I love coffee. I was drinking 3 or 4 cups a day, out of my favourite big mug. Being in Canada, I don't know ounces very well, so one day I filled it with water from a liquid measure - one of those "cups" is 500 mL! I couldn't believe that I was drinking up to 2L per day.

More recently, I went on a cleanse that recommended cutting out coffee. To offset what I thought would be withdrawal, I drank green and white teas all day long. The transition was fairly easy. The biggest surprise was that my mood calmed down immediately, as if I'd suddenly gone on antidepressants. My mind stopped racing, and my stomach knot went away (I'd just assumed that my stomach always felt a little queasy because I was under too much stress).

Now I'm back to drinking coffee, but only 1 - 2 cups a day... proper sized cups, of course.

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I love my coffee. It bothers some people, some it doesn't. Go with what works for you and but don't expect everyone to agree. Studies seem to go both ways.

Just don't touch my cuppa joe!

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thanks...
Kabin
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i dont drink coffee. its bad for my stomach and it takes me down. i think its unhealthy,i dont need coffee to stay awake,to be in good mood or something else.

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Harmony, at one point in my life I could not drink coffee because it severely upset my stomach. I also had to give up Scotch. Now that was going just too far so I consulted my family doctor who tested me for an ulcer. When the doctor gave me the test results he said, "You don't have an ulcer yet but if you keep trying to keep up with your wife you'll have one in a year." I took his advice and got a divorce. My stomach improved immediately and I've been back on coffee and Scotch ever since. Hhhmmm. just a suggestion.

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Oh yeah, and I forgot to add, since obviously this coffee thing means SO much to me, most people forget that 1 cup is 8oz. and often those coffee mugs and thermos usually are 16oz, sometimes more. So with two of those you should be done!
And of course lets not forget that coffee is a major market that can be exploited like everything else, ie: "Beef, it's what's for dinner," "The power of cheese," such adds coming out while these product's companies were fighting for sovereignty in the market again. Also supplying articles for their benefit such as beef increasing overall health in children (the study done on starving children in 3rd world countries), or most recently that dairy products help people loose weight(!) and we should get so many servings a day for this purpose, and lets not forget the issues with the edible egg. It's good for us, then it's bad for us, then it's good for us again... Really what's all the wishy-washy media about? The best place to get real information would be a consumer advocate group whose purpose is to try to get the reality available to consumers somewhere in the midst of propaganda where consumers are just a means to a profit. Anybody know one?

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I've been off coffee completely for about 6 months now because of severe stomach issues aided by coffee. The stomach problems dramatically decreased after quitting coffee. The withdrawal headaches are gone. I can be perky without it... This has ultimately sucked for me. I love coffee. But, in the last 6 months when I let myself bask in the glory of it especially in the cold months when it was almost unbearable for me to go without a warming cup, I have noticed these bad side effects that I had before but didn't contribute to my coffee habit: nervousness and irritability, sweating(!), stomach cramps, and of course bad breath and stained teeth. I don't know what to do. I miss my coffee. I heard there is a low acid coffee out there I'm going to try to find it and see if there is a difference and if they make decaf because I believe the nervousness, irritation, and sweating is due to the caffeine.

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Well, I try to not drink much coffee anymore. I've loved coffee for years. It is literally a family tradition. We start it while young children as part of a 'from scratch' home-made breadfast comprising of bread and coffee. So, I never thought twice about it. I only saw bad effects when people douced the caffeine with sugar. I always had mine with cream or black. As an adult my coffee intake increased dramatically. A pot or two a day. I LOVED coffee. Some people smoke or eat or whatever, I'd have a cup of joe. Since I had a child 7years ago, my intake of the stuff had decreased substantially to about 6cups a day. Sometimes with sugar and cream. The good effects of coffee for me: dieretic (I don't care what they say, you drink it and it goes right through but the seeming benefit is that the caffeine helps reduce swelling probably aided by all that peeing!), it helps with bowel movements, it does perk me up, its is soothingly nostalgic... I further supported my love after I read an article several years ago that said, especially for women, 3 cups of coffee a day decreased syptoms of depression. [Please read my next post with "The rest of the story"]

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Finally someone who makes sense, haha

I love my morning coffee to wake up all de dement ia :)

Thanks for the great article. Am forwarding to all my friends :)

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yum! I'm on my way for a warm cup of joe right now!!

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