Comments on: The Coffee Connection – Is it Good or Bad?

By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:43:47 +0000

Thanks for the great summary.

I often cite coffee studies as an example of the confusion in trying to keep up with mainstream media medical news.
The study that caught my eye this year analyzed whether there was any connection between coffee and increased mortality for any reason. The conclusion was no.
I have to have my cup in the morning, maybe a little tea later on.

By: Carrie Tucker

Carrie Tucker — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:33:15 +0000

Good for you for tackling such a sensitive subject. I have been wanting to bring it up on my blog, but have only hinted to it so far None of us want to hear that our morning cup of coffee isn’t good for us.

I for one am a coffee fan. Love the smell even more than the taste, if that is possible. However, I also know that for me, it is like drinking pain.

It forces your adrenal glands to produce more stress hormone, which in turn reduces the ability that your adrenals have to produce youth hormone.

The acid that coffee adds to throw me off balance, is something I am aware of within minutes of drinking it. It wasn’t always like this, we become less tolerant of the drug as we age.

Remember, it is naturally occurring but still a drug. Read The Caffeine Blues, great read. Don’t worry about how think it is. Half of it is footnotes because it is so well researched.

Many blessings

By: Carrie at NaturalMomsTalkRadio

Carrie at NaturalMomsTalkRadio — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:44:46 +0000

Why am I surprised to read this most reasonable of articles on coffee?

Probably cause you wrote it.

I’ve come to the conclusion after reading the flipflop of evidence that hits us from the media every month or so about coffee, that a little won’t hurt me. After all, it occurs naturally in some of the foods we eat.

Coffee also has antioxidants.

I drink coffee sometimes then quit for awhile, and notice no real difference in how I feel. There was a time when I was drinking too much and found it made me nervous and I was impatient with my kids, but one cup a day doesn’t bother me or cause unpleasant symptoms.

As addictions go, it’s not a bad one. I wish I could figure out how to stop attacking my fingernails and cuticles. LOL!

And I drink a little raw milk in my coffee. No sugar and no nasty chemicals. And it’s organic or fair trade!

By: flipflopmamma

flipflopmamma — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:02:42 +0000

Great article! I was concerned to come over here and read it because I really like my coffee. I guess it’s like everything else and as long as you have it in moderation you’ll be ok I usually only have one cup in the morning and one (usually decaf) cup in the evening.

By: Janel

Janel — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:53:26 +0000

Great information. I definitely do not fall in the moderate coffee drinking catagory. I have started to drink tea in the afternoon, though.

The heart disease fact is something I never knew! That is good to know.

Thanks

By: Traci

Traci — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:35:52 +0000

Excellent article!

I love my daily cup of coffee, but it’s truly just that: one cup (or the rare second cup). I do suffer from migraines, and have osteoporosis, so I have to really limit my caffeine.

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:27:11 +0000

Thank you for such an informative article! Enjoyed it!

By: Nicole, The Card Eagle, Bandes

Nicole, The Card Eagle, Bandes — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:25:25 +0000

I don’t drink caffeine often but when I do get a migraine, caffeine is sometimes a quick solution to the pain. The migraine isn’t triggered by the lack of caffeine but can be helped by it.

On the other side, caffeine is very acidic and brings a lot of problems like osteoporosis.