The new recommendations of the Advisory Committee were announced
yesterday which, amongst others, recommend reducing intake of salt, sugar and
fat, but do not find harm in caffeine intake.
USDA says the average American consumes 300 milligrams of
caffeine each day – equivalent to nearly 4 cups of coffee. Most of us,
therefore, consume caffeine in some form, but the way different bodies process
this chemical varies based on several key factors, some of which need to be
looked into.
From the point of skin’s health, Herbally Radiant has been
stressing that drinking coffee should be very moderate. Coffee contains many
chemicals, including tannin. This chemical is known to block pores of cells,
and has hydration removal properties that can cause skin to become rough and
brittle over time.
Long term coffee use was also noticed to affect liver’s
functioning. With advancing age, if liver cannot purify blood efficiently, it
tends to taint the cells, including skin cells, resulting in development of
liver spots.
Tannin, when taken in high amounts with coffee, also acts as
a diuretic, which further dehydrates body.
To those customers facing acne-related skin problems, (and
to whom we prescribe CLEAN products), we
have been cautioning that caffeine in coffee acts as strong stimulant and mood
enhancing agent. Thus in the case of sensitive skin, coffee can potentially
trigger acne in several ways, including mainly by magnifying body’s stress
response, resulting in enhancing body’s hormonal stress response. Coffee in excess can also interfere with the
absorption of minerals from food.
Therefore we have to keep in mind the factors emerging out
of high intake of caffeine through daily coffee, especially when we are trying
to improve our skin and appearance.
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