Let's Talk About.....COFFEE

​Today I'm going to talk to you about one of my favorite things....COFFEE!

Coffee tends to get a pretty bad wrap in the health and wellness world these days. Let me first just start by saying that coffee is not for everyone. There are some whom should stay away from caffeine such as those with sleep issues, low adrenal function, heart problems or high blood pressure etc.

But for most of us living a healthy lifestyle, coffee is an added benefit into our regime.

Some benefits of coffee include:

• It's one of the richest sources of antioxidants
• It has been studied and proven to elongate your life
• It is a wonderful liver and gallbladder support
• It increases energy and focus
• It's a wonderful fat burner
  
  

The key with coffee is the quality of the beans. Just like the food we eat is better for us if it's organic, so it goes with our coffee.

Coffee beans are one of the most heavily pesticide sprayed crops and the way we rid the beans of the pesticides is to pour hot water over them and then drink it ...Yuck!

So do yourself a favor and go organic with your coffee. My favorite brand of coffee, though on the higher end price wise, is Bulletproof. It's beautifully smooth, robust in flavor and is free of molds and toxins.
One of the other things we hear in the health world about coffee is that it is too acidic and makes our bodies ph too acidic therefore making us unhealthy and set up for disease.

While coffee is acidic, so is protein and many other things in our diet. The first key here is moderation. No one should be drinking a pot of coffee a day. Depending on your body size and metabolism, 1-2 cups a day of caffeinated coffee is plenty.

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Secondly, I did discover a little hack that I will share here with you to lower the PH of your coffee without changing the taste. I use the Bob's Red Mill (non aluminum) baking soda and put just a tiny pinch in my coffee every morning to normalize the PH. You can see in my photos I have used ph strips to test the coffee before adding the baking soda (left strip) vs the ph strip after adding the baking soda (right strip). The wonderful thing for those of you who need to add stuff to your coffee is that the PH will not go back to being acidic!

As far as decaf coffee goes, for those who prefer not to have the caffeine, make sure to find an organic brand that uses a water decaffeination process to remove caffeine rather than the traditional way which uses chemicals to remove the caffeine.
My other favorite coffee is the Life Extension Brand. We love and trust them for their superior supplements and now for their coffee too!

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I hope this has helped debunk the "coffee is bad for you" myth. As always, if you are unsure if it is a right choice for you, I encourage you to check with your doctor or Holistic Health Practioner first.

I'm off now to go make myself a cup of coffee...

With Love & Grace,
Rachelle Cain, HHC