The coffee bean according to Dr. Claudia Welch has a particular affinity to lady parts. The tissues of our womb and our breasts, our reproductive organs, love to store the chemical compounds of coffee. When I drink a lot of coffee my breasts get fuller and denser. Have you ever noticed anything?

Coffee is also typically sprayed with chemical pesticides which by nature are xenoestrogenic, which means that they mimic the female sex hormones. So, when we drink coffee, these chemicals concentrate on our breast tissue and reproductive tissue.

For people who are highly stressed, have adrenal fatigue, are highly sensitive, coffee is going to aggravate the adrenal glands, increase the production of cortisol and pull prana from the kidneys.

Set on drinking coffee?

Uplevel your game by buying organic beans. Add cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, full-fat milk or cream to reduce the drying effects of coffee and create a cushion for your gut to digest it.

Want to cut your coffee game?

Go from coffee to a really strong black tea, like a chai tea or English breakfast tea. Do that for a week. Then go from black tea to a strong green tea for a week cutting caffeine down even more. Then go from green tea to half herbal tea. Then go to decaf green, then go to an herbal tea.
 
Our body wants the sensation of stimulation so what else can stimulate but not aggravate the nervous system? Tulsi, ginger, nettles, cacao (has caffeine but is less stimulating than coffee), brahmi (great mind tonic too).
 
Also, you can HAVE IT! This is when I think it makes sense to have it: you’re just a Kapha person, super grounded, earthy and it just doesn’t affect you the same way. We envy you J But if you are a long, lanky Vata type, the unicorn people so to speak, coffee may not be for you. If it’s a cold, cool, damp day in the Fall or Winter, have a little coffee, enjoy it. It’s when it becomes a daily thing that you have 2-3 of every day or every morning to get going that it may be an issue. Anyone relate?

Missed Part One? Read it here.

Warmly,

References

Crowley, Michael A. Stimulus Control of lever-holding responses by rats along a light intensity dimension. University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1977.

Linden, David J. "The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good. 2011.

Poole, Robin et al. Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes. Pubmed, 2017.