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