How do you take your coffee?

Philippines
August 29, 2009 5:04am CST
I don't know about you,but I love to drink coffee. I take about 3--4 cups a day. Not only because it smells great and tastes good, but because i get a lot of health benefits from it. Coffee does help me a lot with my migraines... There is even a long list developing of all of the health benefits that your coffee can offer you, and among those are a lowered risk of liver cancer, diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, and Parkinson's disease. Furthermore, when you really take the time to look at what exactly goes into a cup of coffee, you may be surprised. Coffee itself is full of so many different components, with only 2% of them being caffeine. When you do the math, that leaves you with 98% of other bioactive ingredients that can make a dramatic difference in the way that coffee affects your health for the better. it can often lead to anxiety and insomnia if you take excessive coffee tough... But for me, i get more benefits form coffee than harm... I used to take mine with cream and extra sugar... but after some time I was becoming more concious of my weight, I now take my coffee black.. and a little strong.. How do you take you coffee?
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TheAmilet
@TheAmilet (52)
• Philippines
4 Oct 09
i like to drink coffee everyday..and whetr it is black or with cream is okay..but if they let me chosse..i want Irish cream
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
4 Oct 09
hey thanks for the response amilet!
kevsgirlalways
@kevsgirlalways (5883)
• Malaysia
30 Aug 09
i don't take coffee everyday but if i do, i always like mine with cream and sugar
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
hello there kevs! habing coffee with cream and sugar is always good... i wish i can havve that too all the time.. however i prefer to stick to my black coffee..it helps a lot with my migraines
Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (160483)
• United States
29 Aug 09
I take my coffee black, and people tell me we make it strong, so maybe we do. I know in moderation is has health benefits. It is also the perfect accompaniment for breakfast and for some sweet foods. I just like it, also.
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
I could more appreciate the coffee if it's strong...i take mine black as well...and halfway hot...i don't like it toooooo hot... and i use soem sugar in it... like you garden... breakfast can't be with out coffee!!!
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63568)
• United States
29 Aug 09
since I went on the diet, I have not had any coffee - I like it with lots of milk/cream even tho I do use Equal or Splenda to sweeten it. I have picked up my tea drinking
ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63568)
• United States
29 Aug 09
well, I've lost 20 lbs so far - and if it EVER cools off, I'll try to exercise!
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
yea..Equal and Slenda could work well.. unfortunately i take mine with the grains sugar... I love it black and a little sweet!LOLZ...... my mom says my coffee tastes weird.. but we all have our "perfect" coffee........ i see you are more into tea now. it does have caffeine too and tastes good and smells good to... hey elic... I wish you luck on your diet!!! I have been there..its a lot of work
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
20 lbs!!! wow you're doing a great job!!! keep it up..while you're up to it... you could lose few more pounds once it starts shedding off...
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Ninaaah
@Ninaaah (93)
• Serbia And Montenegro
29 Aug 09
I don't like coffee but I drink it often cause I study at nights and coffee helps me a lot in working all night. I usually don't care about its taste, I often take it black with a little bit of sugar, but when I really can't stand its taste, then I take it with cream and lot of sugar. I take 3 caps per day.
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
hey ninaaah! when i was young too i couldnt understand why people are so addicted to cofee.... but as I grew older... I understood!!!it's just soo good and irresistable
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marctiu
@marctiu (829)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
Coffee. There are many studies now that show brewed coffee really have this anti oxidant effect and recent study show that too much of it can lead to various illness. There a very special aroma in a coffee where you can't find it anywhere else. I usually drink 1-2 cup/s per day. I'm not that addicted to coffee, but I can say I'm almost there. I prefer my coffee to be mix with milk and sugar. To have it sweet I add more sugar than milk. I really don't count my mixture but as long as the bitterness is tolerable that is really great for me.
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
hey there mac... I agree with you, coffee has indeed anti-oxidant properties in it... but just liek anything else...too much of something is bad/ in as much as I want to takeit into moderation, I am just hhoooked into it!
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rameshkumaar57
@rameshkumaar57 (5908)
• India
29 Aug 09
As a south Indian, I always, take filtered coffee with buffolos milk and sugar. I take it once early in the morning, (bed coffee) and once in the evening. I am having a hot cup of coffee as I am typing this response to you.
rameshkumaar57
@rameshkumaar57 (5908)
• India
30 Aug 09
Earlier, I use to take coffee for three times a day, then I reduced it to twice a day. If I do not take coffee in the evenings, I get a head ache and I feel lethargic for the entire evening.Since I have been taking coffee from a young age, I think I have become used to it, and I have a normal sleep.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
I try to avoid coffee in the evenings too ram... it makes me stay up the whole nigth!
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
hi rames...... how you described your coffee made my mouth water. I bet it must be really good coffee huh? if you take coffee in the evening, doesn't it keep you awake all night?
syankee525
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
29 Aug 09
black.. nothing in it at all
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
not even sugar?
Daddy Neil
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
29 Aug 09
black? is that a blend or instant?
syankee525
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
29 Aug 09
nope. at first i would drink my coffee with milk and sugar, then it was just sugar and for some reason i just drink it all black without anything
Ritchelle
@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
i would like to say, and i know my friends would to, that it seems it was me who wrote this topic. . i take coffee 3 - 4 times a day. that's black also since i'm weight conscious. not to mention that coffee washes food's taste in the mouth after eating. of course brushing would do it but a little hot liquid with coffee's taste also does fine in keeping me moving and preventing those terrible migraines...
Ritchelle
@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
i get migraines for two reasons: chemical sensitivity to scents and caffeine withdrawal . as for the capuccino discussion i don't think i started one. i do remember responding to one...
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
oh?? who knows i might have responded to it in the discussion within my interests...LOlz..... so you do have migraines too? it does help... I have proven that through the years it worked so well for me,,,,,,
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patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
okay..i got curious..i went into your profile and treid to look the discussion you were telling me... was it the capuccino discussion you started 4months ago???
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PeacefulWmn9
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
29 Aug 09
Hello Pat. Many people, like you, have discovered that the caffeine in coffee, tea, etc. does help ease the pain of a migraine. As for coffee, I know longer drink it, since it began to bother my tummy. When I did, I loved it with plain creamer or some milk in it. Some of the flavored creamers were also great with it. Like you, I love the aroma. Karen
PeacefulWmn9
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
30 Aug 09
Oh yes, it definitely tastes good to have a cup now and then. I am so glad that you've found some things for your migraines. Those are just plain "killer" headaches...very debilitating until they pass!
PeacefulWmn9
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
1 Sep 09
Happy mylotting to you, too :))
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
lolz..yea it did serve a lot of purpose on me...happy mylotting karen!
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polo_princess
@polo_princess (803)
•
29 Aug 09
I dont drink coffee that often i prefer tea, coffee is a little strong for me so if i have it i usually have a lattee or a cappucino. So i guess i take mine milky and sweet. I always have brown sugar in coffee though, it tastes so much nice than regualr white sugar.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
Hi there polo! I am the type of person who is always in a hurry...... that is why I managed to settle for Instant Coffee,,,but tastes like brewed... I alwasy thought that making tea takes a little time....lolz
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
Latte and Capuccino are great.. well a little expensive if oyu buy it form the mall or coffee shops... Starbucks sell the Grande size for like 4 bucks I guess... their Machiatto would definitely give you that kick --- veryy hard kick..and would keep you awake if you want to !
polo_princess
@polo_princess (803)
•
29 Aug 09
Thats another reason that i dont drink it so much because the coffee that i like is more expensive, plus it takes longer ot make that for yourself at home, its easier to just make a cup of tea
de_angel97
@de_angel97 (549)
• Malaysia
29 Aug 09
Hi patofgold23, i love coffee too. I like to take mine with less sugar and a lot of creamer. i don't really take black coffee, it just too bitter for me.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
do you believe that how we take our coffee has something to say about our personalitles..there was an article in amagazine i read years back..couldnt rmember everything though...it just popped back into my mind..must be interesting.
de_angel97
@de_angel97 (549)
• Malaysia
29 Aug 09
Oh ya, i forgot to mention about migraine too. I do have migraine every month. It is very painful, and sometimes the medicine can't help. So, I will make a strong black coffee, and most of the time it works =)
de_angel97
@de_angel97 (549)
• Malaysia
29 Aug 09
I don't know the way we take our coffee depicting our personality. This is interesting, I will find some info about this. I just can't take black coffee.
tintukm
@tintukm (1102)
• India
29 Aug 09
Coffee ,is my daily drink even if I have tea at times,but coffee is my choice of daily nourishment and refreshing drink.I do not take coffee for not more than 3 times a day i.e morning,during the time before noon around 10-11 am,and last one in the evening.I don't use cream,but have more coffee powder for a strong descent coffee.In my case i am not more of a coffee addict when surely a day without coffee can give me terrible headaches ,when I make a usual habit of always drinking coffee.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
I am always in a hurry so I find the powdered coffee most convenient for me..there are so many brands that taste like brewed.... but once in a while we buy the native coffee from the local market..it takes time to rpepare it...but is sure worth it.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
HEY TINTUM...sounds like we have our coffee the same way... I take the one inpowdered form too...but tastes a lot like brewed.... I love strooong coffeee.... I juts don't take coffee in the evening though...it makes me not wanna go to sleep. aside form being addicted to it...it surely does so much for my migraines... oh my..i gotta go grab my coffee now.. happy myLOTTING dear!
tintukm
@tintukm (1102)
• India
30 Aug 09
So coffee serves us really well I guess.Have you got any alternatives to coffee,do you make our own drink or get a ready to drink one.Which coffee powder are you interested in.I usually get coffee made by my mum and she knows my taste better than anyone else so I get a perfect drink every time I need it.
kitty42
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
29 Aug 09
Hello my friend smoochess to you I had a coffee discussions with one of my friends, I hope she responds to this, every now and then you may hear on the news coffee is good, no coffee is bad its like "whatever" I like it, I try not to over do it, but I like it alot, drinking it black is something I can't do, I did it at work only if I am really tired other than that light and sweet for me.lol not to sweet 2 sugars use to be 3 lol I had 1 cup today after reading this I have a new found respect for the stuff lol I do feel too much of anything is not a good thing, but I will have 2 maybe 3 tops, since being here on mylot I forget to drink it, mylot has been my coffee lol this place make me feel so good after discussing this in the last few days I had my share and love it.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
hey Kitty!!!!myLot is competing with coffee's popluarity now lolz!!!!!!! I used to take mine with a lot of cream..but it wasn't helping wiht my migraines... however if I take it pure black, and very strong... It helps my migraines really quick! after i switched to black coffee...I kinda find it weird for a while not having cream on it... But then the cream does something bad for my migraines, and I had to have my cofee... I guess I just got used to it after some time...and now I am officially addicted to black coffee...
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
ugh..it's one of the worst.....terrible day whole day..it only started getting okay at 9:30Pm..what's the use? I would fall asleep in a little while... so bascially most of the day is ruined..i only get to enjoy an hour or two of it.LOLZ
kitty42
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
30 Aug 09
Hello my friend Nah, if I the only way I can have coffee is to take it black then I would probably have to give it up, ues I am sure I would lol making a cup right now, whenever the topic of coffee comes up makes me want to drink a cup lol its o.k I drink decaf anyway lol well thats what I have I should say lol How was day my friend?
34momma
@34momma (13882)
• United States
1 Sep 09
i only started to drink coffee about 3 years now. for me i have to have two sugars and flavored coffee creamer. I just love they way it makes the coffee taste. i try not to drink to many cups because they go right to my hips, but yummy they are
34momma
@34momma (13882)
• United States
2 Sep 09
Yes honey, it's so worth it
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
2 Sep 09
oh 34momma!!! You have problems with your hips as well... Everything I eat goes straight to my butts and hips too... but I never thought my coffee would. And if it does, i couldnt care much...coffee's so worth it...
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Daddy Neil
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
29 Aug 09
great info there, my friend. you know, when i had anxiety, my doctor never totally stopped me from drinking coffee. she allowed me to continue drinking but the one that is decaffenated. so far, after 2 years, i can now drink any kind of coffee and anxiety is gone. i still drink coffee now, at least 3 cups a day, and nothing abnormal in my body now, and i even feel better.
Daddy Neil
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
29 Aug 09
well, cheers to that.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
they wouldnt stop you since they know it can actually do you good neil! I learned more about it when I went to Nursing school years ago, it was also when I understood better my migraine conditions. 3 cups a day...we almost consume the same amount of coffe... hurrray for us coffee lovers!
fwidman
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
29 Aug 09
I take it as often as possible I drink at least one pot of coffee per day, and every cup is coffee with sugar
fwidman
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
30 Aug 09
One pot equals 12 cups When that pot is gone if there is still part of my evening left I make instant coffee.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
hello there fwid!!! One pot is like 6 cups... eh? i do take mine black...with sugar in it........... there are sooo many people out there who can't be without coffee.. i dunno what will ever happen if the world runs out of it
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vingyan06
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
Hello Patofgold, Believe it or not, I don't take any coffee! I don't like coffee at all. I did try to take a few sip of coffee before, but not whole cup. I just don't like its taste. Not only that, Those food with coffee taste like cakes, cookies and sweets, I am not fancy at all. I never know coffee has such a lot of benefits related to health benefits. For me, I have migraines too. Maybe I will try my first cup of coffee real soon. There is one time my hub took a few cup of coffee while he drove all the way 4 hours to out station. He told me that the coffee he took made him more energy to drive. But guess what. End of the day the coffee lead him into insomnia. He could not fall asleep even he was so tired.
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
18 Sep 09
wow ving..you are missing out on one of the world's best drink hahahahaha
mrshughes
@mrshughes (352)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
I cant live my life without coffee nowadays. Im drinking 4-5 cups a day. I like my coffee with cream and sugar. My day is not complete without a cup of coffee. I feel good drinking coffee. And thanks for sharing the goodness of coffee. I feel like drinking more coffee now hahhahaha chers friend...have a nice day!
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
29 Aug 09
I bet you started smelling coffee when you saw my discussion eh??? there must be hundreds and millions of coffee addicts out there. like you i could not last a single day without coffee... I would go nuts! I can never do my writing jobs without taking coffee first.. it gives me a headstart for the rest of my day.
mrshughes
@mrshughes (352)
• Philippines
31 Aug 09
Yeah i could imagine! We all go bananas without coffee. Its very addictive.
TheAmilet
@TheAmilet (52)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
Like you I take my coffee black..but i do not have any migraines at all..I jst do not like cream coz it makes me gain weight
patofgold23
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
yeah...black is good... we have the same taste!