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hi everyone welcome back to our health
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segment today we are talking about
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something many of us enjoy every morning
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coffee but did you know that coffee can
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sometimes mess with your medications
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let's dive into how coffee and medicine
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mix picture this you wake up grab your
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coffee and then take your meds turns out
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this order can cause some trouble some
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medicine don't like hanging out with
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coffee and here is why first up we have
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thyroid medicine you know the stuff that
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helps fix your thyroid hormones well
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coffee can make it hard for your body to
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take in this medicine making it not work
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as well next if you're dealing with a
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cold or allergies your meds might not
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get along with your coffee but coffee
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and these meds are like little
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energizers and when they team up you
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might feel super restless and have a
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hard time sleeping now for those
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managing diabetes mixing coffee with
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your meds can cause your blood sugar to
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go crazy plus caffeine might make it
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tougher to handle your diabetes so it's
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a good idea to think before you drink
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Alzheimer's medicine is next on our list
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coffee can play tricks on your brain's
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protective shield which might make it
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harder for your medicine to do its job
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that's the stop what we want when we are
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trying to keep our minds
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sharp if you have asthma you are
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familiar with those helpful broad C
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lators but when these meds meet coffee
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it's like a party for restlessness and
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tummy trouble plus your body might not
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absorb the medicine as
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well osteoporosis meds are here to keep
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our bones strong but they're not
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coffee's best friend having coffee when
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you take this meds can weaken their
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power so save the coffee for later
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feeling down anti-depressants can be
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affected by coffee too sometimes might
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not work as well if you are sipping
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coffee at the same time coffee could
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even give you extra Jers and make it
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tough to sleep now let's talk about anti
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meds these are important for mental
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health but coffee can make them less
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effective so you might want to stick to
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water when you take these peels blood
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pressure meds are a big deal for a lot
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of folks if you have high blood pressure
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coffee might mess with your medicine's
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game plan it like coffee is a goalie
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stopping the medicine from getting in
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the goal if you're a night out you might
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use melatonin to help you sleep but if
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you're sipping coffee at night it's like
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melatonin job gets harder coffee can
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mess up its sleepy signals the big
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takeaway here is that coffee and
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Medicine aren't always the best mix if
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you are taking any of this meds it might
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be smart to wait a bit before having
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your morning coffee and always chat with
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your doctor if you're unsafe or
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unsure so let's stay healthy and keep
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our morning routine in check remember
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when it comes to coffee and Medicine
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timing is everything thanks for tuning
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in and we will see you next time
