Whether you’re sipping a hot cappuccino on your way to work or indulging in a sweet latte after a big presentation, it’s hard to imagine a day without coffee. And because it helps you regain energy in no time, many of us can’t resist the temptation to drink several cups to refuel and keep ourselves going throughout the day.
We at Bright Side also can’t stand the thought of facing the day without a hot cup of Java. And we decided to find out how drinking too much coffee may affect you.
1. It might be visible on your nails.
In addition to making you feel jittery, drinking too much coffee might interfere with your iron absorption and cause anemia. This pretty common condition affects the amount of healthy red blood cells that carry oxygen to your body’s tissues and makes you feel weak and tired. Apart from low energy, anemia might affect the appearance of your nails, causing your fingernail moons to become less visible or even disappear.
2. It may upset your stomach.
If you ever felt that drinking too many cups of coffee makes you go to the bathroom more often, there’s actually a scientific explanation to that. Because coffee is acidic, it irritates your stomach lining and causes cramping, which in turn may lead to diarrhea. You might experience these unpleasant consequences even if you drink decaf, so it’s better to watch your caffeine intake and opt for less acidic varieties, such as French roast or espresso.
3. It might give you headaches.
Although many people hope that a hot cup of Java will make an annoying headache go away, it might actually make it worse. Caffeine causes you to urinate more often, which slightly dehydrates your body and may cause headaches. Although about four cups of brewed coffee a day is considered a safe amount of caffeine for healthy people, in reality most of us can tolerate far less, and having too much caffeine can give you painful migraines.
4. It may cause your skin to age faster.
While coffee is rich in antioxidants that protect your skin from harmful free radicals, drinking too much of it can reduce collagen in your cells. Because collagen is vital for achieving a plump and youthful complexion, consuming too much caffeine can cause your skin to become less elastic and more vulnerable to fine lines and wrinkles.
Can you start your day without coffee? How do you feel when you drink too much of it?
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98-year-old Kentucky woman with over 230 great-great-grandchildren meets her great-great-great-grandchild for the first time in amazing photo with 6 generations in it
An incredibly heartwarming photo showing six generations of women from the same family has gone viral recently as it captured the attention of a large number of people.
At the top end of the age scale is 99-year-old MaeDell Taylor Hawkins who is holding her seven-month-old great-great-great-granddaughter Zhavia Whitaker in her arms while the rest of the women, including MaeDell’s daughter, Frances Snow, 77, granddaughter Gracie Snow Howell, great-granddaughter Jacqueline Ledford, 29, and great-great-granddaughter Jaisline Wilson, 19, are posing behind them. Today, MaeDell has more than 620 grandchildren from her own daughters and their children’s children.
“I know it’s rare for six generations … it’s even rarer for all of them to be the same gender,” MaeDell’s granddaughter Howell, 58, told Good Morning America. “We’re all girls — girl power, as well.”
When they snapped the photo and shared it on the social media, none of them knew it would attract that much attention.
“We just kind of planned a day, and we just all met and grandma knew we were coming,” Howell, who now lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, said.
MaeDell got married back in 1940 when she was just 16 years old. Her husband was 50-year-old rail worker Bill Taylor who at the time had 10 children and needed someone to take care of them while he was at work. MaeDell took the role of a mother and went on to have 13 children on her own.
The family lived a very simple life as they lacked electricity, running water, and a stove, among the rest.
Getting married young was normal back in the day. Speaking of it, Howell said, “Now we don’t. We have children later in our life, so families are not that big. Having six generations is very, very rare to start with.”
The Kentucky matriarch now boasts a whopping 623 descendants, according to a family chart shared by her daughter-in-law, Janice Taylor. They include 106 grandchildren, 222 great-grandchildren, 234 great-great-grandchildren and 37 great-great-great-grandchildren.
“If everything goes well, the baby’s doing well, Grandma’s doing well – we’re all going to meet back in June and get another picture,” the family shared.
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