nanonug
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I love coffee, but I hardly ever drink more than 3 cups/day.
Same here, I drink either two or three espressos/day with my last one being never after 2PM.
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I love coffee, but I hardly ever drink more than 3 cups/day.
At one point I wrote this about giving up coffee. it really screwed me up!
In the brain, caffeine binds the strongest to adenosine receptor A2A. The best evidence available says there is no upregulation of this receptor with chronic caffeine consumption. There is some upregulation of the A1 receptor, on the order of 20%, but this is hardly a dramatic increase. It is important to realize that caffeine has other effects on the body besides competitively antagonizing adenosine receptors. In any case, the best available evidence is that in the general population chronic coffee consumption has a neutral to beneficial effect. This article from Healthline provides a list of some of these benefits: 13 Health Benefits of Coffee, Based on Science.
Now, excuse me while I finish my delicious cup of coffee!
That is an interesting thought @Judee I am beginning to wonder if I have blood sugar issues, even though nothing shows on blood tests/urine tests.I've heard that caffeine makes our pancreas release more insulin. I'm wondering if on some days you might be a bit low sugar when you drink the coffee and then the extra insulin causes a hypoglycemic crisis followed by your adrenals releasing adrenaline in an attempt to correct the situation.
Maybe try eating a healthy carb about 20 minutes before your first cup of the day and see if that makes a difference.
The symptoms you are describing are the same as I experience when I get a hypoglycemic drop. They feel really awful to go through.
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@WolfcubThe obvious solution is to just quit my ultimate favourite morning drink. Hmphhhh! Blahhh!