I’m the first to love my coffee in the morning…sometimes a little too much for sure.

I justify it by the fact that my cups are actually milk with some coffee in it – plus it has protein so it’s practically a salad…

But too much of a good thing can DEFINITELY be a bad thing when it comes to caffeine.

We know that chronic caffeine intake actually increases insulin resistance.

An average American diet of high amounts of processed carbohydrates and refined sugars, 

A high-stress job/life…

And you’ve got a recipe for metabolic disaster.

Here’s a very short version of what happens:

If you are eating a diet high in processed carbs and refined sugars – this is converted to glucose.  

Insulin is secreted to deliver this glucose to the cells of the body.

More glucose = more insulin.

When you have a TON of glucose (garbage diet) a TON of insulin is needed to disperse it – but too much insulin and your body becomes unresponsive to it (insulin resistance)…which makes it secrete more because it thinks you don’t have any.  

HIGH CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION INCREASES THIS RESISTANCE and increases your insulin production.

Insulin stimulates other reactions in the body that can then stimulate CORTISOL production…which increases the body’s glucose production as a fast energy protection mechanism in the “fight or flight mode”…

Only perpetuating this vicious cycle… 

All this to say is not that you shouldn’t drink coffee…

There are a few ways to mitigate the effects caffeine has.

1. Wait 60-90 minutes after waking to drink it
2. Eat a meal ideally with some protein, fats, and fiber beforehand
3. Drink only 1-2 cups/ day or 150-300mg of caffeine
4. Be mindful of the OVERALL load on your body in terms of mental STRESS, DIETARY INTAKE, AND the amount of CAFFEINE you consume!

How do you take your coffee?