Coffee with lemon to boost metabolism. When and how to drink it to lose weight?

Traditional coffee was brought to our country back in the middle of the 17th century: then Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich caught a cold and the court doctor prescribed him a “medicine against arrogance, runny nose and eye diseases”. At that time it was an exclusively natural “decoction of grains”, which served as a cure for any “disease”.

Nowadays there are many variations of the Colombian drink – classic espresso, which invigorates hard working office clerks in the morning, mochaccino, americano, frappe, Ice coffee and hundreds of other drinks with coffee beans of different strength and content. But we will tell you about espresso-romano coffee or just coffee with lemon: is it really so useful in the morning or is it better not to pay attention to the laudatory reviews in the network? Anna Berseneva, nutritionist and nutritionist, shares her expert opinion with “Championship”.

Anna: For some people it is just a drink, for others it is a favorite morning ritual. But, you must agree, coffee is a whole culture, tradition and art!
Caffeine, when ingested with a cup of coffee/tea, is absorbed into the blood and body tissues and is broken down slowly or quickly by liver enzymes. The duration of the effect depends on many factors – genetics, bad habits (smoking, alcohol consumption), diseases, diet, physical activity, taking medications (e.g. hormonal contraceptives).

One of the key factors that is responsible for breaking down over 90% of the caffeine consumed is a certain enzyme. Depending on how active it is in the human body, we react to caffeine-containing products in one way or another. That is why some people drink coffee with pleasure and without feeling irritability, nervousness, palpitations, and others after one cup can not calm down until the next morning.

What is useful coffee with lemon?

For people suffering from migraines or low blood pressure, this drink will become not only tonic, but also really useful. The fact is that all the harm of coffee lies in its main component – caffeine. However, the juice that a slice of lemon releases in a cup of coffee reduces the harmful effects of this psychostimulant on the body.

In addition, coffee is also useful for people who have fallen ill with acute respiratory infections. Harmful, it would seem, caffeine, accelerates the heart, which, in turn, begins to accelerate the blood through the vessels, the immune system is strengthened, and the person soon goes on the mend. And citrus fruits are the best helpers in the fight against fever and germs.

Drinking 1-2 cups of coffee with lemon a day, you prolong the life of your cells. It’s all about the antioxidants found in both coffee and lemon. Organic acids, which are abundant in citrus, break down fats in the body, normalize metabolism and dull the feeling of hunger, improve the condition of skin, hair and nails. Vitamin C, which is very rich in lemon, helps to maintain strength, so that any diet is tolerated easily and painlessly.

In addition to all this, Romano is able to improve metabolism, again thanks to caffeine, which makes the stomach secrete more juices.

Anna: Another important point about coffee is that caffeine can increase metabolism by 3-11%! Often this fact is used for a faster process of losing excess weight. In 15-20 minutes drink a cup of coffee, of course, without sugar and milk. But it is very important to know that this technique can bring harm. Especially if there are even the slightest deviations in the work of the cardiovascular system.
Therefore, it is recommended to drink coffee and strong tea (including matcha and even cocoa!) before 16:00 and at least an hour before sports.

Who should refrain from drinking?

First of all, any coffee is forbidden for people suffering from ulcers and gastritis, as it
increases the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. This drink is also not recommended for people suffering from hypertension, however, in the first stage of the disease is allowed to use it only in the first half of the day.

It is surprising what benefits can bring, it would seem, the most ordinary things. However, even if you have no health problems, you should not forget that caffeine is addictive and in very large quantities can make you feel worse.