Hello everyone and welcome to #AskAmanda!
Now, this vid is inspired by Sophie Everett who asked on Twitter is “Is caffeine incredibly bad for me?!”
Great question a lot of people ask it - the answer isn’t that complicated as long as you know
How it affects the body...
So. Without stating the obvious, caffeine is a
stimulant, and we all know what stimulants do right?
They stimulate us. It artificially increase your body’s metabolism and the effects are pretty immediate - like
those moments after morning cuppa when you go in you have your cup of tea or coffee, are awake, alert and ready to take on the
world. But the question is what is actually going on inside?
Here we need to consider three hormones: Firstly Adrenaline,
secondly Cortisol and thirdly Insulin
And this is best explained with a story.
Think of running away from a sabre toothed tiger. The shock of the tiger causes your
body to pump out adrenaline helping you to run fast.
Then the body releases the anti-stress hormone cortisol.... which converts fat into blood
sugar, which gives you enough energy to keep running away from that tiger
Next the spike in blood sugar triggers insulin which we all know converts blood sugar back
into fat. And THIS is what you will know as “The Crash….”
Now. Replace the tiger with a cup of tea or coffee, as it causes the exact same shock
to the system. The surge in energy is followed by the crash and so what do we do??? We head
head to the nearest coffee shop and get another Americano or a cuppa tea. The more caffeine you have, the
more your body thinks that old tiger is on the loose again!
Your body gets confused its exhausted, it doesn’t know whether to store fat of burn fat, whether
to eat or sleep or any of those other normal functions. Its completely confused.
And, get this, because Cortisol has receptors in the abdomen, you will probably notice more
fat around the belly area… that you just cant get rid of? trust me i know the feeling..
So. The answrer. give up caffeine? Well not necessarily - because little amounts can actually help you
I’d recommend : Keep it to one cup a day and while you’re
at it try switching coffee with green tea. Although there is caffeine in green tea there
are also lots of antioxidants. NEVER put sugar in your coffee or tea. Because
the last thing you need is more sugar being converted into fat. Likewise avoid the creamy
concoctions at your local coffee shop, caramel frappaccinos cappamaccachino thingys., Instead just add a little bit
of FULL FAT cream/ nut milk (which i will show you how to make in another video - very easy - with
your coffee. Because (good) fat slows down the rate at which caffeine hits your system. Genius.
Caffeine is also a diuretic meaning the more you drink the more you're gonna pee so - if you are
going to drink coffee make sure you stay hydrated. I get lots of women asking me about
ask me about dark circles under their eyes and i always tell them to drink less coffee and more water.
Also i highly advise that you stay as far away from energy drinks as you would the tiger, because they are just as dangerous! They are a DISASTROUS
concoction of caffeine and sugar that puts your body through hell.
Lastly, it’s pretty obvious but don’t have caffeine too late in the day. It’ll
stop you getting a good night’s sleep and next day you’ll be so tired that the only
thing that wakes you up will be…..yep… you’ve guessed it - more caffeine!!
So gang, I hope that helps... if it did then give the video a thumbs up (click like) and
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Comment below and you can find everything I’ve talked about in the description box,
as well as some links to my blog and all the rest of it. so for now, stay healthy stay happy..and i'll see you very soon. Bye.
So there are two types of fibre, soluble and insoluble. lets start with soluble fibre.
Now this slows down the absorption of carbohydrates into the blood, reducing their effect on blood sugar..
