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COFFEE- Friend or Foe?


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#1 Laura

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Posted 30 June 2004 - 02:31 PM

Coffee, cafe, java, joe....a bean by any other name would still smell as sweet!!

I love the stuff, but I often wonder about the health issues. So what IS the real "scoop" on coffee consumption? Here's what I have heard and/or read about the stuff. Please feel free to comment...

PROS /good things I've heard
-tastes good (at least to some folks)
-provides energy
-increases mental clarity and physical endurance
-warms you up on a cold day
-when used as before exersize, it releases stored fat to be burned for energy
-speeds digestion

CONS/bad things I've heard
-stains your teeth
-leaches vitamins and/or minerals from the body
-interferes with digestion
-causes blood sugar levels to peak and then crash
-causes the body tissues to become too acidic
-hard on the kidneys/liver

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Posted 30 June 2004 - 02:47 PM

It also leaches calcium dramtically from our bones in addition to all the cons you listed above...but that is a function of the caffeine and not coffee in particular.

I used to drink 3 pots of coffee a day...yep POTS! Now I am entirely caffeine free and I have more energy then I ever had from the caffeine. Plus I wake up at the same time every morning without an alarm clock AND I only need water to get me going in the mornings. Since Osteoporosis runs in my family...as does almost every major ailment...my gene pool looks like a cesspool...I feel 200% better about my chances of avoiding bone loss.

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Posted 30 June 2004 - 04:01 PM

Coffee does not provide energy. You may feel more like it does, but when the drug induced high wears off, lack of energy hit's you hard.

I find it amazing that so many people need a drug to wake up in the morning.
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Posted 30 June 2004 - 04:44 PM

Caffeine also makes coffee a diuretic, therefore - I drink one quart of real stuff in the morning, then go to DeCaf for the next 2 or 3 quarts a day.

I carry DeCaf on dive boats to help warm up, never real.

Except - if I have a headache, I'll use real with aspirin, as it makes it work better...
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Posted 30 June 2004 - 05:05 PM

Well I start most mornings off with a French Vanilla Cappuccino, which replaced my black w/ sugar 100% Columbian :2cool:

Pros: Makes me bearable!

Cons: Please refer to Pros!
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 07:09 AM

Well I start most mornings off with a French Vanilla Cappuccino, which replaced my black w/ sugar 100% Columbian  :lmao:

Pros: Makes me bearable!

Cons: Please refer to Pros!
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 07:22 AM

It is cute, but it's an example of drug dependency which actually makes it less cute.
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 08:08 AM

It is cute, but it's an example of drug dependency which actually makes it less cute.

Was that a stone that just hit my glass house??? :lmao:
Didn't you tell me you were once a caffeine addict, too, Darling?

Don't be too hard on us java junkies, please :diver: It's a hard habit to break.
I do agree it's an addiction, but it's not like were're doing coke or heroin here!
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 08:32 AM

Was that a stone that just hit my glass house???


Nope. You are well aware of your addiction,

Got a java monkey on my back!

, I was merely pointing out a manifestation of it that isn't as cute as it first appears.

Didn't you tell me you were once a caffeine addict, too


No. I told you I once drank coffee. It was never a regular thing for me. Never more than about once a week (if memory serves, it was a long time ago), although I did use it for the drug effect from time to time.

Don't be too hard on us java junkies, please



Was I hard on you? I wasn't trying to be.

It's a hard habit to break.


I know, yet I walked away cold turkey with no regrets over 26 years ago, which is another reason I suspect I wasn't addicted. The only side effect is coffee now smells very bad.
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 08:56 AM

I can't explain it (other than as an addiction) but I look forward to my coffee in the morning even though I don't particularly like the taste. I didn't use to like it, but a former girlfriend got me going (she's now off caffeine).

I drink 3 cups a day while I work on the computer in the AM. I think I've seen reports that say that is an acceptable amount if you're not willing to go caffeine free. It is a drug, as is chocolate (well, what it contains). There are some drugs I can't seem to resist (and they're all legal!).

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Posted 01 July 2004 - 08:59 AM

Chocolate is also a source of caffeine.
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 09:13 AM

Was I hard on you? I wasn't trying to be.

Thanks!

No worries, it's all good darlin!
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Posted 01 July 2004 - 10:56 AM

being ADHD, l find that a quad vanilla latte once or twice a day is a darn good way to self-medicate...sure beats the pharmacutical option. l tried to read up on ADHD to find other options, but l got bored.

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Posted 01 July 2004 - 11:03 AM

Absolutely an addiction. I don't kid myself. I have gone "caffeine free" twice before for a couple of months. The headache lasts for three solid weeks for me.

I've tried water to wake up. Why do I need help waking up? Insomnia. My most restful sleep comes just at the time I have to rise to prepare for my workday. (I'll get up for an early dive, though)

Anyway, just one or two cups and I'm good for the day. Some day, I'll bite the bullet and get off of it for good!

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Posted 01 July 2004 - 11:09 AM

being ADHD, l find that a quad vanilla latte once or twice a day is a darn good way to self-medicate...sure beats the pharmacutical option. l tried to read up on ADHD to find other options, but l got bored.

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