Is it Safe to Drink Coffee Everyday? - Dr. G's Quick Health Tip | EP 310.B

The Dr. Gundry Podcast

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Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Are you one of the millions of Americans who start their day with a cup of coffee? If you are you MUST listen to this episode where I discuss the truth about coffee that all coffee drinkers should know. From whether or not caffeine affects blood sugar levels to which sweeteners you should add to your coffee. I touch on all these topics and debunk plenty of coffee myths.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Gundry podcast, where Dr Stephen Gundry shares his groundbreaking research
0:05.8	from over 25 years of treating patients with diet and lifestyle changes alone.
0:11.0	Dr. Gundry and other wellness experts offer inspiring stories, the latest scientific
0:16.1	advancements, and practical tips to empower you to take control of your health and live a long
0:21.5	happy life.
0:23.0	Is it safe to drink coffee every day?
0:27.0	I've found an article titled,
0:29.0	Ten Reasons Why You Might Want to Quit Coffee. Number one,
0:32.0	the caffeine in coffee increases catacolamines,
0:34.9	your stress hormones. The stress response elicits cortisol and increases insulin.
0:39.9	insulin increases inflammation and this makes you feel lousy.
0:44.3	Well that's funny.
0:45.7	It turns out that coffee drinkers around the world have some of the longest health
0:52.2	spans have the longest brain health, best brain health, and that's
1:00.0	because of the polyphenol content. Now, catacolamines are actually pretty
1:04.7	doggone good for you. As a heart surgeon I know that if I need to get the most out of
1:10.3	my heart function in a patient with lousy hearts, I will actually give them intravenous forms of
1:16.6	catacolamines.
1:18.1	So the idea that catacolamines are bad for you and particularly for your heart just doesn't fly in the way of how
1:25.5	catacolamines work. By the way, cortisol does not increase weight gain. I follow cortisol levels in all my patients and believe
1:35.6	it or not cortisol levels do not correlate with weight gain. Another
1:41.9	two habituation to caffeine decreases insulin sensitivity, making it difficult
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