News India Live, Digital Desk: The morning of us Indians is incomplete without a sip of tea or coffee. As soon as the eyes open, the hand automatically moves towards the cup. On top of that, if you are a ‘coffee lover’, then there is nothing to ask! That fragrance alone lights up the brain. But wait… If you are a thyroid patient and take Thyroid pills (Thyroxine) every morning on an empty stomach, then this lovely habit of yours can take a heavy toll on your health. Many people have been taking medicines for years but their reports show that the thyroid level does not come under control or the weight does not reduce. A major reason for this can be the timing of your ‘morning coffee’. Let us understand in very simple language what is the matter and what precautions you should take. Is coffee the enemy of thyroid medicine? Not an enemy, but definitely an ‘obstruction’. In fact, when you wake up in the morning and take a thyroid pill, that medicine needs at least 30 to 45 minutes to dissolve in your body and work, that Also in an empty stomach. Coffee (and tea too) contains caffeine and some acids that change the internal environment of the stomach. Research shows that if you drink coffee immediately after taking medicine, your intestines are not able to absorb that medicine properly. This simply means that you took the pill, but your body did not get its full effect. Consider it like you took 100mg medicine, but the body got only 60mg because on top of that you drank coffee. So should thyroid patients give up coffee? Absolutely not! You don’t need to give up your preferences, you just need to be a little ‘smarter’. If you have to drink coffee, include these 3 easy rules in your daily routine:1. The “one hour” rule (Golden Rule) is the most important. Keep at least 60 minutes (1 hour) between the time you take your thyroid medication and your coffee. 30 minutes is also fine, but doctors consider 1 hour to be the safest. This gives the medicine full time to do its work.2. On an empty stomach, only water, no coffee. Do not drink caffeine (coffee/tea) directly after waking up in the morning. This is bad not only for the medicine, but also for your hormones. Coffee increases ‘cortisol’ (stress hormone) in the body. Similarly, our stress hormones increase in the morning. So, after waking up, first drink one or two glasses of plain water, take your medicine, and then wait for your coffee.3. Coffee with milk or black coffee?If you drink coffee or tea with milk along with or immediately after the medicine, it is even more harmful. Calcium present in milk further reduces the absorption of the medicine. Therefore, it is very important to keep a gap. What to do if you are in a hurry? Many people say that “We do not have enough time in the morning to wait for an hour after taking medicine and then drink coffee.” There is a solution to this too: If your daily routine is very busy, then drink your coffee after reaching office or work. Take your medicine before leaving home, and enjoy a coffee on the way or when you get there. By then the necessary time will have passed. Small change, big impact. Health is not the work of one day. If you are taking medicine regularly, then take full advantage of it. Try making this small change in your morning timing, you will definitely feel the difference in your energy and reports.
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