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What are your rituals around coffee? Coffee has become a sacrament in our culture. A client reports, "The only time my husband and I relax together is over coffee." My response, "If your marriage is dependent on coffee, you might be addicted."
Coffee surpasses tea as the number one consumed drug. It contains high amounts of caffeine, which stimulates the adrenals to release stress hormones. These stress hormones overstimulate the mind, and numb the heart. New trades routes brought caffeine to Europe in the 1500s, stimulating the 'Age of Enlightenment' and ending the middle ages. Before that time, the center of the mind was the heart. Since Enlightenment, the center of the mind is the brain. Perhaps the shift is due to caffeine consumption? Ayurveda comes from an older time where the mind was not separate from feelings and science was not separate from spirituality.
A Love Affair with Coffee
Can you remember what black coffee tasted like as a child? Most kids reject coffee. How have your taste buds changed? That may help you break the habit. Many of my clients drink coffee because the "like the taste," However, of all their coveted foods, usually coffee is the only food they drink daily.
Although we think we like coffee because of the taste, it's possible that the body learns to like coffee without our conscious participation because of its effect on our metabolism. Coffee offers the false promise of energy and vitality, and reorients all of our sense organs toward it. Vitality is the one substance all life forms crave.
However, all that glitters is not gold. The human body was not built for the break-neck pace of our lives in industrialized society. Covering up these uncomfortable life choices with coffee prevents growth & healing. As a general rule of thumb, in Ayurveda we never take an herb for more than 3 months in a row. Coffee, one of nature's most powerful herbs, is no exception.
Many people drink coffee when they are tired in the morning or at 3pm. People with aggravated Kapha dosha feel sluggish in the morning and need a 'pick-me-up'. If you have aggravated Kapha, avoiding heavy, oily, or sweet foods at night will bring a more authentic and vital 'pep to your step' the next morning. In the morning, wash your face with cold water, drink a hot cup of ginger tea, and practice a fifteen minute exercise routine to revive circulation.
If your adrenal glands are exhausted, you'll crave coffee most at 3pm. Unfortunately, the energy boost you receive after drinking coffee depletes the adrenals even further. This process is much like whipping a tired horse. Coffee is akin to a metabolic credit card. Sooner or later, you have to repay the debt. Ultimately, coffee increases exhaustion, anxiousness and fear, especially in Vata individuals who tend to have dry endocrine glands. Coffee over-stimulates the adrenals depleting them of fluids and creating more dryness. Licorice root in a warm glass or water nourishes the kidneys. Vata may combat tired afternoons with a homemade version of Gatorade(tm). Squeeze a wedge of lime and a pinch of salt into warm water.
Breaking the Coffee Addiction
Coffee has a heavy, hearty, oily quality that is more satisfying than a simple herbal tea with water. To wean yourself from coffee, instead try herbal teas with almond milk. Rice and oat milk work as well. Reduce your coffee consumption in half each month, replacing it with one of these, or your own favorite substitute. Spices such as ginger will provide more balanced stimulation during the process.
Vata and Pitta individuals can tolerate 1 or 2 cups of coffee a month, for leisure only, and never when exhausted or tired. Kapha individuals can tolerate 1-2 cups of coffee a week.
Coffee and Reproductive Organs
Coffee affects hormones. Post or peri-menopausal women should not drink coffee because it targets the reproductive organs. Non organic coffee is worse because it carries pesticides directly to reproductive tissue. Coffee irritates the lining of the digestive tract and should be avoided by people with digestive problems. It has a laxative effect. One study reports that coffee is linked to reduced breast size.
Withdrawal symptoms of coffee include constipation, headaches, and irritability. Since the body quickly habituates itself to coffee within several days, chronic caffeine consumption simply brings our energy levels back to normal, preventing a much needed crash.
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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick.
Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia.
They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature.
Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.
Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.
Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.
Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Coffee
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
Stimulant laxatives induce bowel movements by stimulating peristaltic movement (the contraction of smooth muscle in the intestines). They are effective when used on a short-term basis. On a long-term basis, they can create dependency. Aka irritant laxativ
Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.
STRONG ANTIOXIDANT
An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
In each study below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects.
See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Coffee affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
5
17
5
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your ear temperature?
25
20
15
10
5
0
9
22
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0
19
10
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your skin?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
6
6
0
18
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your tongue body?
15
12
9
6
3
0
5
13
0
13
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the swelling of your tongue body?
24
20
16
12
8
4
5
8
18
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
4
13
7
7
0
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your digestion speed?
20
16
12
8
4
0
6
14
9
2
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
TOXINS
How did Coffee affect the amount of gas & bloating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
4
19
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your stool smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
23
3
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
Tongue: How did Coffee affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
10
9
10
1
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
9
13
1
2
6
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your throat soreness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
5
25
1
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
20
6
4
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
25
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your sweat smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
25
4
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your acne?
35
28
21
14
7
0
2
29
0
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your freckles/moles?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
31
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
1
0
0
2
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
24
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of the lower eye lid?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
29
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
HYDRATION
How did Coffee affect your urine frequency/quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
6
21
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the dryness of your skin?
22
18
14
10
6
2
11
3
17
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
27
22
17
12
7
2
3
24
4
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
11
14
4
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Coffee affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
5
25
1
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
15
14
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
18
15
12
9
6
3
4
15
12
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Coffee affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
0
4
17
9
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your muscle tension?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
12
14
5
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your anxiety?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
13
14
4
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the stillness of your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
14
17
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
DIGESTION
How did Coffee affect your digestion speed?
20
16
12
8
4
0
6
14
9
2
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the amount of gas & bloating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
4
19
5
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0
20
10
1
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your appetite/hunger?
15
12
9
6
3
0
4
13
7
7
0
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
TONGUE
How did Coffee affect the stillness of your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
14
17
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
9
13
1
2
6
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
11
14
4
0
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
Tongue: How did Coffee affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
15
12
9
6
3
0
1
10
9
10
1
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the swelling of your tongue body?
24
20
16
12
8
4
5
8
18
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your tongue body?
15
12
9
6
3
0
5
13
0
13
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
STOOL
How did Coffee affect your stool lightness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
8
18
4
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your stool smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
23
3
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your stool consistency?
15
12
9
6
3
0
3
12
11
5
0
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your stool frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
1
12
15
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your stool color?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
0
0
3
24
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
URINE
How did Coffee affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
20
6
4
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your urine lightness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
5
18
6
2
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your urine frequency/quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
6
21
3
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
25
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your urine clarity?
22
18
14
10
6
2
3
20
8
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
SWEAT
How did Coffee affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0
19
10
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your sweat smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
25
4
2
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
SKIN
How did Coffee affect the dryness of your skin?
22
18
14
10
6
2
11
3
17
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your skin?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
6
6
0
18
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your freckles/moles?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
31
0
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your acne?
35
28
21
14
7
0
2
29
0
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
EYE
How did Coffee affect the color of the lower eye lid?
35
28
21
14
7
0
0
1
29
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
27
22
17
12
7
2
3
24
4
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
1
0
0
2
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
24
No Change
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
ENT
How did Coffee affect your congestion?
21
17
13
9
5
1
2
15
14
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
5
25
1
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your throat soreness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
5
25
1
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
18
15
12
9
6
3
4
15
12
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your ear temperature?
25
20
15
10
5
0
9
22
0
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
HEART
How did Coffee affect your heart rate?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
0
7
20
4
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your heart rhythm?
20
16
12
8
4
0
12
18
1
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
22
6
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
SYSTEMIC
How did Coffee affect your muscle tension?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
12
14
5
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your anxiety?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
0
13
14
4
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your temperature?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
5
17
5
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
How did Coffee affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
0
4
17
9
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 31 Study ID:61 (2021-10-31 - 2021-11-16)
Coffee may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when
right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in
Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire
reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once
you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy,
& botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.
“Coffee is an old world food that was not cultivated in the New World until the 18 century. Native Americans may have started to use it after the arrival of the colonists, but it's not a part of their ancient heritage. This is according to Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee"
“I am wondering, what would the effect on our bodies as a whole be if the coffee beans were not roasted, or so lightly roasted that they aren't burnt. I have this feeling that that might make coffee a little bit better for every ones seldom consumption.
"
“Eric in TX: You mean you just throw the whole bean in boiling water as you would with tea? And what's a green coffee bean? I've never heard of such a thing."
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