3707: Don't Take These Medications with Coffee (TWT)

The Cabral Concept

Dr. Stephen Cabral

Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Are you taking your medications with your morning coffee?

On today's episode, we dive into a topic that's often overlooked but can have a big impact on your health.

Millions of people unknowingly combine caffeine with certain medications every day, which can affect how your body absorbs them, amplify side effects, or overstimulate your nervous system.

I'll go over 10 medications you should be careful with when consuming coffee and share practical strategies for taking your medications safely while still enjoying your favorite morning routine.

Tune in to Cabral Concept 3707 to learn which medications to avoid and how small adjustments can make a big difference. Enjoy the show, and let me know your thoughts!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cabral Concept, where board certified doctor of naturopathy, Dr. Stephen Cabral,
0:05.8	shares with you exactly how you can reverse aging, take back your health, and live a life
0:10.9	full of energy and passion with new 20-minute episodes every single day to keep you healthy and engaged.
0:17.7	Now, here's your host, Dr. Stephen Cabral.
0:24.1	Your doctor may have never shared with you why you do not want to take your daily medications with coffee. The problem is we have tens of
0:31.5	millions of people waking up every single day and taking their pharmaceuticals, their medications, with their morning
0:39.4	cup of coffee. This can be absolutely detrimental to their health and unfortunately not get them
0:47.2	the drug-related improvements in their symptoms that they have been looking for. So we're going to set aside whether you should be taking pharmaceuticals or not for
0:57.0	chronic health conditions and instead talk about the top 10 medications that you want to be
1:02.2	careful with taking with coffee.
1:05.2	Because coffee does affect the absorption of many medications.
1:10.0	That means it can amplify it, right? So it can make it
1:12.8	greater by changing the pH of the stomach acid and actually stimulating the nervous system and
1:19.9	liver enzymes. Or it can blunt the effects because it can slow absorption, change stomach pH,
1:30.0	bind to certain medications, and it's not just the caffeine. It is the polyphenols, the tannins, and the acids like chlorogenic acid in coffee
1:36.4	that do this. So I have to give you the disclaimer. I can't provide it in medical advice,
1:39.9	medical treatment plans, medical cures, medical diagnosis, but I'm going to give you the top
1:43.5	10 drugs to be careful of if you are taking medications and consuming it with coffee. So I want to
1:52.8	skip and really cut to the chase, but all of this can be alleviated. You can still enjoy your coffee,
1:59.2	but what we need to do is these medications need to be
2:02.4	taken 30 to 60 minutes before your food and coffee, typically just with water. Let's dive right in.
2:09.6	The first one is this, thyroid medication. I mean, think about it. How many people are taking
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