Ten Don’ts in Drinking Coffee

1. In the wedding night. Couples, who are expecting to have babies, don’t drink coffee during the night. From the research, caffeine found in the coffee kills sperm from 58 to 100%. It really depends on the concentration of caffeine in your coffee. Anyway, if you are expecting to have next generations, keep away from coffee.

2. Don’t drink coffee while you are smoking. A research report reviews that caffeine reacts with nicotine in cigarettes to release a toxic substance. This substance might degenerate cell metabolism or might induce cell degeneration.

3. No coffee during work. Caffeine can speed up the excretion of adrenaline. Adrenaline as a hormone will, in certain extent, elevate your blood pressure and alleviate your emotion. Therefore, drink less coffee in your work shift.

4. No coffee while you drink. The interaction of caffeine and alcohol is said to damage your body cells three times than you drink alcohol alone. Both caffeine and alcohol will stimulate your brain and increase your heart beat. It will damage your body more if you drink them together.

5. No coffee if you are calcium deficient. A medical finding reviews that you find more calcium in your urine after drinking coffee. If you take two cups of coffee, you find approximately 15 mg of calcium in your urine. Therefore, you have to be cautious if you are lack of calcium in your body. If you are committed to coffee, eat a little bit more meat and drink more milk during the day to replace your calcium content.

6. No Coffee if you have high blood pressure. A study of 1007 males and 598 females in drinking 5 cups of caffeinated coffee a day reviews that the chances of the total cholesterol has been elevated. This tends to be more chances to elevate blood pressure because of hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol in blood). A group of 500 individuals, drinking no coffee at all, have their total cholesterol remained normal. Hypercholesterolemia will in long run bump up your blood pressure. Therefore, keep away from coffee if your blood pressure is high.

7. No coffee for the elderly. Caffeine may cause depletion of calcium out of the body; the elderly has to take less coffee to avoid early osteoporosis. Caffeine is said to be diuretic. This will make your heart work harder. That’s why the elderly has to take less coffee.

8. No coffee for kids. Caffeine activates cell metabolism. Therefore, coffee is no good for the development of kids. Research reviews that caffeine has certain relation autism. Therefore, do not let your kids drink anything with caffeine, for example, coffee.

9. Don’t drink too much coffee. Let’s take a look at the constituents of coffee beans. The beans consist of 1-3% caffeine, 10-14% fats, 5-8% protein, and some carbohydrates, inorganic salts and vitamins. Instant coffee even consists of 3-4% caffeine. There is 100-150 mg of caffeine in a cup of coffee. Ten grams of caffeine can kill an average adult. Caffeine can also get you addicted. Caffeine can increase your LDL cholesterol (Bad cholesterol) and hence your blood pressure. Therefore, a cup of coffee a day is good enough.Don’t add too much sugar to your coffee. If you add more sugar to your coffee, it will drive you tired. Sugar itself will stimulate your pancreas to produce more insulin. This, in return, will lower your sugar level. That’s why you feel tired in a lowered sugar level in the body

10. Don’t add too much sugar to your coffee. If you add more sugar to your coffee, it will drive you tired. Sugar itself will stimulate your pancreas to produce more insulin. This, in return, will lower your sugar level. That’s why you feel tired in a lowered sugar level in the body.
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如何處理你的血糖

血糖是血中所含的糖份「指葡萄糖」的一個指標。檢測血糖的單位為 millimoles per litre (mmol/L) ，即指每一公升血的血糖定量。

一般人仕當進餐時，同時攝取相當分量的碳水化合物[Carbohydrates] 、蛋白質[Proteins] 、脂肪質[Fats]、維生素[Vitamins] 、礦物質[Minerals] 及水份[Water]。碳水化合物為糖份或葡萄糖份的來源。當身體需要能量時，血液中的葡萄糖自然經過燃燒分解。如果多餘的糖份未能如期地被細胞吸收或及早儲藏於肝臟，血中的糖份自然就提高了。這個時間多餘的糖份就會從小便排出來了，這就是糖尿現象。如果空腹的血糖低於6.1 mmol/L 或110 mg/dL，便稱為正常血糖值。

如果血糖值超出於正常值的話，俗稱為高血糖，醫生會為病人驗血及驗小便，作詳細檢查。糖尿病大致分為I型、II型及妊娠型。如果血糖繼續持久地升高的話，醫生會建議病人服藥或打胰島素針藥來控制病情。

處理血糖方法大致分為三種：
1. 注意日常飲食 [Diet] ：首先了解每種食物的 GI值。GI值英文名稱為 Glycemic Index。 GI值是以食用純葡萄糖[Pure Glucose] 100公克後二小時內的增加值為基準 [GI值設定為 100] 從這統計，營養師建議病人多吃GI值低的食物，少吃GI值高的食物。請参考以下圖表甲。{付上圖表甲只作參考而己、如有任何問题，請向你私人家庭醫生查詢}。
2. 生活方式 [Lifestyle] ：病者應多注重運動及凡事樂觀對待、正所謂：Don’t Worry Be Happy!
3. 藥物治療 [Medication] 這是最後一着。非不得已，才用藥物控制；不過，用藥其間，亦要注意你的飲食習慣及生活方式。

圖表甲:

多吃的食物(GI<30)>

菠菜 蒟蒻 矮瓜 椰菜花 苦瓜 芽菜 奇異果 檸檬 木瓜 士多碑利 竹筍 高麗菜

白籮蔔 青椒 蘆筍 唐蒿菜

少吃的食物(GI=50-70)

麵線 香腸 蘿蔔干 牛角飽 義大利麵 鱿魚 罐頭 雪糕 布丁

更少吃的食物(GI >70)

白米 法國多士 多士 烏冬麵 薯仔 朱古力 士多碑利占 炸薯餅 炸薯條 油炸圈餅(Donuts) 牛奶糖 蛋糕 紅豆飯 餅干 紅豆沙 煉奶 紅蘿蔔

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