In this Your Health segment, Dr. Stephen Pollock, a cardiologist at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, discusses how caffeine affects the heart.
I was getting unexplainable chronic fatigue and most recently was having breathing issues. Realized all of these issues started around the time I became heavily addicted to caffeine. Quit caffeine, all forms including tea and pills, and the fatigue is gone and so is the chest tightness.
@@kw6713a I felt that too for a few months but it gradually went away to the point where I didn't need caffeine to feel normal. Withdrawal for the first week or two is brutal but it gets better.
I cough but it's just a symptom. All I can do is wait and take an aspirin. Aspirin calms me down because if I have a heart attack or stroke then I probably won't die. I don't think energy in diminishing returns is this important.
@@Pallo87 well it sure gives me enough stress to think and do the things I need to get done in a day. Especially when I fell sluggish and my mind is not thinking fast enough. Caffeine does help with alertness and getting shit done.
6:29 - in many states, you DO actually need a physician order for a coronary calcium CT scan, even if you’re willing to self-pay cash out-of-pocket on the spot.
I was on statins and started having all kinds of muscle pain. I thought I was dying. When I told my dr. he said to quit the statin. The pain went away. Sugar is the devil.
Coffee is DROWNING IN PESTICIDES, fungicides, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. More than ANY food crop. Many coffee-growing countries still use pesticides banned in the US and Europe. Like wine grapes covered in chemicals, growers DO NOT WASH THE BEANS or the grapes for that matter. They spray they shake the beans and grapes down and start processing. Washing would cause molds and fungus and introduce other problems.
I’m on day 5 no caffeine (3-4 energy drinks a day prior for the past 3 years.) I too feel my lung function has been improved dramatically. Always had shortness of breath before.
I always wondered why Andy Griffith could drink coffee after dinner on the show and be able to sleep. His little cup was probably 30 mg. caffeine. 60 years gone by.
You should investigate glucose-rich foods, and nearly all vegetation source foods rich in sucrose, for the existence of a bacteria identical to a bacteria in the arteries of older people with hardening of the arteries. That bacteria excretes a substance known as cholesterol, a sticky solid substance that helps that bacteria colonize and thrive as it metabolizes glucose in your blood serum in older individuals with reduced or comprised immune systems. Young people have much more active immune systems that fight off that bacteria effectively, but as you age your immune system weakens and your immunity is lost to several things like the bacteria found in rich vegetation sources of glucose even after pasturisation as spores that hatch and replenish your infection with them. Once that bacteria is isolated, our pharmaceutical companies can start developing antibiotics for killing that bacteria and extending life for tens of years. And it isn't that so hard to isolate. The discarded piece of artery removed during a by-pass operation can be cultured in a glucose rich environment for a spectrum of bacteria and matched to sugar cane bacteria, or several days old pasturised and hydrated sugar. The matching bacteria can be linked to several forms of heart disease including heart attacks and valvular heart disease. Until a cure is found there is a food source of glucose that I think, and hope these days, is safe to eat and is not likely to support growth of and propagation of most all forms of bacteria. It is RAW HONEY and highly resistant to rotting for thousands of years, WITHOUT any preservative measures. It substitutes for sugar nicely and I personally use it myself in cooking and sweetening my foods without any problems. By the way, tooth decay is thought by some to be caused by acids excreted by strains of bacteria found in sugar cane: and also, congestive heart failure in dogs is thought to be caused by dental-tarter-linked bacteria from food sources such as dog foods containing sugar. One more point to make is that the honey bee ingests nectar from flowering vegetation, and that nectar contains sucrose. As the bee returns to it's hive it regurgitates it's stomach as the honey I write about here, and probably that honey contains stomach-acids like our own. And maybe those acids are why raw honey lasts as long as it does without preservatives, and also that's my reason for speculating that raw honey is safe to eat and maybe free of these very harmful strains of bacteria and spores of those bacteria.
I Have been Diagnosed w/ Paraoxymal AFIB and am wondering if its the Caffeine or can I Drink Coffee non-caffeinated?? Which in Truth I'm Drinking now? as I Think most non-caffeinated Coffee have minimal amounts anyways , I sometimes wonder if its the caffeine causing small glitches of Aflutter that I feel or the Heart-Gut Connection ! My indigestion,I've told one of my cardiologists and he said nothing and shock his head...
Dr, Pollack. Thank you. Please encourage your patients suffering from coronary disease to reduce their intake of animal products and reduce dairy products. Statins do work but are pharmacological and have side effects . Instead teach them how to just eat more plant based foods if you need studies or peer reviewed papers reach out to me. Also. Watching you speak and your facial color. I have a hunch you have an inflamed heart. Which would benefit from less animal products and a reduction in dairy and sugar. You probably know this. Anyway. Be well take care and keep up the good work. Dave.
I only drink Decaf because the real stuff gives me a really bad Migraine within 1/2 hour of drinking it. That includes sugar free fizzy drinks. SO i buy the no caffeine, no sugar coke if I have to buy a fizzy drink. Other wise I have plain old everyday water, either from the tap or spring water from the supermarket.
Drinking coffe causes all kinds of side effects: nusea, blurry vision, elevated heart beat, high blood pressure, CARDIAC ARREST, STROKE, HEART FAILURE, etc. It's safe to say that taking nicotine supplement is BETTER for your health than drinking coffee. I never saw a guy dying from chewing nicotine gum but plenty have died from caffeine overdose such as energy drink or TOO MUCH COFFEE
Good info about caffeine but also the true way to avoid ANY heart issues is to eat a whole food plant-based diet. Not telling anyone what to do, but the closer you can adhere to that diet, the healthier you will be. No need for statins ever - guaranteed. Be well
I quit ALL caffeine cold turkey, suffered for a week. Since then my energy and ability to focus has soared. The other benefit I've noticed I'm much calmer. Will never go back to caffeine.
@@jamescalifornia2964 The thing about Caffeine in my thoughts is that sometimes Coffee affects me as a Sedative and other times its a Stimulent ,Kinding of thinking of Coffee as maybe a Adaptagen and how its made , amounts ,etc.
Yeah, the milk and sugar added to coffee are mostly why those drinks are unhealthy for you. Coffee itself, however, is related to lowered risks of cardiovascular disease. Really can't recommend this video enough. ruclips.net/video/ly1NjibK79U/видео.html It's on a channel run by Dr. Aaron Caroll who works with medical research and is a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine
White sugar i.e high insulin is the root cause of diabetes. The so called doctors will only treat the side effects i.e high blood sugar levels. FAST people it will reverse type 2 diabetes!
Caffeine is the new smoking problem. Additionally sleep is the most important function in our day without it watch your health disappear, caffeine has a half life of up to 8 hours. Most people wake up with caffeine still in your system from the day before.
@@tbhc415 - yes it’s poison, like all things it’s not going to effect the young, after 20-30 years your heart is the first sign, common effects it raised you sensation of heat, dehydrate caused mineral loses, also leading to heart problems.
@@rethinkscience8454 Caffeine in moderation can be very good for you. A little caffeine is good for you. It decreases chance of getting different types of liver conditions. But fair enough I can see why you think its poison. It is in a way. A Starbucks Cup has 330mg of caffeine in it. Thats absurd yes I agree but a little in a little while won't do much haem
rethink science .. i see it similar to alcohol consumption in the 60s 70s and 80s,,, just watch programmes like Columbo, or the sweeny ,,, they were always on the booze ... in those days it was so acceptable
I'm on a complete caffeine free kick and am finding more and more I think it was a major stem of many personal issues I encountered in my early and mid 20s :/
@@jdc9023 I think the person got sick and didn’t drink coffee for a while because of that. It happens. Or maybe they were into “energy” drinks and quit while sick?
@@jdc9023 I don’t know about this person, but I could no longer taste the coffee when I had it; it tasted like water. So I gave it up coffee for that time and no longer crave it.
I stopped drinking caffeine seven years ago because I have atrial fib due to a congenital heart disease. My heart beat literally went down 7-15 bpm and I stopped having a-fib, naturally.
Wow thanks for that you have made my mind up. I have con gen defect as well (pulmonary atresia ) I've gone into AF as well and had heart failure symptoms, my dr has recommended I give up caffeine. So let's give it a go
@@judaspreistvlct Interesting. I didn't know about the different teaspoon sizes in ml. Here in the U.S., a teaspoon is 1/6 of an ounce (0.167 ounces), so you need six teaspoons to make 1 ounce.
He said 4oz. The cups were small before 1990 in a cafe. Then they came out with the MUG but the first mugs could only hold 1 measured cup of coffee + cream.
Common misunderstanding. Historically a "cup" of coffee is between 4-6oz. They are refering to the size of a single serving of coffee as a "cup" of coffee, not the standard american measurement of a cup which is 8 fl oz.
Then? I'm guessing you have an American accent as 'then/than' seem to be pronounced the same in most accents in the states. They mean different things mind.
That’s the doctor I can respect. 👍 He actually asks his patients what they consume: drink and eat. So he just tells them to quit caffeine or whatever else bad they’re eating or drinking instead of prescribing more drugs. 👍 It’s an extreme rarity nowadays. NONE Of my medical doctors ever asked me about my diet. They want to prescribe drugs or procedures. Gotta pay off that student loan. 😆
So intresting. I have drank 4/5 cups of black coffee nearly everyday for about 6/7 years. The last couple years I have had these funny heart pains like once twice a day.... Which has resulted in alot of anxiety. And recently I had an ecg heart monitor thing as am joining the army reserve. The doctor looked at the results and said something wasn't right and I had to have my heart scanned....There was no heart diesese or problems. But made me wonder what the issue was... After listening to this, am releaved in a sense to know it's because I have been a coffee/caffeine addict for years and has been beginning to effect my heart... So thanks. I stopped drinking caffiene 3 days ago. All anxiety has disappeared and have felt no strange heart palpations... Thanks doc, I will continue on the decaf 👌
@Skylar Breeze been off it for a whole year now. Everything is fine with me now and have no nervousness or anxiety. I drink decaff and recommend it to everyone :) stick with it. Am sure you feel the benifits :)
@@startraderpaulus4294 an update. I still dont drink caffiene.... (maybe a coke once every couple weeks if that), just drink decaf. Never suffer anxiety or heart palpitations/pains anymore... I am next to certain it was the caffeine.
@@kmaudiobooks You say you stopped drinking caffeine, but still drink decaff. I hope you realise decaff contains caffeine? So instead of saying you quit, just say you've reduced.
I was a coffee lover but doesn't drink more than 3 cups a day, i had irregular heartbeats, discomfort and digestion issues like acidity. It felt like something was wrong with my heart and stomach so i quit the coffee and trust me within a week everything is get back to normal.
I have had at least 2 × 8 oz cups per day since I was age 12 and about 6 cups per day since age 30 to 41. I had lots of energy but often at the wrong times. I quit coffee and all other forms of caffeine recently. Life really sucked for about 10 to 14 days (headache, poor coordination, was tired, walked slowly), but I felt great after that period. Work, exercise, calmness and sleep are all much better now. I feel much healthier.
pepe6666 my mother literally just had coronary artery disease and had 7 blockages and had them cleared couple weeks ago, sadly it’s genetic but I’m extremely healthy and I eat good and exercise often and have very good cholesterol. I’m glad she’s ok though.
After buying a smart watch that monitors heart rate, I quickly learnt my 8-14mg a day coffee habit was causing me some serious issues increasing my "rested" heart rate to 95-105bpm which is very poor. No coffee for the day its between 78-88bpm which is still a tad mediocre due to a bit of extra weight and not enough exerciser, but I now have clear evidence for myself Caffeine is facking terrible.
Today is day 2 of no caffeine. Caffeine amplifies my anxiety and gives me jitters. Sucks feeling like that for 6-8 hours and nothing I can do but wait it out.
Thank you so much for just spelling it out. BP 140/86 during the day. I drank equivalence of 6 cups of coffee to get me through my last 15 years of work.And the number grew every year. Now 64, I set and put around the house and when I drink the second Mr. Coffee pot, I have a stomach ache that is very noticeable. I start water then. And an hour or so after dilution, the ache does go away. As they say in waste water treatment, don’t tell the EPA, "The solution to pollution is dilution" Seems its true. A doctor told me coffee does not influence your blood pressure.
I quit drinking caffeine because I have pots and it was hard at first but totally worth it. Now if I have caffeine it makes me feel so gross and dehydrated plus it gives me heart palpitations
Giving up hard drugs , weed and psychedelics was easy for me , giving up nicotine was a LOT harder but eventually done it BUT i still can not give up coffee! , i tried but gives me bad headaches even for nearly 2 weeks and painkillers gave me stomach ulcer (lol) ..went back to drinking coffee again , much less headaches . I started new strategy: gradually reducing amount of coffee , now i am at less than half teaspoon (got some headaches but more manageable) ...., the war with coffee goes on for now , will not give up .
@@Tatyana_Co i won the war! , no more coffee for me but watch out as the headaches can continue for few weeks . I also went on keto diet for few weeks and seem that helped to not crave coffee ...but i do started cocoa powder with yogurt (2tbs) and not sure how much caffeine that have lol
Salt doesn’t necessarily raise blood pressure in all people. And adding salt to your diet is really healthy. Especially Pink Himalayan Salt, Rock Salt. Also a small touch of table salt because it contains iodine which is a mineral found in salt or certain foods that help with thyroid regulation. You will usually find that people who are told not to add salt to their diet are usually in poor health because they’ve eaten a lot of sugary starchy foods and caused them to be overweight or diabetic or at risk of cardiac issues. But usually even people suffering with hypertension are still able to add salt to their diet, it actually helps hypertension in some cases. I would not restrict salt from a diet at all. Caffeine however I would limit or even cut out for a couple of weeks. Being dependent on something to get you through the day or something you can’t go a day without is a problem that needs to be controlled.
Coffee gives you dopamine and cortisol. Happiness and stress. So never go above one cup and only in the morning, that way the benefits will outweigh the negatives.
You should not ask if they are adding salt to their food, but how often do they eat out, and do they cook most meals from "scratch"? If they are eating prepared foods either from a restaurant or grocery store, they are getting high amounts of sodium. If they make most foods from plain ingredients, then adding salt at the table is just fine!! Fast food, and premade foods including breads are high in sodium. READ labels.
I allow myself to enjoy caffeine once per week. I don't become reliant on it, it kicks hard every time, and I don't have to use much to get an effect. But best of all, I don't have to completely cut it out of my life. I have 1/7th the side effects, but it's likely not linear, rather exponentially lower, could be 1/100th the side effects of daily use perhaps.
~ I remember using coffee as a boost. Best thing I did was quit! Now I have decaffeinated coffee - but not very much. Green tea too. Caffeine is a bad habit 👎
Not true in all cases, Dr. Take me, for example. 5 mg of caffeine and I'm wired for hours. One square of dark chocolate at 6 p.m. and I'm wide awake till sun-up. So don't say you can have "all the decaf you want." In my case, it just isn't so. One cup of decaf and my heart is racing.
Look up the gene I think it's cyp 125? Few have this problem that makes caffeine stay in the body longer and that affects our sleep!!! This man was wrong, I read this week that 200mg of caffeine can affect sleep!
I recently noticed abnormal heart rhythm and rapid heart beat even though I am resting. I am 43. normally drink one cup/mug a day at home. Have done this for years. Suddenly I am having this but I do know when this started I switched to my husbands stronger brand of coffee. I went to the doctor and no high blood pressure and normal EKG. But high pulse rate like close to 100 beats per minute resting. I am going to cut back and see if this is the reason. If it is I guess I am going to be a decaf coffee drinker :(
Everybody is different, some people like my grandparents can drink it with no problems, and then there's people like me, who stay away from that poison lol.
four yrs ago had valve replacment , then arota started to enlarge, then rightside ventrical mild enlargement , weighed 192 lbs, went on potato diet now weigh 170lbs. lots veggies, protien powder, treadmill 30 min 5 days, or stairs, arota staying in safe size, rightside ventrical stable, valves good, blood pressure 119/72 , Six Cups Coffee a day,! 70 yrs old. doc keeps insisting statins, tried for nine days wrists extreme pain so stopped , iam pre diabetic runs in family doc still insists statins knowing it. can create diabetes, says i at high risk for heart attack stroke , i tell him diabetes makes higher risk and he still insists statins ! i said NO! Do these docs get a kickback on sales of statins? knowing it don't stop heart attack or stroke? and THERE are other prescriptions that can control your cholesterol without the dangers.
he's strictly concerned about the concentration of caffeine that harms our health. energy drinks have additives that make it arguably more unhealthy, but that's beside the point here.
i was addicted to coffee and caffeine.. it was horrible i would buy the doubleshot espressos in a can and spend like $70 on them and drink on average 2 per day.. but some days i drank more.. it was a horrible addiction.. i got to where i would pretty much do anything to get the espressos.. not to a crazy point or anything, but i just mean i would always find a way to scrounge up enough to get another can.. it was a horrendous addiction.. it got to where i thought the answer to everything was coffee.. headache? coffee.. stomach ache? coffee.. bored? coffee.. need to wake up? coffee.. need to relax? coffee.. all i can say to anyone struggling is this... 1. pray that Jesus sets u free 2. think about the money u are spending 3. think about your health (especially if u are having heart palpitations or twitches in your face) 4. think about how your mood is affected.. (being on strong coffee and dehydrated used to make me unreasonably impatient and angry) 5. think about the reasons why u abuse caffeine and take a step to attacking that reason.. like for me i was abusing it partially because all work was boring to me (college and jobs) then i graduated and i got a job that isnt as repetitive/tedious and even tho my job has still been irritating from time to time- it doesnt make me feel like i need coffee to do it
I am on risperidone ( an oblong shaped one) and having coffee a couple of cups a day was fine. Just a couple of years ago outpatient clinic changed to a tablet named risperidex and I started having racing heartbeat or irregular heartbeat and anxiety problem when I have more than one cup of coffee. Now I even have to reduce my instant coffee to 3/4 of a 20gram sachet. I am just glad that I do not have positive symptoms and a controlled mental health but now have to manage my food and coffee intake to control new problems like irregular / fast heartbeat or anxiety.
coffee in moderation. Proven to help Alzheimer. Spinach is suppose to be great but now finding high oxalates as many vegetables and nut butter. Each person is different. raw diets one year is the fade now is causing many issues. People going back to meat.
But he didn't say coffee is bad for you. He said that excessive amounts are bad. And concerning hearing that EVERYTHING is bad for you: that's not realistic listening.
I Wish to See a Doctor , on An Interview talking About The Two Nervous System Sides. Everybody Is Proven That Is Predominant in One Side. Nobody Is Totally Balance Nervous System. Predominant Sympathetic Have A Different Effect When Drink Coffee. That Is Something Very Important. We Are Not Cows, We Are Not Exactly The Same. In Health The Concept Of One Fits All Is A Big Mistake.
I drank a moderate amount as a sixty plus year old and developed very frequent PVC's. Could have been something else but I wonder if it was the caffeine. Persisted though even when I quit so may have been something else.
I've switched My second mug of the day with Folgers Decaf. I drink a Mug of Maxwell House to start My day. I was tired of losing the circadian wheel of fortune.
I'm going to cut down my coffee after watching this, I chanced upon this a s a result of trying to do something about chest pains. Great thing about coffee though is it's a natural laxative..must dash, am serious, Mr Whippy is on the way
I was getting unexplainable chronic fatigue and most recently was having breathing issues. Realized all of these issues started around the time I became heavily addicted to caffeine. Quit caffeine, all forms including tea and pills, and the fatigue is gone and so is the chest tightness.
Pls don't say that I love coffee
I didn't drink coffee TODAY for the first day in years. Holy crap was I dependent on that stuff. It's like I had a flu and migraine combined today.
@@kw6713a A lot of my friends who regularly drink coffee experience that when they do not drink for a day.
I might quit coffee today. ❤️
@@kw6713a I felt that too for a few months but it gradually went away to the point where I didn't need caffeine to feel normal. Withdrawal for the first week or two is brutal but it gets better.
I stopped with coffee and my strange heartbeats disappeared.
Great ! 👍
Omg that’s why I’m here too
I just drink cafeïne "free" coffee, but gonna stop drinking it all together.
@@watermunteconomie3938 - Yes I too drink much less since I went to decaffeinated. There are some very good decaffeinated coffee !
My AF just stopped.
I cannot imagine my life without coffee.
(Grim Reaper) I can accept those terms.
You could if you had a heart problem.
That’s horrid.
If that's true, you've got a serious problem dude.
@@DiogenesNephew yea sad
Yep I agree I used to take really strong coffee before my park run race and I would have weird heart "flutters" when the race started .
I have to cough to throw my heart rhythm back to normal... I rely heavily on caffeine for energy.
I do the exact same thing
Caffeine is stress not energy
I cough but it's just a symptom. All I can do is wait and take an aspirin. Aspirin calms me down because if I have a heart attack or stroke then I probably won't die. I don't think energy in diminishing returns is this important.
@@Pallo87 well it sure gives me enough stress to think and do the things I need to get done in a day. Especially when I fell sluggish and my mind is not thinking fast enough. Caffeine does help with alertness and getting shit done.
6:29 - in many states, you DO actually need a physician order for a coronary calcium CT scan, even if you’re willing to self-pay cash out-of-pocket on the spot.
I was on statins and started having all kinds of muscle pain. I thought I was dying. When I told my dr. he said to quit the statin. The pain went away. Sugar is the devil.
Coffee is DROWNING IN PESTICIDES, fungicides, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. More than ANY food crop.
Many coffee-growing countries still use pesticides banned in the US and Europe.
Like wine grapes covered in chemicals, growers
DO NOT WASH THE BEANS
or the grapes for that matter.
They spray they shake the beans and grapes down and start processing.
Washing would cause molds and fungus and introduce other problems.
Wow, the thing that always amaze me is how much people are really scared of death
Бане Д. Really though, like come on relax! It's inevitable, accept it
I think coffee is the reason why I can’t breath
me too
Same. I quit for 1 day and my breathing got better
Me too I’ve got to get off it
I’m on day 5 no caffeine (3-4 energy drinks a day prior for the past 3 years.) I too feel my lung function has been improved dramatically. Always had shortness of breath before.
Fantastic interview 👍
I always wondered why Andy Griffith could drink coffee after dinner on the show and be able to sleep. His little cup was probably 30 mg. caffeine. 60 years gone by.
K2D3 & Boron + Lenin juice & apple cider vinager(1/4 a day of each combined) clears the arteries.
I feel so good after 🚰 caffeine and I have high blood pressure
You should investigate glucose-rich foods, and nearly all vegetation source foods rich in sucrose, for the existence of a bacteria identical to a bacteria in the arteries of older people with hardening of the arteries. That bacteria excretes a substance known as cholesterol, a sticky solid substance that helps that bacteria colonize and thrive as it metabolizes glucose in your blood serum in older individuals with reduced or comprised immune systems. Young people have much more active immune systems that fight off that bacteria effectively, but as you age your immune system weakens and your immunity is lost to several things like the bacteria found in rich vegetation sources of glucose even after pasturisation as spores that hatch and replenish your infection with them. Once that bacteria is isolated, our pharmaceutical companies can start developing antibiotics for killing that bacteria and extending life for tens of years. And it isn't that so hard to isolate. The discarded piece of artery removed during a by-pass operation can be cultured in a glucose rich environment for a spectrum of bacteria and matched to sugar cane bacteria, or several days old pasturised and hydrated sugar. The matching bacteria can be linked to several forms of heart disease including heart attacks and valvular heart disease.
Until a cure is found there is a food source of glucose that I think, and hope these days, is safe to eat and is not likely to support growth of and propagation of most all forms of bacteria. It is RAW HONEY and highly resistant to rotting for thousands of years, WITHOUT any preservative measures. It substitutes for sugar nicely and I personally use it myself in cooking and sweetening my foods without any problems.
By the way, tooth decay is thought by some to be caused by acids excreted by strains of bacteria found in sugar cane: and also, congestive heart failure in dogs is thought to be caused by dental-tarter-linked bacteria from food sources such as dog foods containing sugar.
One more point to make is that the honey bee ingests nectar from flowering vegetation, and that nectar contains sucrose. As the bee returns to it's hive it regurgitates it's stomach as the honey I write about here, and probably that honey contains stomach-acids like our own. And maybe those acids are why raw honey lasts as long as it does without preservatives, and also that's my reason for speculating that raw honey is safe to eat and maybe free of these very harmful strains of bacteria and spores of those bacteria.
Speculation isn't proof.
I totally agree with you:) great information!
I Have been Diagnosed w/ Paraoxymal AFIB and am wondering if its the Caffeine or can I Drink Coffee non-caffeinated?? Which in Truth I'm Drinking now? as I Think most non-caffeinated Coffee have minimal amounts anyways , I sometimes wonder if its the caffeine causing small glitches of Aflutter that I feel or the Heart-Gut Connection ! My indigestion,I've told one of my cardiologists and he said nothing and shock his head...
Dr, Pollack. Thank you. Please encourage your patients suffering from coronary disease to reduce their intake of animal products and reduce dairy products. Statins do work but are pharmacological and have side effects . Instead teach them how to just eat more plant based foods if you need studies or peer reviewed papers reach out to me. Also. Watching you speak and your facial color. I have a hunch you have an inflamed heart. Which would benefit from less animal products and a reduction in dairy and sugar. You probably know this. Anyway. Be well take care and keep up the good work. Dave.
I went to decaf made me feel the same way .
I thought one cup a day contains antioxidants?
I only drink Decaf because the real stuff gives me a really bad Migraine within 1/2 hour of drinking it. That includes sugar free fizzy drinks. SO i buy the no caffeine, no sugar coke if I have to buy a fizzy drink. Other wise I have plain old everyday water, either from the tap or spring water from the supermarket.
I need to find out if I can change Coffee to Hot Chocolate drinks instead as down to 4 mugs a day and need to reduce
Won't ceyenne pepper work as well as aspirin?
Cayenne pepper is best for heart and so many things
I wonder what his thoughts are on our now standard amount of 300mg of Caff in the energy drinks of today 😬
I now drink decaffeinated coffee.
The second he said drink all the decaf you want I turned him off....
Meh....Ive been drinking coffee for years 500-600 mg per day and have the blood pressure of a teenager at 49 years of age.
Stopping caffeine is good... statines=buyer beware.
It’s not good.
Cautionary tale to all 30 year old guys. Want to date a 21 year old girl?
This is what will happen.
Drinking coffe causes all kinds of side effects: nusea, blurry vision, elevated heart beat, high blood pressure, CARDIAC ARREST, STROKE, HEART FAILURE, etc. It's safe to say that taking nicotine supplement is BETTER for your health than drinking coffee. I never saw a guy dying from chewing nicotine gum but plenty have died from caffeine overdose such as energy drink or TOO MUCH COFFEE
and aspirin are dangerous as well
Good info about caffeine but also the true way to avoid ANY heart issues is to eat a whole food plant-based diet. Not telling anyone what to do, but the closer you can adhere to that diet, the healthier you will be. No need for statins ever - guaranteed. Be well
Great info, thanks Doc ! Too much Coffee is more like a silent killer 😀 Alcohol is infamous for no exact reason 😀😀 thanks again 🙏
"for no exact reason"...Ugh. Think again.
I quit ALL caffeine cold turkey, suffered for a week. Since then my energy and ability to focus has soared. The other benefit I've noticed I'm much calmer. Will never go back to caffeine.
@edgy name he went back on it
Yes, u understand d peace & calmness u feel once u stop. It's like d internal chaos u once had, actually just suddenly stopped... 🤟🏻😎🤟🏻🤩✌🏻✨
I tired to quit but my withdraw symptoms are horrible.
Taper it off , if you go cold turkey you get all the withdrawal effects harder
I hear you.best thing i ever did.
Who else is here because they’re not sure if they are drinking too much? 🙋🏻♀️
Best thing is to quit caffeine 👌
@@jamescalifornia2964 The thing about Caffeine in my thoughts is that sometimes Coffee affects me as a Sedative and other times its a Stimulent ,Kinding of thinking of Coffee as maybe a Adaptagen and how its made , amounts ,etc.
@@williamowen2422 - Yes very interesting observation. I something mix some "real" coffee with decaf if I feel the need for a boost . ☕
@@jamescalifornia2964 Yeah Exactly , I Think its the individual who knows his own Medicine .
@Cremasterr - Yes headache is common side effect. Some say chocolate helps 🍫
That plus all of the insane amounts of sugar that usually go with it.
Yeah, the milk and sugar added to coffee are mostly why those drinks are unhealthy for you. Coffee itself, however, is related to lowered risks of cardiovascular disease. Really can't recommend this video enough. ruclips.net/video/ly1NjibK79U/видео.html
It's on a channel run by Dr. Aaron Caroll who works with medical research and is a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine
White sugar i.e high insulin is the root cause of diabetes. The so called doctors will only treat the side effects i.e high blood sugar levels. FAST people it will reverse type 2 diabetes!
Caffeine is the new smoking problem. Additionally sleep is the most important function in our day without it watch your health disappear, caffeine has a half life of up to 8 hours. Most people wake up with caffeine still in your system from the day before.
the fact you are comparing coffee to smoking is absurdly retarded
@@tbhc415 - yes it’s poison, like all things it’s not going to effect the young, after 20-30 years your heart is the first sign, common effects it raised you sensation of heat, dehydrate caused mineral loses, also leading to heart problems.
@@rethinkscience8454 Caffeine in moderation can be very good for you.
A little caffeine is good for you.
It decreases chance of getting different types of liver conditions.
But fair enough I can see why you think its poison. It is in a way.
A Starbucks Cup has 330mg of caffeine in it.
Thats absurd yes I agree but a little in a little while won't do much haem
@@tbhc415 "a little in a little while won't do much haem" Kind of like smoking isn't it
rethink science .. i see it similar to alcohol consumption in the 60s 70s and 80s,,, just watch programmes like Columbo, or the sweeny ,,, they were always on the booze ... in those days it was so acceptable
The cardiologist's voice sounds like Steve carell from the office.
It's so refreshing to see a doctor who hasn't sold out to the coffee industry tell the truth about the dangers of caffeine.
I'm on a complete caffeine free kick and am finding more and more I think it was a major stem of many personal issues I encountered in my early and mid 20s :/
I stopped caffeine a few months ago due to covid and have never felt better. This is great food for action!
Covid ?
Due to covid? I don't get it.
@@jdc9023 I think the person got sick and didn’t drink coffee for a while because of that. It happens. Or maybe they were into “energy” drinks and quit while sick?
my read was the person stopped getting coffee out and didn't make it at home durng Covid. I live in a big city and lots of folks only get coffee out.
@@jdc9023 I don’t know about this person, but I could no longer taste the coffee when I had it; it tasted like water. So I gave it up coffee for that time and no longer crave it.
I stopped drinking caffeine seven years ago because I have atrial fib due to a congenital heart disease. My heart beat literally went down 7-15 bpm and I stopped having a-fib, naturally.
Wow - 👍 Good for you !
Wow thanks for that you have made my mind up. I have con gen defect as well (pulmonary atresia ) I've gone into AF as well and had heart failure symptoms, my dr has recommended I give up caffeine. So let's give it a go
@@AR2D76 - You will feel much better. I still enjoy decaffeinated coffee but no longer tolerate caffeine. ☕
this is amazing , are you serious?
@@forthethrill4697 -- Yes - serious side-effects from too much Caffine. I have decaffeinated coffee ☕👌
“In 1990, a cup of coffee was 4oz...”
I always thought a cup of anything was always 8oz.
Ha! Good catch. You're right. He must have meant "serving."
What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
@@judaspreistvlct Interesting. I didn't know about the different teaspoon sizes in ml. Here in the U.S., a teaspoon is 1/6 of an ounce (0.167 ounces), so you need six teaspoons to make 1 ounce.
He said 4oz. The cups were small before 1990 in a cafe. Then they came out with the MUG but the first mugs could only hold 1 measured cup of coffee + cream.
Common misunderstanding.
Historically a "cup" of coffee is between 4-6oz. They are refering to the size of a single serving of coffee as a "cup" of coffee, not the standard american measurement of a cup which is 8 fl oz.
Basically drink at your own risk.
I like how he said "I'd rather take it out of their diet , then to give them more drugs"
Dexus might be a typo here giving opposite meaning. Should be “rather than” not then give them more drugs. Unless you work for big pharma!
Then?
I'm guessing you have an American accent as 'then/than' seem to be pronounced the same in most accents in the states.
They mean different things mind.
@@robdavenport3188 eeererrrr saw ww was swesx was was sees w scca s
3:23 he says "rather than give them more drugs"
That’s the doctor I can respect. 👍 He actually asks his patients what they consume: drink and eat. So he just tells them to quit caffeine or whatever else bad they’re eating or drinking instead of prescribing more drugs. 👍 It’s an extreme rarity nowadays. NONE Of my medical doctors ever asked me about my diet. They want to prescribe drugs or procedures. Gotta pay off that student loan. 😆
So intresting. I have drank 4/5 cups of black coffee nearly everyday for about 6/7 years. The last couple years I have had these funny heart pains like once twice a day.... Which has resulted in alot of anxiety.
And recently I had an ecg heart monitor thing as am joining the army reserve. The doctor looked at the results and said something wasn't right and I had to have my heart scanned....There was no heart diesese or problems. But made me wonder what the issue was...
After listening to this, am releaved in a sense to know it's because I have been a coffee/caffeine addict for years and has been beginning to effect my heart... So thanks.
I stopped drinking caffiene 3 days ago. All anxiety has disappeared and have felt no strange heart palpations...
Thanks doc, I will continue on the decaf 👌
@Skylar Breeze been off it for a whole year now. Everything is fine with me now and have no nervousness or anxiety. I drink decaff and recommend it to everyone :) stick with it. Am sure you feel the benifits :)
I have exactly the same issues ...thanks for your post
@@startraderpaulus4294 an update. I still dont drink caffiene.... (maybe a coke once every couple weeks if that), just drink decaf. Never suffer anxiety or heart palpitations/pains anymore... I am next to certain it was the caffeine.
I wanted to be a soldier.I don't know what am I scared of.I wish we must be cracking jokes during world war
@@kmaudiobooks You say you stopped drinking caffeine, but still drink decaff. I hope you realise decaff contains caffeine? So instead of saying you quit, just say you've reduced.
I had atrial fibrillation. Cleaned up my diet and quit caffeine.
Looks like I'm back on track now.
I was a coffee lover but doesn't drink more than 3 cups a day, i had irregular heartbeats, discomfort and digestion issues like acidity. It felt like something was wrong with my heart and stomach so i quit the coffee and trust me within a week everything is get back to normal.
Why did I feel like such a boomer watching this
I just drink black coffee and can confirm these side effects. It is really the only health choice I'm abusing.
What do you mean?
What are the side affects?
Me to its an addiction i cant stop
I have had at least 2 × 8 oz cups per day since I was age 12 and about 6 cups per day since age 30 to 41.
I had lots of energy but often at the wrong times. I quit coffee and all other forms of caffeine recently. Life really sucked for about 10 to 14 days (headache, poor coordination, was tired, walked slowly), but I felt great after that period. Work, exercise, calmness and sleep are all much better now. I feel much healthier.
To anyone who need their morning dose of caffeine to "wake up", raw ginger works miracles, better than coffee.
Raw ginger ? How to have it
@@KeshawKishan Just slice some and eat it
But the cravings...
wow most americans have clogged up hearts? who'da thought. very interesting stuff. americans you need to stop eating so bloody much
pepe6666 my mother literally just had coronary artery disease and had 7 blockages and had them cleared couple weeks ago, sadly it’s genetic but I’m extremely healthy and I eat good and exercise often and have very good cholesterol. I’m glad she’s ok though.
pepe6666 bruh u swear our government ain't give 2 shits bout our health Lmaoo. I don't get how ppl can't control their appetite
The gov allows misinformation and for us to be crowded by junk food and candy
Since changing to decaf, my episodes of AF have dropped by 95%.
I took statins for 6 months. Nasty, horrible drug for me. Leg cramps and horrible muscle pains. Be careful.
After buying a smart watch that monitors heart rate, I quickly learnt my 8-14mg a day coffee habit was causing me some serious issues increasing my "rested" heart rate to 95-105bpm which is very poor. No coffee for the day its between 78-88bpm which is still a tad mediocre due to a bit of extra weight and not enough exerciser, but I now have clear evidence for myself Caffeine is facking terrible.
I’m DONE drinking it .. I get sicker and sicker every time I go back to it .. I feel like I am dying never again .
Today is day 2 of no caffeine. Caffeine amplifies my anxiety and gives me jitters. Sucks feeling like that for 6-8 hours and nothing I can do but wait it out.
Thank you so much for just spelling it out. BP 140/86 during the day.
I drank equivalence of 6 cups of coffee to get me through my last 15 years of
work.And the number grew every year. Now 64, I set and put around the house and when I drink the second Mr.
Coffee pot, I have a stomach ache that is very noticeable. I start water then.
And an hour or so after dilution, the ache does go away. As they say in waste
water treatment, don’t tell the EPA, "The solution to pollution is
dilution" Seems its true. A doctor told me coffee does not influence your
blood pressure.
Try warm water with unpasturized honey in morning heals the stomach and blood.
Caffeine makes my heart beat like crazy
same here
I quit drinking caffeine because I have pots and it was hard at first but totally worth it. Now if I have caffeine it makes me feel so gross and dehydrated plus it gives me heart palpitations
Who else here is diagnosed with Arrhythmia because of drinking coffee?
As soon as he mentioned statins and aspirin I stopped listening
Let me guess, you use essential oils instead.
Mind explaining your reasoning?
@@shawnbenoit3774 yes the side effects aren’t worth it!
@@shawnbenoit3774 natural remedies are better. Statins and aspirin can have negative side effects
Giving up hard drugs , weed and psychedelics was easy for me , giving up nicotine was a LOT harder but eventually done it BUT i still can not give up coffee! , i tried but gives me bad headaches even for nearly 2 weeks and painkillers gave me stomach ulcer (lol) ..went back to drinking coffee again , much less headaches . I started new strategy: gradually reducing amount of coffee , now i am at less than half teaspoon (got some headaches but more manageable) ...., the war with coffee goes on for now , will not give up .
How is it going for you? I’m a few days in and already feeling much better. Extreme fatigue and migraines the first 3 days but it’s subsiding.
@@Tatyana_Co i won the war! , no more coffee for me but watch out as the headaches can continue for few weeks . I also went on keto diet for few weeks and seem that helped to not crave coffee ...but i do started cocoa powder with yogurt (2tbs) and not sure how much caffeine that have lol
replace with more and more tea, just make sure its caffine free and that will help you kick caffeine dependency out the window
Salt doesn’t necessarily raise blood pressure in all people. And adding salt to your diet is really healthy. Especially Pink Himalayan Salt, Rock Salt. Also a small touch of table salt because it contains iodine which is a mineral found in salt or certain foods that help with thyroid regulation. You will usually find that people who are told not to add salt to their diet are usually in poor health because they’ve eaten a lot of sugary starchy foods and caused them to be overweight or diabetic or at risk of cardiac issues. But usually even people suffering with hypertension are still able to add salt to their diet, it actually helps hypertension in some cases. I would not restrict salt from a diet at all. Caffeine however I would limit or even cut out for a couple of weeks. Being dependent on something to get you through the day or something you can’t go a day without is a problem that needs to be controlled.
👍👍👍 agree on salt. Moderation is a key.
I have lowered my caffeine intake from 2 cups to a cup now. Strangely, my anxiety has calmed down, and can somehow sleep better...
Coffee gives you dopamine and cortisol. Happiness and stress. So never go above one cup and only in the morning, that way the benefits will outweigh the negatives.
You should not ask if they are adding salt to their food, but how often do they eat out, and do they cook most meals from "scratch"? If they are eating prepared foods either from a restaurant or grocery store, they are getting high amounts of sodium. If they make most foods from plain ingredients, then adding salt at the table is just fine!! Fast food, and premade foods including breads are high in sodium. READ labels.
I allow myself to enjoy caffeine once per week. I don't become reliant on it, it kicks hard every time, and I don't have to use much to get an effect. But best of all, I don't have to completely cut it out of my life. I have 1/7th the side effects, but it's likely not linear, rather exponentially lower, could be 1/100th the side effects of daily use perhaps.
Caffeine makes some people crazy too!
🤐
Is it good or bad for you ? As I've seen so many videos saying the benefits for drinking in moderation
Paid for by coffee companies. Same with smoking 🚬
~ I remember using coffee as a boost. Best thing I did was quit! Now I have decaffeinated coffee - but not very much. Green tea too.
Caffeine is a bad habit 👎
I love the FACT of comparing energy drink and coffee...
I want them to go more into how Aspirin can prevent heart attacks. Just plain old aspirin. That's pretty amazing.
I can't even open my eyes without caffeine just procrastinate feel like a catatonic tomato
I need to stop the coffee my poor heart feels like its going too fast and get bad anxiety too from it
Not true in all cases, Dr. Take me, for example. 5 mg of caffeine and I'm wired for hours. One square of dark chocolate at 6 p.m. and I'm wide awake till sun-up. So don't say you can have "all the decaf you want." In my case, it just isn't so. One cup of decaf and my heart is racing.
Look up the gene I think it's cyp 125? Few have this problem that makes caffeine stay in the body longer and that affects our sleep!!! This man was wrong, I read this week that 200mg of caffeine can affect sleep!
@@sherryrobinson7389 thanks Sherry
That clear cup coffee size is ridiculas!
Only in America eh.
I quit caffiene and find large anxiety. A little lethargic and weak. But my blood pressure is finally low!
I recently noticed abnormal heart rhythm and rapid heart beat even though I am resting. I am 43. normally drink one cup/mug a day at home. Have done this for years. Suddenly I am having this but I do know when this started I switched to my husbands stronger brand of coffee. I went to the doctor and no high blood pressure and normal EKG. But high pulse rate like close to 100 beats per minute resting. I am going to cut back and see if this is the reason. If it is I guess I am going to be a decaf coffee drinker :(
Caffeine is very harmful to your health. It’s best to not touch that stuff altogether.
Everybody is different, some people like my grandparents can drink it with no problems, and then there's people like me, who stay away from that poison lol.
Now in 2019 they are saying aspirin is not the answer.
What do you mean?
So what is the answer? They say fish oil thins the blood just as much as an aspirin. But would this help prevent heart attacks as effectively?
I just drink one cup per day and recently I went without coffee for the whole month of our Fasting month, I am so glad I am not addictive to it 🥰
Coffee is bad. Focus on water.
four yrs ago had valve replacment , then arota started to enlarge, then rightside ventrical mild enlargement , weighed 192 lbs, went on potato diet now weigh 170lbs. lots veggies, protien powder, treadmill 30 min 5 days, or stairs, arota staying in safe size, rightside ventrical stable, valves good, blood pressure 119/72 , Six Cups Coffee a day,! 70 yrs old. doc keeps insisting statins, tried for nine days wrists extreme pain so stopped , iam pre diabetic runs in family doc still insists statins knowing it. can create diabetes, says i at high risk for heart attack stroke , i tell him diabetes makes higher risk and he still insists statins ! i said NO! Do these docs get a kickback on sales of statins? knowing it don't stop heart attack or stroke? and THERE are other prescriptions that can control your cholesterol without the dangers.
Yes they get BIGTIME kick backs! Good for you! I hope you switched doctors!
Sugar raises blood pressure to but you never hear about that! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Literally everyone with diabetes has heard of that...
And what? He recommends coffee less then an energy drink??? Wtf?
This doctor don't understand what the hell hes taking about.... 🤦
he's strictly concerned about the concentration of caffeine that harms our health. energy drinks have additives that make it arguably more unhealthy, but that's beside the point here.
When I drank 5 cups of black coffee I had atrial fibrillation. Now max 1 cup, no atrial fibrillation. So this Doc is right.
I stopped drinking coffee and only drink decaffeinated coffee the best thing I did for my ❤️.
i was addicted to coffee and caffeine.. it was horrible i would buy the doubleshot espressos in a can and spend like $70 on them and drink on average 2 per day.. but some days i drank more.. it was a horrible addiction.. i got to where i would pretty much do anything to get the espressos.. not to a crazy point or anything, but i just mean i would always find a way to scrounge up enough to get another can.. it was a horrendous addiction.. it got to where i thought the answer to everything was coffee.. headache? coffee.. stomach ache? coffee.. bored? coffee.. need to wake up? coffee.. need to relax? coffee.. all i can say to anyone struggling is this... 1. pray that Jesus sets u free 2. think about the money u are spending 3. think about your health (especially if u are having heart palpitations or twitches in your face) 4. think about how your mood is affected.. (being on strong coffee and dehydrated used to make me unreasonably impatient and angry) 5. think about the reasons why u abuse caffeine and take a step to attacking that reason.. like for me i was abusing it partially because all work was boring to me (college and jobs) then i graduated and i got a job that isnt as repetitive/tedious and even tho my job has still been irritating from time to time- it doesnt make me feel like i need coffee to do it
I am on risperidone ( an oblong shaped one) and having coffee a couple of cups a day was fine. Just a couple of years ago outpatient clinic changed to a tablet named risperidex and I started having racing heartbeat or irregular heartbeat and anxiety problem when I have more than one cup of coffee. Now I even have to reduce my instant coffee to 3/4 of a 20gram sachet. I am just glad that I do not have positive symptoms and a controlled mental health but now have to manage my food and coffee intake to control new problems like irregular / fast heartbeat or anxiety.
Sounds like the problem is the risperidex, not the coffee.
Fuck, I drink like 800 mg of caffeine
So sick of hearing that everything is bad for you.
Everything in moderation....Its just we overdue everything!
coffee in moderation. Proven to help Alzheimer. Spinach is suppose to be great but now finding high oxalates as many vegetables and nut butter.
Each person is different. raw diets one year is the fade now is causing many issues. People going back to meat.
Yes i had that too, and then i grew up!
But he didn't say coffee is bad for you. He said that excessive amounts are bad. And concerning hearing that EVERYTHING is bad for you: that's not realistic listening.
I Wish to See a Doctor , on An Interview talking About The Two Nervous System Sides. Everybody Is Proven That Is Predominant in One Side. Nobody Is Totally Balance Nervous System. Predominant Sympathetic Have A Different Effect When Drink Coffee. That Is Something Very Important. We Are Not Cows, We Are Not Exactly The Same. In Health The Concept Of One Fits All Is A Big Mistake.
Fasting
Coffee is my favourite I want to change my habit but it s difficult
Me too 😩.. it's hard to give it up.
Just like anything else, as long as you don’t over do it, you’re fine.
I drank a moderate amount as a sixty plus year old and developed very frequent PVC's. Could have been something else but I wonder if it was the caffeine. Persisted though even when I quit so may have been something else.
i drank a coffee one time and ended up homeless... don’t do drugs
lol.
I've switched My second mug of the day with Folgers Decaf. I drink a Mug of Maxwell House to start My day. I was tired of losing the circadian wheel of fortune.
I'm going to cut down my coffee after watching this, I chanced upon this a s a result of trying to do something about chest pains. Great thing about coffee though is it's a natural laxative..must dash, am serious, Mr Whippy is on the way
Because I Love coffee so much and im teasing my co worker for drinking redbull now i learned that im wort than him