What are the pros and cons of women drinking coffee?

Coffee is a beverage we often drink in our daily lives, especially in Western countries, but drinking coffee has certain advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can refresh the mind and prevent allergies, while the disadvantage is that it can cause headaches or mental confusion. Therefore, women must pay attention to the amount of coffee they drink. Don’t think that drinking more coffee can remind you. In fact, the effect is often the opposite.

One of the benefits: preventing allergy attacks. Since allergies cause asthma or allergic rhinitis due to the excitement of the parasympathetic nerves, if the sympathetic nerves can be stimulated and the parasympathetic nerves can be inhibited, it will help prevent attacks. Especially for patients with severe allergies, some minor triggers can cause physical discomfort, and coupled with the psychological fear of allergies, it is often out of control. Therefore, it is recommended to take advantage of the benefits of caffeine and drink a cup of coffee in advance when allergies or asthma are about to occur (the patient can feel it himself), which can have a preventive effect. In addition to the stimulating effect of caffeine, patients have a psychological sense of security that they have "already drunk coffee", and are less likely to have an attack.

2. Refresh your mind. Caffeine is spicy and aromatic in nature. It can easily pass through the blood-brain barrier, stimulate the central nervous system, promote brain activity, make the mind more clear, the reaction more lively and sensitive, the thinking ability is sufficient, the attention is focused, and the work efficiency is improved; it can stimulate the brain skin and promote sensation, judgment, memory and emotion.

3. Strengthen muscles and bones, and benefit waist and knees. Caffeine can make muscles contract freely, increase tendon strength, lower motor threshold, increase body sensitivity and improve motor function.

4. Appetizer and staple food. Caffeine can stimulate the sympathetic nerves, stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to secrete gastric acid, promote digestion, prevent bloating and gastroptosis, and promote gastrointestinal hormones and peristaltic hormones, allowing for rapid defecation.

5. Eliminate fat and accumulation. Caffeine can accelerate fat decomposition, increase the body's metabolic rate, increase heat energy consumption, and help reduce fat and lose weight.

6. Open the orifices and remove dampness. Caffeine can promote kidney function, excrete excess sodium ions from the body, increase urine output, improve abdominal bloating and edema, and help lose weight.

7. Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The linoleic acid contained in coffee can dissolve hemolysis and prevent thrombosis, enhance vasoconstriction, promote blood circulation, and relieve headaches caused by vasodilation, especially migraines. It also promotes venous return, moisturizes the skin, restores skin elasticity, and prevents cardiovascular diseases.

8. The color of joy. A small amount of coffee can make people feel excited and happy, put aside worries and depression, relieve stress and relax the body and mind.

9. Clear the lungs and relieve asthma. Caffeine promotes the sympathetic nerves and inhibits the parasympathetic nerves, thus preventing asthma attacks caused by parasympathetic nerve excitement.

10. Drying dampness and removing odor. Caffeine contains tannins, which can deodorize and eliminate the smell of garlic and meat.

Disadvantages

1. Of course, as the saying goes, “too much is as bad as too little”, no matter how good something is, it should be used in moderation. Otherwise, regardless of whether you drink it before or after meals, excessive caffeine can cause side effects such as palpitations (very strong heartbeat), or even mental confusion, and unstable walking.

2. In principle, two to three cups of coffee a day is appropriate. Most people will feel nauseous if they drink four or five cups, so be careful. No matter what kind of stimulant drink you drink, it is best not to exceed three cups a day.

3. One cup of coffee a day is enough to cause anesthesia. If a regular coffee drinker cuts their coffee intake in half, it can cause headaches, muscle pain, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. Researchers suggest that coffee addiction should also be treated as a mental illness.

4. Drinking too much coffee can also cause paralysis.

5. If you drink more than three cups of coffee at a time, you will experience tension, anxiety, shortness of breath, etc.

Through this article’s introduction to the pros and cons of drinking coffee for women, we should all know that women cannot consume too much coffee in normal times, as this will cause harm to our bodies. Although we often drink coffee in our lives, we should know when we should not drink coffee.