Friday, December 26, 2008

Coffee and High Blood Pressure - A Causal Relationship?

By Christian Goodman

I love coffee! So much so that I enjoy a cup of Starbucks almost every day. Is this bad for my health? Some people say so.

A friend recently told me to "watch out," while at Starbucks the other day as I drank my coffee because her doctor told her that coffee can contribute to high blood pressure, or hypertention.

Watch out? My friend was telling me this quite literally, as she was exhaling cigarette smoke. Did her doctor mention that this behavior is far more than a contributor to high blood pressure.

Quite likely, my friend's doctor stressed to her that her weight and smoking habits were contributing to her high blood pressure. Why then did he mention coffee?

As of this post, there have been no studies to support evidence that there is a link between drinking coffee and hypertention.

Studies I've seen published have shown an a temporary increase in blood pressure after drinking coffee but the increase is not significant.

These same studies also admit that when drinking coffee on a regular basis, this temporary increase in blood pressure disappates.

Researchers are starting to notice that the reason coffee is so often associated with the actual contributors to hypertension (cigarettes, and obesity) is because many people tend to combine drinking coffee with these bad behaviors.

Does this mean that coffee causes hypertention? No - it is not coffee's fault that some people cannot drink a cup of coffee without partnering it with cigarettes and/or over eating.

While I'm always excited to read about amazing results from people who've given up coffee and reduced their blood pressure, I'm even more interested in knowing what other bad behaviors where dropped when these people gave up coffee.

Based on evidence, I do not believe that drinking a cup of coffee, even every day will cause high blood pressure. If I believed that, I wouldn't drink it myself.

Regardless of why you have high blood pressure, I think you will benefit from my High Bood Pressure Program. I've seen and documented incredible results from this simple, natural cure.

If weight loss is your concern as well, I recommend my Weight Loss Breeze Program.

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