November 6th, 2008

Answer to the coffee questions

Hi my friend,

Today's email deals with a very sticky subject for
millions of people.

I've been questioned about this particular subject over
and over so it's time to talk about it.

It's coffee.

Now, I know you coffee drinkers LOVE your coffee.  I did
too--I drank it for about 30 years.  As much as 8 cups a
day...and I enjoyed every single drop.

Coffee has become BIG business.

You can't walk down a street, in a mall or through an
airport without smelling that familiar roasty, toasty smell.

Millions of people can't even fathom being able to
function without that first-thing-in-the-morning cup of
coffee.

I know I used to be in a sulky cloud until I took those
first few sips.  Then the cloud would lift and I would come
to life.

People ask me every day (with their fingers crossed) if
drinking coffee is OK with their stomach issues.

As much as I'd like to be able to say yes, the answer is
no.

Here's why.

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pH of coffee
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Coffee is by far one of THE most unhealthy, acidic liquids
you can drink.  It ranks just below soda in terms of
harmfulness to your body.

Coffee has a pH of 5 -- meaning HIGHLY acidic.  (Pure acid
is 0, neutral is 7 and pure alkaline is 14.)

Coffee is slightly MORE acidic than acid rain, which has a
pH of 5.2, to give you some perspective on what you're
putting into your precious vessel.

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Acidity in the body
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Our bodies are meant to have a slightly alkaline pH
(around 7.365), so you can see what coffee does for you
there.

Being in a state of acidity (called acidosis) causes pain,
disease and inflammation throughout your body. 

When you're acidic, your body cannot heal properly.  It
can't use vitamins and minerals, no matter how many
supplements you chug, and it ends up expending its own
minerals (including calcium from your bones and teeth) to
neutralize the acid in your blood.

That's why the U.S. has one of the highest rates of
osteoporosis.  We're not lacking calcium--we're too acidic.
And coffee is a big, BIG reason.

And tumors of all kinds (including cancer) thrive in an
acid environment...but they cannot survive in an alkaline
environment.  This has been proven time and again in labs
around the world.

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The caffeine concern
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Coffee is also loaded with caffeine (I'll address decaf in
a minute), which is an addictive drug that leads to both
physical and psychological dependence.

It stimulates the central nervous system much like
snorting cocaine, and can lead to high blood pressure,
birth defects, kidney failure, diabetes, gastric ulcers
pancreatic cancer, restlessness and stomach upset.

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What happens after you drink coffee
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It takes one cup of coffee 24 hours to pass through the
kidneys and the urinary tract.  24 hours!

Drinking more than one cup in 24 hours stresses your
kidneys like little else in the process of filtering all of
that acid and dumping it into the urine.

If you're someone who drinks coffee all day long, I hate
to say it, but you're setting yourself up to be a dialysis
candidate at some point.

Drinking coffee with a meal, even a correctly combined,
highly alkaline meal, makes the meal acidic and causes poor
digestion (and LOTS of heartburn).

Plus your poorly digested meal doesn't pass through the
intestines very well either.  (Can you say constipation?
And maybe diverticulitis down the road as a result?)

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Decaf?  So what?
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If you're a decaf drinker, don't be fooled into thinking
you're safe.  Decaffeinated coffee is no better.

You might not have the caffeine concern, but the acidity
is still exactly the same.

And highly caustic chemical solvents are often used in the
decaffeinating process.  Even though the coffee industry
assures people that the chance of remaining solvent in the
coffee is miniscule if any, it's still a processed product
and there is still a risk.

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So what to do now?
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The ideal way to go would be to swear off coffee
altogether. 

I did, and I've never regretted it for a minute. 

But I do realize it's difficult, so at least strive to cut
down to one cup a day, then wean yourself off if possible. 

Definitely avoid drinking coffee with meals. 

And try to not add cream or sugar--they both make the
coffee even more acidic.

Try substituting herbal teas--they come in a wide range of
flavors and are delicious.  Celestial Seasonings and
Traditional Medicinals are both good brands.


Good luck getting over the coffee kick--believe me, there
is life after coffee, and your body says thank you when you
give it up for good. 

To your health,

Sherry Brescia

PS: Clemen is glad she gave up coffee (and discovered
Great Taste No Pain http://greattastenopain.com/great.asp

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Dear Sherry,
 
I think about you very often, sometimes I do it at loud
and I say: Bless her Lord.  Then my husband asks me, "What
did you say?" and I respond, "I was sending blessings to
Sherry!"

I'm in my second month of following your program and once
in a while I still can't believe my problem is going
away...almost gone.

I am becoming more regular with my bowel movements.  I am
astonished if not in shock, because after suffering for
years of such an agonizing daily IBS problem and what was
worse, thinking it was part of my every day life problem
and with no cure!
 
My husband is now bragging that his wife is saving him
money on medicines...and he says laughing, believe or not,
on toilet paper too!
 
I have diminished or stopped taking some food and drinks
that contain a lot of acidity.  It wasn't easy at first,
however I am discovering that I can enjoy so much good and
delicious food that I was deprived from eating before.

I keep in mind what you say: Venom is venom, so I see
those bad-for-me foods and drinks as if they are "poison"
to my system.  Therefore I have replaced my coffee, sodas,
etc. with Chamomile or other herbal tea or water, and am
learning more and more how to combine everything I eat. 

It is a total process of knowing what's good for me and
follow it through, or like you say: B+C=PAIN!  As simple as
that.
 
Sherry, the money we paid to obtain the information and
the cookbook it is nothing compared with the enormous gain
we have obtained by following your wise instructions.

And as I cannot pay you enough for what you have done to
restore my health, which is priceless, I pass on the
information to my friends and family so anybody that
suffers from these agonizing problems knows where to get
their own Great Taste No Pain plan. 

I also continue blessing you everyday, knowing that the
good Lord will reward you His Way!
 
I hope this follow up may lift up your spirits and never
dismay helping and working for people like me.  Loving you
and being grateful as ever.

God bless you!

Clemen

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SB:  Clemen, I love you too!  May you enjoy a happy, long
lifetime free of IBS and other illnesses. 

Join Clemen and get healthy at
- http://www.greattastenopain.com/great.asp


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