumed caffeine IN COFFEE.

I switched to coffee a few months ago after being that guy who only took caffeine pills and never coffee...

Progesterone,
Do you have a link to the study that showed that people who consumed caffeine IN COFFEE had a higher mortality rate than those who just took caffeine?

 

[Rinse & rePeat]

“However, long-term studies unequivocally point to caffeine being strongly protective about any form of diabetes.
I think this study finally confirms Ray's opinion and combined several other studies showing that while caffeine may indeed trigger a stress response when administered for 1-2 days, in the course of just 2 weeks it actually lowered stress hormones, and ever reversed diabetes. Personally, I think that the beneficial effects are due to the fact that caffeine, like no other substance known to man, reverses liver dysfunction in just 2 weeks but in the initial period of 1-4 days flushed a lot of fat from the liver into the bloodstream. There could be other things at play but this is probably the main mechanism.“

Caffeine Reverses Stress, Insulin Resistance, Hypertension

I think should clarify some misconceptions about caffeine. Many people are experiencing a stress response to caffeine, and the more studies I see and the more I experiment with friends/family the more I get convinced that the stress response is: 1. Temporary (last no more than 4 days as shown...

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“So, after much experimentation I am happy to report that I found a combo that gives me sustained (7-8 hours) of 98.5 degrees temperature and pulse of about 90, without taking any thyroid hormones in between.
So, the mix is this: 325mg aspirin, 200mg caffeine, 500mg niacinamide. This is what I would call a single dose. Today I took 3 times that dose in a single sitting for a total of 1g aspirin, 600mg caffeine and 1500mg niacinamide.
Within 15min I felt the energy/wakefulness surge caused by caffeine but I did not feel the adrenalin surge I normally get. After about an hour I stabilized in a very nice highly alert but calm state that lasted throughout the entire day. I measured my pulse and temp every 2 hours and they both stayed consistent as well. With normal food intake and no additional thyroid hormone or other stimulants like anti-serotonin drugs I maintained this state for more than 8 hours and then slowly started to subside. I did not crash, like it is often reported after a big caffeine intake.
So, I just wanted to share this with people who have trouble with caffeine or want to ramp up metabolism but do not want to take thyroid. Bottom line - it seems that niacinamide both mitigates the potential adrenalin surge of large caffeine dose and gives an additional energy boost.”

Surrogates For Thyroid Hormone

This post is directed at those who have issues with large doses of caffeine. For a long time caffeine caused me to have "jitters", even when taken with enough sugar. Recently I was reading on the design of the RedBull energy drink and how taurine was added to mitigate the caffeine "jitters"...

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