Fluids Hypertension Syndromes: Migraines, Headaches, Normal ...

(Wink C S, and others).
Fluids Hypertension Syndromes – Dr. Leonardo Izecksohn – page 248
XVI - 110) Heart rate increased. Arterial hypertension. Tachycardia. Extrasystoles: “Examining
changes in cardiovascular function after completion of fatiguing bench-press and leg-press exercise
after Caffeine or placebo ingestion…Results showed significant increases in heart rate (+ 10
beats/min), systolic blood pressure (+ 8-10 mmHg), and rate-pressure product with acute Caffeine ingestion
versus placebo.”(Astorino T A, and others).
The patients can feel this as cardiac Palpitations.
“Caffeine had no effects on Heart rate variability or ventricular extrasystoles in young adults but aggravated
those in obese middle-aged subjects.”(Nakanishi T, and Yoshimura M).
XVI - 111) Heel spur aches (pain).
The heel spur can ache too much with caffeine, but the aches disappear after one month without caffeine:
Heel Spur aches, Asthma and caffeine: We had a white 61-year-old patient, retired librarian, no
child, 1.65 meters (5 feet and 5 inches) tall, and 65 Kilograms (143 pounds) of weight. She never eats
red meats. She was user of coffee 200 milliliter (7 fluid ounces) and guaraná 300 milliliter (10 fluid
ounces) daily. “They are tasty, aren’t they?” She presented asthma crisis around once a week,
triggered by many stimuli, repeating during some 40 years. She used to walk daily 5 to 10 kilometers
only for her health, using sportive shoes. She also practiced swimming and physical exercises five
times a week, only for physical fitness.
Last year she presented with strong aches at her left foot, and was diagnosed with heel spur. The
aches became so intense that she could not stand up with her usual sandals, and needed to search orthopedic
shoes and special insoles just to walk. She tried acupuncture, physiotherapy, homeopathy and
other medications, without success.
After more than 6 months of unbearable aches, she decided to stop all caffeine. She suffered one
week with head and diffuse body’s aches from the withdrawal of caffeine. After that, the heel spur remains
at the same size and place, but the aches almost disappeared, and the asthma crisis became
weaker and rare. Now, after 6 months without caffeine, she did not have any asthma crisis, her old
asthma medications are useless, she no longer needs any orthopedic shoe and she is walking and exercising
again. The heel spur is still there, but it does not ache any more. It is good, isn't it?
XVI - 112) Hip fracture risk increased: On “100 case subjects (57 women and 43 men) admitted with
a first hip fracture into one of three hospitals across New Delhi...Tea drinkers have a higher risk of hip
fracture (OR 22.8).” (Jha R M, and others).
XVI - 113) Homocysteine level raised in the blood: “We found a significant increase level of plasma
homocysteine from 9.6 to 11.4 micromol/l in persons drinking natural, unfiltered coffee.” (Bukowska
H, and others). Homocysteine is a harmful amino-acid, neurotoxic, associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular, neurological and psychiatric diseases, including Alzheimer, dementia and open-angle
glaucoma.
XVI - 114) Hot flashes: “Postmenopausal women experiencing hot flashes in whom estrogen replacement
is contraindicated have alternatives available to them; ...Patients should be told that regular physical
activity, a balanced diet, avoidance of alcohol and caffeine, and stress reduction may be of additional
help in decreasing vasomotor flushing.” (Lucero M A and McCloskey W W).
XVI - 115) Hyperthermia: “Administration of theophylline and caffeine produced a dose-dependent
rise in rectal temperature at ambient temperatures of 8, 22 and 30 degrees C. The hyperthermia in response
to either xanthine was brought about by an increase in metabolic heat production. In addition,
their administration produced behavioral excitation, cutaneous vasodilation (as estimated by an increase
in the foot and tail skin temperatures) and diuresis. The data suggest that these xanthines elicit a