Don’t drink coffee before you go to the doctor
For most of us, coffee is an absolutely essential part of our morning routine. We can all agree on that. Coffee helps us get through the day much easier, especially in stressful moments, such as a doctor’s appointment.
So why wouldn’t you want a cup of coffee before your appointment, right?
But as we found out, coffee can throw off a test on most standard checkups. According to Dr. James Dewar, physician and vice chairman of family medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, having coffee or other caffeine such as cola in the first hour before your tests, can mess up your blood pressure and make the number artificially higher.”
How come I’ve never seen this list in any medical facility? How come I never hear or read from ophthalmologists about wearing sunglasses when outside in the sun, especially at the beach and over water? How come there is only a cursory announcement of the dangers of digesting pills laced with harmful drugs?