[coffee puzzle] does drinking coffee cause palpitations? How to solve the palpitations after drinking coffee?

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Is caffeine really responsible for heart palpitations?

First of all, we may have to dispel some myths about the cause of coffee palpitations, one of the reasons is attributed to "caffeine," but this is not an absolute correct answer.

More than a year ago, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association broke this saying. This study found that 22 patients with ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, and monitored their ECG changes before and after drinking coffee, and found that "caffeine does not induce or aggravate arrhythmia." In addition to this study, there are other related studies that confirm that caffeine is not absolutely related to palpitations or heart rate, so it cannot be attributed to caffeine.

How to avoid coffee palpitations?

In fact, Manager Stephen himself does not have an absolute answer to this question, but here are four tips that can help everyone try their best to avoid coffee palpitations.

1. Coffee in moderation:

Everyone's physique is different, and the daily physical condition is also slightly different, so this should be tried by yourself, first drink 50c.c. ~ 100c.c. Coffee, see if there will be any changes in the body, and then slowly increase, to understand how much coffee you can drink in a day. Adults should consume less than 300 mg of caffeine per day, and limit yourself to no more than this amount to see if you really have too much coffee.

2. Pick out the defective beans

Defective beans may contain toxins. These defective beans may include black, moldy beans, immature beans, moth-eaten beans, or some beans that have been attacked by fungi. Selecting them will somewhat reduce the possibility of palpitations. (However, this is easier to pick out before baking beans, it is recommended to sell coffee shops to deal with, or there are shops marked to help pick beans) In fact, most of the shops selling fine coffee beans will have a process to pick beans, in order to avoid the whole cup of coffee has too irritating and uncomfortable taste.

3. Avoid drinking coffee that is too dark.

Just like you are eating beef or cooking food, if it is overcooked or even burnt, in fact, these substances are not good for the body and easy to cause physical discomfort, so try to avoid ~