Comments on: Coffee and Health

By: Runner Girl

Runner Girl — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:48:20 +0000

I’ve been told that Caffeine reduces that absorption of vitamins (calcium, iron, etc). If I eat a salad for lunch, how long should I wait before I drink a coffee?

By: tom

tom — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:12:07 +0000

i always love coffee. i remember an article where it says that coffee is an anti-oxidant.

By: Health Foodie

Health Foodie — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:03:01 +0000

You made it through life without coffee! Now chocolate is a different matter entirely. ☺

By: Mark @ Health-Foodie

Mark @ Health-Foodie — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:58:27 +0000

Thanks for the info! I somehow made it through college without coffee. Maybe the chocolate is what carried me through.

See you soon!

By: Health Foodie

Health Foodie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:59:23 +0000

I have never noticed that. But I eat very different foods for breakfast etc. so it is hard to tell. :)

By: Mae

Mae — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:30:56 +0000

I love the caffeine in a cup of green tea- it’s the perfect amount to wake me up but not give me the jitters. I usually put about 6-8 beans on my smoothies, and they don’t usually bother my stomach.
Have you ever noticed that you can tolerate things in the morning better than any other time? I get horrible stomach aches when I eat flax seeds or anything with psyllium husk late in the day, but if I have flax with breakfast I’m fine! Weird!

By: coco

coco — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:43:08 +0000

thanks a lot! :)

By: Health Foodie

Health Foodie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:09:32 +0000

Do you know from a blood test that you have a low iron count? Or do you just have symptoms that make you wonder whether or not you have enough?

There is definitely a lot you can do with diet to help boost your iron count. But it is not as simple as eating foods that are high in iron. Iron can be tricky since we tend to not absorb a lot of what is in the food. So you have to consider how much you eat of what kind of foods, how you prepare them and what you eat them with…

Have you noticed an improvement since taking the supplement (blood count or symptoms)?

If you want more specific help with this, please feel free to email me!

By: mountain girl

mountain girl — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:54:37 +0000

I saw in one of the comments that you addressed a low iron problem. I think this is also something I deal with…is it necessary to take iron supplements, do you think, or can this be corrected with the right foods? I take a whole-food based iron supplement now, but I love having food be my medicine as often as possible!

By: Health Foodie

Health Foodie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:38:34 +0000

I know what you mean! It sucks to suffer withdrawal symptoms everytime you can’t get your fix. But if you like the taste, have you ever considered decaf?