Are you ❗ the wrong coffee?..All my life☕

Drinking coffee ☕ properly and healthily has several important principles. As follows: ❓

1. Choose the type of coffee:

Focus on Black Coffee: Coffee should be drunk without adding too much sugar, creams, or sweeteners, because adding these is an unnecessary increase in calories, which may increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. If you want a sweet taste, try a small amount of natural sweeteners such as sweet grass, or use low-fat fresh / soy milk instead of creams.

Choose quality coffee beans: Choose to buy coffee beans with good production standards and with certification.

2. Suitable quantity:

Limit daily caffeine intake: In general, the recommended daily caffeine intake should not exceed 400 mg, which is equivalent to about 2-4 glasses of black coffee (size 8 oz per glass) (dosage should be adjusted according to the individual's body weight and caffeine sensitivity), for example, it may be calculated from 2.5 mg per 1 kg of body weight.

Pregnant women. Caffeine intake should be limited to no more than 200 milligrams per day.

3. The right time to drink:

It should not be drunk on an empty stomach: caffeine is acidic. Drinking coffee on an empty stomach may stimulate increased stomach acid production and irritate the stomach. Breakfast or light snacks should be eaten before drinking coffee.

Best Period: The period during which the body produces the hormone cortisol (the hormone that keeps awake) decreases, it is when caffeine is most effective. It is generally:

Late morning: around 09.30 - 11.30 am (after the body has already produced the highest cortisol during waking)

4. More tips:

Drink water according to: Water should be drank before or after coffee to help the body not dehydrate.

For those exercising: Drinking coffee before exercising for 30-60 minutes may increase fitness efficiency. 💪

Observe the symptoms themselves: If drinking coffee and then having palpitations, restlessness, or insomnia, the amount of drinking should be reduced.

Caution:

People with congenital diseases such as gastritis, heart disease, or irritable bowel disease should consult a doctor before drinking coffee.

People with high caffeine sensitivity should reduce their drinking intake or choose Decaf coffee. ☕