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Caffeine and Blood Flow to heart during Exercise

How blessed we are as a people to have the counsel of the Spirit of Prophecy. We have been instructed that, "Tea and coffee do not nourish the system.... The continued use of these nerve irritants is followed by headache, wakefulness, palpitation of the heart, indigestion, trembling, and many other evils; for they wear away the life forces." (The Faith I Live By, p. 235) In the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 17, 2006 it was reported that caffeine, 200 mg., reduced the flow of blood to the heart by 22 to 39% in exercising patients. So while commercials show athletes and others drinking these beverages, those with heart disease may be drinking a heart attack. So why not heed the counsel of God and enjoy better health, physically, mentally and spiritually?

For He says, " Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. (Deut. 4:5,6)