Caffeine increases the level of cortisol in the body, and it's however your individual

body then that allows you to process and re-regulate, that is dependent on your biology.

So where we see some people are able to consume caffeine and have issues, there are people

like me who are very much affected to this.

Facts do not have opinions.

Just don't let perfection be the enemy of the good.

Self love is really about self-respect and acceptance.

Welcome to the whole view. I am Stacey Topp, a real everything,

and here each week to dive deeper into how we can find happiness and health

inside and out through self-love, body positivity, and discovering new ways to be our best selves.

Before we get started, a reminder, this podcast is for general educational purposes,

and is not intended to diagnose, advise, or treat any physical orment missed,

and we always recommend that you see a licensed health professional accordingly.

This is the show no one wants to hear, but everyone asks me about.

I know you'll love your coffee. You've seen the title of the show,

and you know that I have given up coffee.

And it feels like a logical progression after talking about how impactful reducing my alcohol

consumption was to then adjust the other thing that has had the biggest impact on my health

in a positive way, and that's putting caffeine. Just like alcohol having been an occasional

thing for me, I didn't have a daily coffee. In fact, I drank half-calf about five times a week,

or in a Americano, because the darkest forso helped me feel better, like, process the caffeine better,

and even then, I could feel anxiety increasing from caffeine, which we'll talk about more,

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