Ep:72 COFFEE IS "KILLER" - by Robert Cywes 

Coffee has been proven to increase the life expectancy...of people near me.

Coffee has been shown to help guard against Parkinson’s and Dementia and I have been doing a pot a day for 65 years and do not take ANY medications. Don’t expect to quit anytime soon.

Over the years I’ve given up drugs, alcohol, and more recently given up carbs (treating it as an addiction, as you do, Doc, has helped me immensely) but if someone wants to take my coffee, they will have to pry it out of my cold, dead, insulin resistant hands! 😂😂

My moms aunt is 102 years old She still enjoy her cup of Colombian coffee every morning and another one in the afternoon.

I gave up coffee for a month before I did a full lipid panel, because Dr. Paul Mason said that for *some people* coffee can raise triglycerides. I did a little N of 1 experiment. I am happy to report that abstaining from coffee had zero effect on my triglycerides, or any other lipid markers. As soon as I got my results, I put in a batch of cold brew mocha using my French press... coffee plus 1/2 cup of CrioBru (coffee nibs you brew like coffee). Next morning, I put 4tbs of the cold brew concentrate and a tablespoon of grassfed butter, teaspoon of beef gelatin (makes the froth frothier), poured boiling water half way, used the milk frother to whip the butter into a froth, added more water to fill the cup... after a month away from coffee or mocha, this was a cup of heaven.

I been drinking coffee since I was 6,my grandmother gave me my first cup. i love the stuff! only drink it black. i am now 78 years of age.

My psychiatrist told me, "perfect is the enemy of the good." It's helped me realize I can do my best which is not perfect, but I'm doing good.

This whole keto thing is a second chance at feeling and being healthy. A life of destruction suddenly corrected. Glad I found out.

My coffee is like a warm hug.

Black coffee and salted butter blended to a delicious froth! Mmmmmmmmm

This was timely. I gave up carbs and sugar. I unconsciously started to drink sparkling water. It seemed like a non guilty treat to me as there is no sugar, or sweetners, or anything but carbonated water and some essence of lime (my favorite). I did not realize until this video that it was my serotonin high that I was chasing. I just knew it was what I liked and I didn't even realize that as an addict I NEEDED to replace one addiction with another and that other one needed to be healthy and non harmful. I am viciously defensive of my sparkling water. I LOVE it. It makes perfect sense. The first thing we have to realize is that this overeating and carb/sugar problem is an addiction and needs to be treated as such. Thanks for your no nonsense approach of education that really hits home.

Glad I found you Dr. Cywes! You and Dr. Ken Berry are really so easy to listen to and to understand and it all makes sense! I have hope again that I can make a change in my health

One 20oz cup of fresh ground coffee, 2tsp erythritol, 2 tblsp double (heavy) cream. This stops me snacking, craving and is my once a day treat and helps me keep keto ❤️ Love your chats 😘

Whew...I thought you were going to say stop drinking coffee and we were just gonna have to break up LOL I think in our "diet" mentality of giving everything up....coffee is my savings grace

When the COVID pandemic hit, the first thing I did was run and stocked up on my coffee. I could go without food, but not without coffee🇱🇷

Coffee gives me anxiety and insomnia, causing me to crave carbs like crazy. It's not my friend. We're all different!

Coffee (usually decaf) and liquid stevia are the last things in my life that ideally I could give up but I won’t. I choose not to. These truly make my days happier and keep everything else in check.

Growing, roasting, grinding and infusing coffee with hot water was the creation of an absolute genius.

in the 70's i was diagnosed as hyperactive. i was told to drink coffee as it would calm me down. i would sit with my mother and drink coffee, cream and sugar before she would go to work. it started me out on the roller coaster of life which led to alcohol and drug addiction. putting substances in my body to change how i feel. later in life i tried black coffee with mct oil and it led me to such intense cravings, it was like torturing myself; my day was ruined by 9am. my family members think its a complete joke as they waddle around with their obese bodies guzzling dunkin donuts and complaining of tiredness.. coffee is dangerous for alot of people with insulin issues and should be avoided. ive watched so many drunks switch to smoking and coffee and believe they are no longer addicted because they stopped drinking alcohol. until you can stop putting things in your body to change how you feel you will always be an addict and will never find peace

Tea! Never been a fan of coffee but I love my tea. Especially that fresh cup I make in the early afternoons. I use loose leaf tea from places like China, Taiwan, Japan, India, and similar. It requires I spend a couple of minutes fiddling with infuser, the leaves themselves, waiting for water to boil, and a steeping. I then sit down, close my eyes, and spend a couple of minutes sipping the tea and relaxing. The entire process, including boiling the water, takes about 5 minutes, but its five minutes where I've separated myself from the chaos going on around me. That afternoon ritual is probably my favorite part of the day.

Love this man. He has a great sense of humour. Thanks Doc! Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦

I’m three months into being a ketogenarian and also love my coffee. However, I was still experiencing real difficulty getting to sleep at night, so had to reduce my caffeine intake. Even when having only one “proper” coffee first thing in the morning and the remainder decaf, I was still suffering with insomnia, so I cut out caffeine altogether and now only drink decaf. I still enjoy my coffee even though every cup is decaf. I know decaf has traces of caffeine, but significantly less, and I am sleeping better.

Omg I thought he was gonna tell me to give up my coffee. I get so much comfort from it and it gets me through the day. I must have about 4/5 cups of decaff a day....tell myself it's better than the snickers and bags of crisps I used to munch on!

I just looked at the clock , its coffee thirty .

I was having muscle pains in different part of my body. I decided to quit my 4 cups of coffee a day (that I love) and the pains went away like magic.

Coffee is great! Teas are great! Carbonated mineral water is great (I personally prefer St. Pellegrino).

"Be factual in your argument, not emotive." Love that!

Coffee is not good when you suffer from daily anxiety.

I'm addicted and it's not always a good thing. It messes with your sleep, increases stress hormones and drains you of nutrients and electrolytes.

Thenk goodness! Having a cup of coffee with a splash of cream satisfies me and takes the place of something with sweetener, which causes carb cravings for me.

Yes, Dr. Cywes! No human being is perfect! Thank you!

My morning butter coffee has become so essential. I actually look forward to it when I wake up. Something so rich and almost sinful that makes it possible for me to fast through the day is like a double miracle!

Falling in love more and more every day with the work that you do! Thank you, Dr. Cywes!

I have never had the link between concentration and dopamine explained before. That helps me understand why I crave chocolate so much when under pressure at work & unber standing is the first step in finding an effective way to manage then remove them problem.

My mother-in-law drank several cups of coffee a day and loved her chocolates!! She lived to be 2 month shy of 98 years old.As the old saying goes I’ll drink to that

Thank you so much for being real. I was giving myself such a hard time for drinking 0 calorie Bang drinks for a ‘snack’ and felt so guilty. Water was always all I drank. It’s nice to know it’s ‘ok’ to have something else 😃

Don't we all just LOVE it when a doctor says that coffee is just ok ?! 😊😊 I add salt to my coffee and that has really solved my heart arrhythmia issue. For quite a while I restricted myself to only 2 small cups of coffee a day trusting that would solve my issue bit it did not . Now I drink 3 to 4 small cups a day , add salt and I'm dandy......

Doc I love my coffee but the caffeine later in the day prevents me from sleeping. I drink regular coffee early and decaf later. Thank you for being here for us.

OMG. I'm so glad I found you! You makes so much sense and you explain things so well!

You are still the marvelous Doctor that inspires me. Keep up the excellent videos to keep us on track. Greatly appreciated. Wish you were still local.

Thanks for your honesty. None of us are perfect and rigidity does lead to crash and burn consequences. I don’t know why I never put the dopamine/serotonin link together with coffee before. Hormones are complex!

As an athlete, competitive cyclist, coffee is a huge part of the day. The caffeine hit after a hard training ride helps with recovery by opening up blood flow. It can also turn you around mid ride when feeling fatigued.

Doc, you give us such amazing information, going levels deeper into important issues! I'm addicted to carbs AND to your podcasts! Thank you SO much!

Add a pinch of salt, makes it perfect.

Coca Cola M&M’s. You’re my brother from another mother. I’m Beth and I’m a carboholic too! I’m +3y KETO/heavy carnivore. Thank you for your work!

Thank you! I love my coffee, and with my eating lifestyle that I have had to change to be healthier I didn’t want to give up my coffee. I just like the warm taste of it in the mornings. Sometimes with MCT and butter in it:

I can’t tell you how happy I am to have found your channel. I had the gastric sleeve 12 years ago and lost 100+ pounds, but I have gained 45 back. I started Keto 6 months ago and I am successfully well on my way back to health. You are the only place I have found that understands the carb addiction aspect of this journey. I am finding hope for the addiction stress that I am experiencing. It just seemed like there was no light at the end of the tunnel with my addiction, but now I can learn your strategies to get through. Thank you

I love my coffee too! Thanks again for the reminder to stop trying to be perfect. This has helped me so much since you did the video on the character types. Looking forward to the vid on artificial sweeteners. I have stopped all sweeteners for the month of January.

I wasn’t able to verbalize this but you stated it well. Since I love coffee and use it this way I make sure it’s as fresh as possible. It just makes me so happy. It’s also the same for me with carbonated water like Topo Chico or San Peligrino. It just calms me.

I love this! I needed the justification to keep drinking coffee 😂 I've been struggling with the idea to be more healthy and quitting coffee. It doesn't affect my sleep, I can go weeks without and have no withdrawals and I love the taste so that's why I want it. I only drink it as a morning ritual and occasionally in the afternoon if there is good tasting coffee available. Otherwise I don't crave it. So thnx for this, I will drink my two cups a day with no guilt from now on 😍😍😘

Facts Dr just started watching your content and you clear up the extremes when it comes to Keto and carnivore

I LOVE my coffee, but have to drink decaf because regular coffee gives me palpitations. 😔

Thank you for giving the thumbs up on coffee! It is my greatest vice on carnivore and keto. In fact, I almost quit the carnivore/keto lifestyle because of all the coffee haters saying we couldn’t have coffee on it. I’m so glad I didn’t listen to them. I totally agree it is my serotonin grab! Thank you 😊

Coffee is life!

You are great!!! I just discovered you today. I have listened to a bunch of doctors on RU-vid, but you are the first that gelled with me. I know I am on the right track.

I'll take your word for it! I like to follow you and have learned so much! My husband says you answer all of his healthy eating questions. He enjoys your in depth explanations.

I love decaf coffee!🙂 I've been drinking it for years even after I broke my caffeine addiction. I love the taste. However, I got back on caffeine a few months ago when I started keto to help prolong my fast. I start the morning with decaf, and have my real coffee around noon. Any later and it messes with my sleep.

This came into my feed while I was drinking a cup of coffee. So glad I can finish drinking it.

I love your honesty and bluntness , you go Doc !

I have more recently gotten into the ritual I'm drinking black coffee and skipping breakfast. This practice helps me to maintain an intermittent fasting regimen.

Coffee: no carbs, artificial sweeteners: no carbs, heavy whipping cream: no carbs. That's all I need to know!

Hi doc! I personally love coffee so much to the point of addiction. After I started my ketogenic diet a couple of years ago and managed to reverse my diabetes and insulin resistance I turned my attention to my adrenal fatigue. I learned in that journey that caffeine is a neurotoxin and an endocrine disruptor in that it has a negative effect on the hormonal balance especially the adrenal gland hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, so I decided to drink only decaf coffee. I've been drinking decaf for almost a year. Now I feel much better in terms of sleep cycle and stress. Recently I turned my attention to my iron deficiency which in my case is originating from low stomach acid, so I started supplementing with iron. The problem I faced was that my morning cup of coffee is definitely going to block the absorption of that iron pill which I also take in the morning. So I decided to drop that morning cup of coffee, which is my only cup of coffee. It's been now 2 weeks coffee free. I never felt any better. I'm really surprised that you say that coffee is ok when you know very well that, along with tea, it blocks the absorption of many nutrients like iron. I'm convinced that caffeine in coffee and tea is bad for health, not to mention the other constituents they contain.

Wow!!!! Freed from guilt at last. Whew. I knew that something was happening to offset the dopamine from concentrating, learning as much as I can, creating as much as I can, and omg, at last, I have found a peace. Darby Lettik​

I love this, thank you so much! I needed to hear that ✨🤩✨

Yes! Thanks for the info! Please do more of these, like, like, LIKE!

There's a good reason why I prefer decaf: normal coffee makes my heart race

Dopamine buildup --> seratonin relief. NOW I understand WHY when I'm stressing to do a task/project, pushing my time to prep a lesson, etc. WHY I keep wanting to stop and snack. True, I use food as a procrastination tool, and I felt guilty that I had such a bad "habit". But this explanation about the dopamine/endorphin/seratonin cycle, at least for me, gets even deeper under that. Thank you! Instead of using food as a relief, I can get just the seratonin relief needed with a brief taste of a favorite tea or coffee, etc. I am so grateful to have discovered your channel!

Thank you for the explanation on dopamine and serotonine, I didnt know about it and it is such an important fact!!! I will reflect upon it to improve my strategies!! I will be able to go through the day knowing that it will hapen and understanding the role of serotonin, I can be prepared for it, instead of getting confused, with a day full of triggers and cravings without proper meaning!

Even at my highest weight I never drank my calories. I didn't grow up on soda or juice so it was never appealing to me. For me it is bread like things. Doesn't necessarily have to be sweet

Great message! Caffeine free 1.5 years now for me so I rely on instant decaf to help me through the day. Works great when I don't forget my coffee!

Thanks Doc, am a 57 yr old truck driver, have had a 'few' cups of coffee in my time. Every thing you said resounded perfectly with me.

New fan here, glad I found your site! I like looking at the psychological aspects of weight loss. Been doing low carb for 8 months now. I do like my coffee, it doesn't seem to bother me and does give me a little boost.

Dr. Rob, you are becoming my #1 Keto/Carnivore Doc! I have been struggling with my coffee consumption lately wondering if it is the culprit with loose stools and bloating transitioning from keto to carnivore (only been 1.5 mos.) I love my butter coffees in the morning (only two) and don't want to give them up!

Love my coffee....never going to give it up. I was told my acid reflux was because of coffee...I cut out my carbs (20mg per day) but kept the coffee and my reflux went away ...magic !!! Thanks for sharing Doc God bless Gilly wife of Mark

You always amaze me with information I have never heard before. Wow! It is bound to help to understand what is going on!

I LOVE this concept of serotonin relief .... THANK YOU for this added skill in my healthy lifestyle toolkit

Coffee is the last item I have left from changing over to keto. Love it. Keeping it. Now I know it’s my dopamine/serotonin bridge....

I use DeCaf Tea and Coffee in the late afternoon and evening so that I have a chance of getting to sleep later on. Great videos, thanks.

Very well said Dr! There is something very satisfying about "Treating" your self to a cup of coffee. I also like having a can of sparkling water instead of pop. Makes me happy.☺ progress, not perfection!

thank you for the info on focus and the loss of it and why it happens..now I know how to handle it..well done sir...

I'm going to croak with or without coffee, and I don't believe that day is any sooner with.

Well said doc thanks for the advice.

I have only just discovered your channel, and I am very grateful for your expert opinion. I am in Plymouth UK.Thank you.

That makes so much sense. I started drinking tea and coffee habitually as I got higher up in academia. I've started drinking cacao and decaffeinated tea and coffee in the afternoon so it doesn't interfere with my sleep. I dont think I could finish my PhD without it!

Great video. I love coffee. I’m trying to cut back though because of adrenal fatigue. The rationale is that coffee causes your adrenals to release cortisol and adrenaline, and if you have over stressed adrenals, they can burn out and stop working normally. This often shows up with sleep problems like difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. Of course, your adrenals can become over stressed because of physical and emotional stresses. Coffee simply adds workload to the adrenals. Also, the brain adapts to the amount of caffeine you consume so I would love to be able to get similar dopamine benefits from coffee but with less coffee.

A work colleague once asked me if I chose one for the rest of my life, coffee or alcohol, what would it be? I answered coffee in any form without thinking. And that’s despite the fact that I really enjoy craft beers and fine reds, even if it is much less often nowadays. Am down 13 kg using a combo of IF and keto with one cheat day a week. Slow but steady wins the race.

Thank you for this! I have tried in the distant past more than once to quit coffee, and I just can't. I always came back. Now I drink my coffee and enjoy every yummy sip!

Wow. The first time ever that I’m hearing about the psychological explanation of coffee benefits and addiction biology and dopamine reset… SUBSCRIBED!

Good to hear that coffee works for you. Others have quite a different experience. For me coffee delivers a rush of energy for a couple of hours followed by extreme tiredness. Also while coffee has no calories itself it destabilizes my blood sugar level which results in eating foods high in sugar. This is the last thing needed for a person trying to loose fat, obviously.

I like the don't be a perfectionist suggestion. Also, I work at not over thinking or obsessing about diet. In 6 months I've reversed 9 years T2 diabetes, lost over 30 lbs to get in normal weight range. Very low carb foods Healthy fats. Working on a sustainable maintenance program. Love coffee. Do you think it stops autophagy? Some Drs recommend water &salt fasts only for autophagy.

Thank you so very very much. I have been stressing about having to give up my tea with sweet-n-low. I gave up diet coke (that I have been drinking since 1978) and substituted with my green tea. Then I started hearing that I can't have my sweetener.... On top of that people saying that I have to drink black coffee (YUK!) I just started my carnivore/keto way of eating. I'm a natural meat eater and have already had a mind change that I don't want that junk food in my body ever again. It has been about 6 weeks. No, I'm not seeing body changes, but there is major mind change. At any rate, I did not want to have to give up my tea or my coffee...especially my tea. I drink over 100 ounces a day of tea. That would have been a deal breaker for me. Thank you again for letting me know I can still stay on this path of eating.

Another reason to love you and your videos. Thank you.

I was putting off watching this! Glad I did! Coffee, yyyyyyeeeeesssss!

I don’t think any addictions are healthy. I feel so much better now that it is gone. It impeded my iron absorption so it wasn’t trivial for me. My iron went from 8 to 20 in 2 months when I gave it up. I only drink water. My favorite is carbonated water these days. I am very satisfied and don’t want anything else.

very cool I didn't know this and I'm so glad I checked this out. TY!

Totally made my day!!!! Thank you. A lot better than increasing antidepressants!!

"It takes a lot of work to be 300lbs and fat".

Whew, I read this and thought it said "Coffee is a killer"

You, sir, are a fuken legend. Love your delivery & style. I'm addicted to your channel already & I'm only 3 videos down with years of crawling over "lifestyle information" channels. Thanks for your work & keep them coming. 53,, kettlebell addicted and I eat fat like a starved eskimo but the leanest & meanest I'v ever been.

GREAT message. Well said and explained. Thank u.