Is there a food or substance that could help with counteracting the adverse effects of coffee?
Traditionally coffee was a herb used to increase stamina, mental alertness, concentration and energy levels. If used appropriately it can be quite a therapeutic herb, however, in today’s society it is often over consumed. The commercialisation of coffee can exploit the addictive qualities of caffeine and modern production techniques often use many chemicals and pesticides due to a high demand for supply. One cup of coffee contains between 65-100mg of caffeine. Caffeine has many detrimental effects to the body some of these are adrenal exhaustion, nausea, heart palpitations, dehydration, heart burn, insomnia, migraines, anxiety, bladder and kidney irritation and constipation. Coffee may also increase the risk of osteoporosis and hypertension if over consumed. If used excessively coffee’s negative effects outweigh its benefits. A cup of coffee depletes up to 2 cups of water from the body and reduces kidney filtration. Although there is no substance which is able to completely neutralise
