Where as many people drink lots of coffee to get rid of fatigue, keep awake and also stimulate the central nervous system, too much of it may be unhealthy.According to Mayo Clinic Medics, the most amount of coffee a healthy adult should consume is 200 to 300 milligrams or about two to four cups of brewed coffee a day.Heavy daily caffeine consumption which is more than 500 to 600 mg (equivalent to more than 4 cups a day) according to Mayo Clinic may cause insomnia, restlessness, fast heartbeats, nervousness and irritability.According to the clinic, how you react to caffeine may be determined by how much caffeine you’re used to drinking. According to research, men are also more susceptible to the effects of caffeine than women are.One of the reasons many people are obsessed with coffee is to keep awake for different reasons such as to finish pending work, beat deadlines and be able to spend quality time reading in the case of students.If one deprives themselves of enough sleep, it might affect their performance during the day since they might end up sleepy/drowsy.Certain medications and herbal supplements may not work well with consumption of caffeine so if you are on medication and also love your coffee concentrated; you might consider consulting your doctor on whether coffee won’t disrupt the effectiveness of the medication. Some of the antibiotics are especially affected by over consumption of coffee.High coffee is also said to increase loss of bone mineral density according to softpedia.com. Caffeine speeds up the urination cycle, but steals calcium which is lost through urine. “The heartbeat rate increases, muscles tighten, the blood pressure booms, blood vessels near the surface constrict and more blood flows to the muscles. Research shows that blood pressure and heart rate spurred in healthy inactive adults drinking two cans of caffeine containing drinks daily increase by up to 11 percent,” states softpedia.com.Coffee might be tasty and helps many keep alert but like many other things, over consumption is harmful to your health.
