Healthy Weight Loss Without Caffeine

Caffeine is extremely present in our instant fix society today. There are places (Astor Place in New York) where you can literally see, without turning your head, two or more Starbucks or other cafes. Nearly 52 percent of Americans over eighteen years of age drink coffee every day.

Caffeine can creep into our diets in other ways too. Caffeine is a popular additive in weight loss pills. With all this caffeine around us, do we really know how it affects our bodies?

Define: Caffeine
Caffeine exists naturally in certain plants and can be synthetically generated. It is a central nervous system stimulant and diuretic. This is why people drink espresso and coffee for energy and why drinking too much results in many trips to the restroom. According to nlm.hih.gov, caffeine is absorbed and distributed quickly, it then passes into the brain. Caffeine does not accumulate in the bloodstream, nor is it stored in the body.
Even though caffeine is popular, that doesn’t make it good for you. Caffeine is added to weight loss pills because it is a stimulant—it speeds up your body. This is no way to lose weight or diet. A healthy, sustainable lifestyle is necessary to achieve your dieting goals. It’s better to take off, and keep off, pounds naturally, right? This can be accomplished by eating healthy foods and maintaining an active lifestyle.

I, and beYOU.tv, do not recommend caffeine for weight loss. Here are just a few of our reasons:

Caffeine And Weight Loss
Caffeine Elevates Stress Hormones—Caffeine elevates the stress hormones cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. Big fancy words, but the outcome is simple; this stress can disrupt your normal metabolism and negatively affect weight loss. People who are prone to stress or have a stressful lifestyle should avoid caffeine.

Increased Cortisol Levels Leads to Abdominal Obesity—Increased blood cortisol level, the same one I just mentioned, may lead to a buildup of fat in the abdominal area, where most people are trying to lose it. This type of fat buildup occurs when blood cortisol levels are chronically elevated.