Matt Di Pasquale

This is my response to a comment made on my facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=514417&v=feed&story_fbid=59396232...

Okay... i'm gonna wing this cause I don't have anything definitive to go on. I've heard both sides of the story. I've heard more to stay away from coffee as Eric says. The best explanation I've heard from reading is from Rob Young author of Ph Miracle. He says coffee (although perhaps alkaline) leaves an acidic ash when digested by ur body. And it's better to eat more alkaline foods 80% like plants and leafy-greens and some fruit (lemons, although acidic, actually leave an acid ash), legumes, etc. than acidic foods 20%.

Also, if u only have a small amount of milk in ur coffee/diet, ur prob fine (as all rats were that only had 5% casein in diet as compared 20% rats, which all got liver cancer.) But milk is actually unhealthy for u and ur bones contrary to what propaganda implies. So, sparingly if any.

From a common sense perspective, coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant. I believe that most seeds are very bitter (think orange seeds, etc.) because they are not meant to be eaten by animals. It makes sense that nature would intend this to be the case because if seeds were sweet and tasted really good, than many animals would eat them... and then there would be no more coffee plants or orange trees or lemon trees or apple trees, etc.. actually, aren't apple seeds poisonous? http://bit.ly/U3P4J Yes, they are. Apparently, cherry pits are also poisonous. Did you know that coffee beans are actually the pits of coffee cherries? http://bit.ly/rbibq Hmmm... perhaps I'm onto something here... who knows... This site labels the coffee plant as minorly poisonous: http://bit.ly/lOg6l

I like how in the 1st link in the paragraph above she says: "Chewing the seeds makes them much more hazardous to your health." This makes sense because seeds have a protective covering around them so that if we accidentally swallow one or two or three or four or five, etc. when we're eating say an orange the protective shell prevents it from being easily digested. Ever take a shit to see whole seeds in there? ... oops... maybe I'm the only one... hmm... anyway... never-mind.... now... what was i saying [God... i can't believe i said that!] ... Oh, yes... soo.. it's kinda like swallowing a cocaine balloon... If the balloon pops, it could be deadly. Similarly, if the outer shell of the seed is punctured, by for example chewing the seed, you are "punished" with a strong, bitter taste... probably to signal you to spit it out, dummy! And as she says: "Chewing the seeds makes them much more hazardous to your health." Nowadays, most fruits are genetically engineered not to have seeds... stick to local, organic, natural, non-genetically engineered produce. You must ask the store/farmer you buy from.

Now... how do we make coffee? We get the coffee seeds, strip off some outer layers, roast them, grind them, make coffee. Well, coffee is basically made from all the nutrients extracted from the seeds. Based on my assumption of nature's intention for these nutrients, I don't think it's necessary or beneficial to drink coffee. But I don't think a little here or there will hurt.

Then again, this reasoning could all be completely wrong with this approach... since I eat almonds, which are also seeds, and supposed to be very healthy for you. http://bit.ly/2KRptj But they're not really bitter... haha... that's how I rationalized that. :P

For me, a big reason I stay away from coffee is cause my mom says she's addicted to it and she doesn't like the effects it has on her. She gets withdrawal if she tries to quit (like headaches and trembling). She wants to stop drinking it but can't. Talking to my mom about her experiences with coffee was enough to scare me away from it... Plus, I don't like the taste. Way too bitter... Although they sometimes say some bitter things are good for you... I forget what though...