15 | Is Coffee Good or Bad? My Reasons and Journey for Breaking up with it

The Health Accomplice

Hi, I’m Aleks and I’m a recovering coffee addict. I savored this morning ritual and looked forward to it each day for years. However, when I started experiencing health issues such as chronic fatigue and brain fog, I decided to end my relationship due to the negative impact coffee had on these things. It took me a while to listen and I dragged it on for way too long, but now standing on the other side of it, I wish I had listened sooner. I take you through this journey in this episode. Here’s what we’ll cover: :

• Reasons why I gave up coffee: I was experiencing gut issues and hormonal imbalance that manifested as chronic fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, and sinus issues

How coffee negatively contributes to these health issues:

• It is a stimulant and is taxing on your nervous system and can lead to anxiety
• It stimulates your adrenals and can lead to adrenal fatigue
• It raises blood pressure
• Conventional coffee can contain molds and/or lots of toxins like herbicides and fungicides which can disrupt your endocrine system (aka cause lots of hormonal imbalances like acne, moodiness, infertility, etc)
• Coffee contains a protein that can be misread by your body as gluten. If you’re gluten sensitive and/or experiencing gut issues, this is a problem!