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Posted 11/23/2016 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
I'm going to give my well rounded perspective on using coffee.

Under regular circumstances, I would not use coffee.

But as far as I've reached with my healing, I actually include coffee at specific times to assist me.

I want to briefly explain why and how.

During the worst of my lyme, coffee gave me a bad reaction. It does have some antioxidant properties but I believe it has more to do with the fact that it got my heart pumping and temporarily increased blood flow.

Only god knows why we feel an ill reaction truly.

But here's how I use coffee now.

I time my coffee to take right after I drink my herbal teas. This is due to the fact that coffee is a stimulant and the temporary increase in blood flow can theoretically cause the herbal properties to access a broader range of area.

You know that heart pumping effect!

So yes, I do still drink coffee, and time to take soon after my herbals....in hopes that the extra blood flow will provide more access to the body areas.

I also have a very clean diet, and coffee depletes nutrients....so you may want to fix your diet before trying this.

Also add a bit of salt to my coffee to prevent dehydration.

I'm feeling pretty good with coffee right after my houtuynnia and sida acuta tea.

So yea, I also due breathing excercises for oxygen flow increase and eat healthy....so I think the coffee in moderation is ok for me...especially when used tactically.
Posted 11/23/2016 3:16 PM (GMT 0)
Lymedriven,

If you love coffee and this is working for you that's great. Keep it up.

If you are only drinking it to increase blood flow you have green tea which is good for lyme and will do the same thing.

Jumping on a rebounder is also good for blood flow and lymph.

Guess what I asked for for Christmas? Gone are the days of lingerie and cashmere robes - I'll take a good book and a rebounder!
Posted 11/23/2016 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
Yea loll...the thing is...I LIKE COFFEE :) lol
Posted 11/23/2016 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
I see a study for 30% increase in blood flow. May also want to research how it affects the miniscule blood vessels to work harder as well.

Also should have mentioned...I drink organic mostly....trust me...organic is worth it. I've tried both and i'm telling you organic feel so much better and healthier.
Posted 11/23/2016 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
I have been an organic girl for over 20 years - before it was popular. I make my husband organic coffee each morning and man is that hard to smell. I still miss coffee. I only had one cup of homemade coffee a day but it is too much for right now. Not good on adrenals :(

Enjoy it for all of us!
Posted 11/23/2016 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
I was going to say, now you're just teasing those of us that can't have coffee!! Waaaa!!! I'm a die hard coffee drinker that had to give it up if I wanted my adrenals to heal. I have to smell my hubby brewing his each morning still, so I couldn't just go without. I drink a 'coffee alternative' made with chicory and other things - my "fake coffee".

I was wondering if green tea would do the same things - I can't have it either as it has too much caffeine in it for me as well at this point in my adrenals healing, so it's not something I can try out. I can't even have decaf tea/coffee, as I won't sleep that night (not a wink!!) - and then I suffer a set back in my adrenals healing. Believe me, I tried it. LOL.
Posted 11/23/2016 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Trav,

We are so similar. I couldn't drink any kind of green tea. Hurt my stomach and just terrible. If I ever drank it in a Chinese restaurant I would be awake all night.

Rishi tea is completely different and very soothing. I must sound like I'm selling the stuff by now -LOL!

I also can't drink decaf either - insomnia. Also, why bother.

You have to smell your husband's coffee too - mad
Posted 11/23/2016 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Yep, having to give up coffee and still smell it daily was tough! LOL! I sooo wanted to whine to hubby, but figured it wasn't fair to him - he didn't have his adrenals crash! LOL!

If I could afford it right now, I'd likely try the Reishi tea - but please realize that it alone is a 'treatment' of sorts, as it helps improve the immune response.
Posted 11/23/2016 4:12 PM (GMT 0)
I have one cup of coffee in the morning - about 8 ounces and that is it. I could go without it, but why? No adrenal probs here and I drank that one cup the entire time I was treating lyme. I did take my herbs about an hour after my cup of coffee.

I wanted those herbs to work and I just felt funny about a cup of coffee in my tummy and those tinctures. Just a feeling.

But, we all find our own way and our own little idiosyncrasies that make our protocols unique.

Glad you found what works for you!!!
Posted 11/23/2016 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Grateful for my swiss water process decaf. When I gave even that up for a bit, I didn't miss it, but now that I'm indulging again, I would miss this ritual. Feeling 90% better and being a bit looser about the edges.
Posted 11/23/2016 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have cut down to 1 cup - coffee makes me look forward to mornings. I have given it up for periods and switched to tea, but it just made me so unhappy. Love my organic french roast! However, my adrenals are super sensitive and sometimes I actually have to eat something now before coffee. It's either that or the caffeine irritates my nervous system even more.
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