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Article #122: Coffee, Good or Bad for the Blood Pressure?

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






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