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Subject: Fw: coffee; worth reading it Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:05:02 +0530 From: ysgu...@ntpc.co.in Forwarded by YS GUPTA/Ramagundam/NTPC/IN on 03/20/2009 10:04 AM: > >Received from a pal.......... > > >I've been questioned about this particular subject over >and over so it's time to talk about it. > >It's coffee. > >Now, I know you coffee drinkers LOVE your coffee. I did >too--I drank it for about 30 years. As much as 8 cups a >day...and I enjoyed every single drop. > >Coffee has become BIG business. > >You can't walk down a street, in a mall or through an >airport without smelling that familiar roasty, toasty smell. > >Millions of people can't even fathom being able to >function without that first-thing-in-the-morning cup of >coffee. > >I know I used to be in a sulky cloud until I took those >first few sips. Then the cloud would lift and I would come >to life. > >People ask me every day (with their fingers crossed) if >drinking coffee is OK with their stomach issues. > >As much as I'd like to be able to say yes, the answer is >no. > >Here's why. > >============ >pH of coffee >============ > >Coffee is by far one of THE most unhealthy, acidic liquids >you can drink. It ranks just below soda in terms of >harmfulness to your body. > >Coffee has a pH of 5 -- meaning HIGHLY acidic. (Pure acid >is 0, neutral is 7 and pure alkaline is 14.) > >Coffee is slightly MORE acidic than acid rain, which has a >pH of 5.2, to give you some perspective on what you're >putting into your precious vessel. > >=================== >Acidity in the body >=================== > >Our bodies are meant to have a slightly alkaline pH >(around 7.365), so you can see what coffee does for you >there. > >Being in a state of acidity (called acidosis) causes pain, >disease and inflammation throughout your body. > >When you're acidic, your body cannot heal properly. It >can't use vitamins and minerals, no matter how many >supplements you chug, and it ends up expending its own >minerals (including calcium from your bones and teeth) to >neutralize the acid in your blood. > >That's why the U.S. has one of the highest rates of >osteoporosis. We're not lacking calcium--we're too acidic. >And coffee is a big, BIG reason. > >And tumors of all kinds (including cancer) thrive in an >acid environment...but they cannot survive in an alkaline >environment. This has been proven time and again in labs >around the world. > >==================== >The caffeine concern >==================== > >Coffee is also loaded with caffeine (I'll address decaf in >a minute), which is an addictive drug that leads to both >physical and psychological dependence. > >It stimulates the central nervous system much like >snorting cocaine, and can lead to high blood pressure, >birth defects, kidney failure, diabetes, gastric ulcers >pancreatic cancer, restlessness and stomach upset. > >=================================== >What happens after you drink coffee >=================================== > >It takes one cup of coffee 24 hours to pass through the >kidneys and the urinary tract. 24 hours! > >Drinking more than one cup in 24 hours stresses your >kidneys like little else in the process of filtering all of >that acid and dumping it into the urine. > >If you're someone who drinks coffee all day long, I hate >to say it, but you're setting yourself up to be a dialysis >candidate at some point. > >Drinking coffee with a meal, even a correctly combined, >highly alkaline meal, makes the meal acidic and causes poor >digestion (and LOTS of heartburn). > >Plus your poorly digested meal doesn't pass through the >intestines very well either. (Can you say constipation? >And maybe diverticulitis down the road as a result?) > >================ >Decaf? So what? >================ > >If you're a decaf drinker, don't be fooled into thinking >you're safe. Decaffeinated coffee is no better. > >You might not have the caffeine concern, but the acidity >is still exactly the same. > >And highly caustic chemical solvents are often used in the >decaffeinating process. Even though the coffee industry >assures people that the chance of remaining solvent in the >coffee is miniscule if any, it's still a processed product >and there is still a risk. > >================== >So what to do now? >================== > >The ideal way to go would be to swear off coffee >altogether. > >I did, and I've never regretted it for a minute. > >But I do realize it's difficult, so at least strive to cut >down to one cup a day, then wean yourself off if possible. > >Definitely avoid drinking coffee with meals. > >And try to not add cream or sugar--they both make the >coffee even more acidic. > >Try substituting herbal teas--they come in a wide range of >flavors and are delicious. Celestial Seasonings and >Traditional Medicinals are both good brands. > > >Good luck getting over the coffee kick--believe me, there >is life after coffee, and your body says thank you when you >give it up for good. > >To your health, > >Sherry Brescia > >PS: Clemen is glad she gave up coffee (and discovered >Great Taste No Pain <http://greattastenopain.com/great.asp> >http://greattastenopain.com/great.asp > >******************* > >Dear Sherry, > >I think about you very often, sometimes I do it at loud >and I say: Bless her Lord. Then my husband asks me, "What >did you say?" and I respond, "I was sending blessings to >Sherry!" > >I'm in my second month of following your program and once >in a while I still can't believe my problem is going >away...almost gone. > >I am becoming more regular with my bowel movements. I am >astonished if not in shock, because after suffering for >years of such an agonizing daily IBS problem and what was >worse, thinking it was part of my every day life problem >and with no cure! > >My husband is now bragging that his wife is saving him >money on medicines...and he says laughing, believe or not, >on toilet paper too! > >I have diminished or stopped taking some food and drinks >that contain a lot of acidity. It wasn't easy at first, >however I am discovering that I can enjoy so much good and >delicious food that I was deprived from eating before. > >I keep in mind what you say: Venom is venom, so I see >those bad-for-me foods and drinks as if they are "poison" >to my system. Therefore I have replaced my coffee, sodas, >etc. with Chamomile or other herbal tea or water, and am >learning more and more how to combine everything I eat. > >It is a total process of knowing what's good for me and >follow it through, or like you say: B+C=PAIN! As simple as >that. > >Sherry, the money we paid to obtain the information and >the cookbook it is nothing compared with the enormous gain >we have obtained by following your wise instructions. > >And as I cannot pay you enough for what you have done to >restore my health, which is priceless, I pass on the >information to my friends and family so anybody that >suffers from these agonizing problems knows where to get >their own Great Taste No Pain plan. > >I also continue blessing you everyday, knowing that the >good Lord will reward you His Way! > >I hope this follow up may lift up your spirits and never >dismay helping and working for people like me. Loving you >and being grateful as ever. > >God bless you! > >Clemen > >******************* >SB: Clemen, I love you too! May you enjoy a happy, long >lifetime free of IBS and other illnesses. > >Regards, > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to BETTER_PERSONALITY@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to better_personality+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BETTER_PERSONALITY?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
