Tip #3 - Don’t drink coffee on an empty stomach.

I love the smell of coffee, the ritual of making it in the morning and the warmth it brings. There are wonderful things about coffee and many reasons to avoid it. Today, I am focusing on why it is important to avoid drinking coffee on an empty stomach.

Here are a few reasons why you should not be drinking coffee on an empty stomach:

Coffee stimulates the adrenal glands and puts your body in a fight or flight mode.

When our adrenal glands are stimulated, it produces glucose to provide fuel for the fight/flight mode.

When your body has too much glucose and cannot use it, it gets stored as fat, typically around your waist.

If your hormones are out of balance, it is impossible to balance them if you are continuously spiking your blood sugar (glucose). Your body will prioritize fight/flight mode over other hormones.

The key to being able to enjoy your coffee is to have your coffee after you have had your first meal of the day! And try to limit your consumption so you don’t overstimulate your adrenals.

When you have your breakfast before drinking your first cup of coffee, your high protein meal acts as a buffer in the stomach so that you don’t get the glucose/adrenal spike. That meal lessens the spike so that you don’t get the intense high and lows of glucose/adrenal/insulin which can lead to metabolic disease over time.

Drinking your morning coffee after you have had breakfast will reduce blood sugar spikes and help your body have a more consistent energy level through the day.