I want you to see this very well. It's Coffee One. It is a natural remedy.
It will boost your health and do you very good. The other, however, is a bad coffee. The grain is not good.
The dose is not correct. And that's exactly what we're going to talk about today. What are the three main mistakes that all my patients make when preparing their coffee and that turn an excellent drink into a drink with potential side effects.
Gastritis. Anxiety. Hand trembling .
And much more. If you want to turn your coffee into a true natural remedy, then this talk is for you. Mistake number one.
Prepare coffee wrong. Not knowing which grains to choose and not knowing what the dosage is. And here my patients have to understand something.
Many of them do not understand that coffee is a natural remedy and that it is used to boost your brain, your memory, to improve the function of your heart, to give you more energy. And they use any dose. Now imagine taking your blood pressure pill at any dose.
Of course it will hurt you. The difference is that people don't think about this when it comes to coffee. So let's get to the first thing.
How can I choose a good coffee bean? Did you know that some types of coffee contain mold? Do they contain agrotoxins, do they contain pesticides and other dangerous toxins?
Have you ever heard of acrylamide? A substance that literally predisposes you to different types of cancer? Well, some of them are present in our cafes.
On the other hand, when you choose the wrong coffee, many of its antioxidants, polyphenols and even caffeine are altered. My recommendation. Choose a roasted coffee that is roasted, light roasted, or medium roasted.
That is, the color of the grain does not have to be black or very dark brown. When this happens it is because it was toasted too much and when it is toasted too much it will have more acrylamide and will have less antioxidant power. Second important fact.
Never buy roasted coffee. I know that it does not reach all countries, but if you ever read Torrado instead of roasted, that is a bad grain that was left over, that was left over and is burned together with sugar to hide its bad flavor and to give it a better texture. It is a waste grain.
I do not recommend that you buy it, do not buy roasted coffee, buy light or medium roasted. Another important fact that no one knows out there . Pay close attention to the roasting date.
I'm not talking to you about when the coffee expires, for example, it expires in 2026. No, look at when it was roasted. Ideally, the best coffees are those that were roasted within the last 30 days.
They contain all their antioxidants, all their polyphenols. As time passes, when 681 years or two occur, they lose some of their properties. If you want an excellent coffee, try to roast it very close to the date of consumption.
And I'll give you another detail about the grains, if you can try to make them organic. Remember that many non-organic grains contain pesticides, pesticides, among other dangerous chemicals. And I'll give you one last detail if you can grind the coffee at home, much better now, doctor.
Now that I know how to choose the grain. What is the dose of coffee that acts as a natural remedy? Well, most scientific studies show that consuming between 250 to 400 milligrams of coffee is ideal for your brain, your heart, and the rest of your body.
And there you will ask yourself. Ok, how do I get that dose? It depends how you prepare it.
And I'm going to show you now how to do it. I prepare it here. This is a French press.
Notice that it is like a kind of network. Medium ground coffee is placed there. Let it sit in hot water for 3 to 5 minutes and then squeeze it.
If you prepare 1. 5 spoons and a half or two of these coarsely ground coffee soup in the French press and drink between 3 to 4 cups per day you would be between 250 and 400 milligrams. If instead you use filtered coffee.
I recommend using between one to two tablespoons for each cup of coffee you drink and I recommend drinking between 2 to 3 cups of these most common cups. If, on the other hand, you are one of those who likes espresso coffee, the one that comes in small quantities. In shot what is usually used is a spoon of ground coffee for each shot you prepare and to reach the dose of between 250 and 400 milligrams you have to drink between 5 to 6 shots of the small 80 milliliter ones.
And finally there is the Americano coffee. American coffee is simply espresso that you add more water to dilute it a little. In that case you also have to drink between 4 to 5 cups of these.
Well, now you know how to choose the grain. You already know the amount. What is the second mistake that my patients make when preparing coffee is drinking coffee at any time.
You know very well that if you drink coffee in the morning, you have better spirits. They respond better, They have more strength, They have more activity, the same as if they do it before training. It is a training enhancer.
You can go to the gym with much more power. Your muscles will perform better, but if you drink coffee at inappropriate times you will have secondary symptoms of insomnia and irritability. And what does this have to do with?
There are basically two people and I want you to identify with one of them. Some are people who are slow metabolizers. I give you an example, I am a slow metabolizer.
I drink a cup of coffee in the morning and I have energy until three or 4:00 in the afternoon because I metabolize very slowly, because my genes and special enzymes in my body slowly break down coffee. If I drink two or three cups of coffee, my hands start to shake or I don't sleep at night. If this happens to you, you are a slow metabolizer.
On the other hand, there are people who drink coffee and at 2:00 they no longer feel it. The effects. They are tired again and require another cup.
Those are the fast metabolizers. The first thing you have to do is see how you metabolize coffee. If you are a slow metabolizer, I do not recommend for any reason that you drink coffee after 2:00 p.
m. and if you are a fast metabolizer, I do not recommend you drink coffee after 4:00 p. m.
On the other hand, slow metabolizers may require between 2 to 3 cups of just the ones we were talking about and fast metabolizers may require up to four or five cups, that is, closer to 400 milligrams. And here you may say doctor, but I always drink coffee after dinner and I sleep very well. Don't confuse falling asleep quickly with sleeping well.
It has been seen that if you drink coffee close to bedtime and I am talking up to six or seven hours before, resting brain waves are altered. That is, no matter how much you sleep well and rest, your brain will really continue to work. And that's why the other day you felt tired.
That is why you increasingly require more coffee and that is why you later have sleep disorders. So, in summary, if you are a slow metabolizer, never drink coffee after 2:00 p. m.
Ideally, after 12 noon. If you are a fast metabolizer, allow yourself a coffee until two, three or 4:00 p. m.
at the latest. Don't drink afterwards because it will really disturb your sleep. Let's go to mistake number three.
And many people who do not know that this is a natural remedy drink it with certain diseases, arrhythmias, hypertension, gastritis, anxiety. Let's get started. If I am hypertensive, doctor, can I drink coffee?
Look, I'm a cardiologist. And I tell you one thing, if you can and if you should drink coffee. Unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
It has been seen that coffee has the ability to slowly raise blood pressure. Just a little bit. 30 minutes after taking it.
But this does not mean that it hurts you, on the contrary, it strengthens your heart. There are studies that show that those who drink coffee are hypertensive or have heart problems. Then, when we do a study to see how their heart is doing, their heart works better.
So, if you have been told that because you are hypertensive you should not drink coffee. This is a myth. And we already know that it is even good for hypertensive people, even if the pressure temporarily increases, nothing happens because it does not increase steadily.
Prohibiting coffee for hypertensive people is like telling them not to play sports. Total madness. Both sports and coffee will help lower blood pressure.
Number two. Doctor. What if I have arrhythmias?
I can drink coffee. Well, look. Many people tell me.
Doctor, I don't drink coffee because it causes me arrhythmias. What these people actually have are not arrhythmias. And what you actually have are called palpitations.
They feel that their chest is beating. Tuck, tuck, tuck, tuck tuck. And they feel it beating harder and faster.
This is not an arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is when the heart is out of rhythm. What coffee produces is increases the force of contraction of the heart and increases its speed.
And these feel like beating in the chest, like tuc tuc, tuc, tuc, tuc tuc tuc. It goes faster, but they continue their pace. In no way does it predispose you to having arrhythmias.
So, if you have arrhythmias, in most cases you can drink coffee. And here is a pseudo exception. There are patients who have a lot of atrial fibrillation, and some cardiologists prefer that they drink less coffee or not drink it at all.
I think most of them can drink coffee, but with the permission of their number three doctor, if you have gastritis, ulcers or reflux. In that case, if coffee has side effects because it damages the mucosa of your stomach, the mucosa of your esophagus and causes heartburn. If you are a person with these symptoms, coffee is not the best in any way.
In that case I tell you to decrease. Of course, it will decrease little, because if you drink 2 to 3 cups of coffee every day and drink it all at once, you will be irritable, very tired, in a bad mood. So if you drink three cups, go to two a day for a week, ten days and then one and then stop, but don't continue drinking.
If you have gastritis, ulcers or reflux, because it will worsen your symptoms. Number four. If you have anxiety.
And I'm not talking about the person who is ever anxious and so on. I'm talking about the person who has an anxiety disorder. In some people, coffee has the ability to cause anxiety attacks, panic attacks, make them feel very bad, and make them feel very irritable.
These patients should limit the amount of coffee. In that case, I also recommend green juices to protect your stomach a little. So let's summarize.
One. I chose the grains well. Light or medium roasted, never burnt.
Two. Roasted beans? Never.
Number three. The roasting date 30 days before. Number four.
Don't drink coffee at any time. See if you are a metabolizer. Fast or slow.
And drink coffee when appropriate. Don't drink coffee if you have gastritis, reflux or anxiety. And drink coffee unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
If you are hypertensive and even if you have arrhythmias, unless those arrhythmias make you feel very bad. But remember to make your heart beat faster and stronger. It's good.
And this is shown by scientific studies. I hope you found this talk useful and informative. Bye, bye.
