Comments on: Is Coffee Good or Bad For You?

By: OLD GUY

OLD GUY — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:27:05 +0000

I am 74 years old and have dranked coffee since I was a teen and my doctor always tell’s me I am in very good health.
I can still do a full day’s work(outside hard work) my breath is just fine.
I have pains but after all what 74 year old doesn’t have a few(if they don’t then they are dead).
MY GRANDMOTHER & GRANDFATHER lived into their late 90′s and both were heavy coffee drinkers,GRAND DAD also smoked and GRANDMOTHER dipped snuff and I guess it finally got them,he was 97 and she passed away at 99.
I think everyone should do what makes them happy and stop trying to tell everyone else what they should or should not do.
LIFE is short so just enjoy it while you are here.
JUST the thoughts of this old man.

By: DrSchwartzman

DrSchwartzman — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:20:26 +0000

A nice summary, yet another very important point regarding caffeine is that it can cause loss of key nutrients, including potassium, calcium, magnesium, and zinc

By: Mississippi Medigap

Mississippi Medigap — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:41:31 +0000

This is sad to see with the amount of coffee I drink, but thanks for all the information – definitely had not heard some of these things before!

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By: john

john — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:42:21 +0000

I think decaf is bad because of the chemical….regular has great pros….I love it thanks for looking..

By: Max

Max — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:11:19 +0000

I suffered with acid reflux for 15 years and could not sleep at night without taking the purple pills or Zantac. After the doctor said my blood lab results showed signs of high creatinine levels, I evaluated my regimen of medication which was the acid reflux pills and also an aspirin a day. A little research and I found that caffeine was a cause of acid production and it also relaxes the muscle in the esophagus which allows acid to rise into areas it should not be in. So after 35 years of caffeine addiction, I stopped cold turkey. That was 4 months ago and I noticed a change immediately after 2 days without it. My energy was more constant and not up and down, I slept better, and my acid reflux completely went away. Now I am drug free. I believe eating properly will compensate for what ever benefits the caffeine pros suggest here. Remember, caffeine is a drug and an unnatural substance that your body will try to reject. I will take my chances without it. This country has more cancer and heart disease than anywhere in the world and almost every person is addicted to caffeine so to separate myself from the herd so to speak could be a very good choice.

By: tom

tom — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:26:01 +0000

Coffee is very addictive.
Stopping coffee brings pain due to the withdrawal syndrome. Some of these effects can last for months.
Most people cannot stop their coffee habit due to the addiction so they instead rationalize the habit as everything in moderation or it has some apparent good effects. That’s just self deception.

You are an addict and you will be sick in the future because of it.
Coffee causes insulin resistance and disrupts blood sugar functioning and raises cortisol levels and exaggerates the stress response. No amount of positive effects can counter these negative effects. So if you want to end up fat and in need of an antidepressant and pain medication… keep drinking your coffee.

By: bryan

bryan — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:21:56 +0000

im 14 about to be 15 i drink coffe every morning every mrning andd i am doing great and i am awak and vocised and i work for carpet cleaning so i know how it feels…

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:05:53 +0000

I’m 40 and love the taste of coffee as long as it has cream and sugar. From my youth I have drank many cups a day. Now as I get older I have found in my body troubles with pain in my back if I drink a cup and worse if I drink more. Some say it’s in my kidneys, I disagree because the pains are worse when getting out of bed and my back would be out of place often. I decided to stop drinking it and havent had any back pains or problems until much latter to prove my theory and the pains comes again. As for me I don’t smoke, drink alcohol, or any of those bad habits and have decided to avoid this one also.

By: Ash

Ash — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:47:01 +0000

I’ve been vegan for 6 years – I get a full exam (blood and all) at the doctors every 6 months and I have never been deficient in anything except iron, which I struggled with prior to going vegan as well (and when I’m deficient, I up my spinach and hummus for a couple weeks and my iron levels raise back within the acceptable range, never had to supplement).

Vegan diets can be very balanced; you’re giving out false information as well.