Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

ITX — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:07:39 GMT

If you really want to know the facts about caffeine, read this book:

Caffeine Blues : Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's #1 Drug: by Stephen Cherniske.

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

Wigiat3 — Sun, 27 May 2007 13:07:59 GMT

In response to Dr. Mercola's statement

"I don't know about you but I don't want to rely on drugs to achieve any benefits if I can find a natural alternative."

Caffeine may be classified as a "drug", but how can the claim be made that it is not natural given that it is derived from a plant? From my perspective it is as natural as can be. Why does the "drug" label make caffeine bad, because it is sold "over-the-counter" without the control of a prescription?

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

pdfoot — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:07:40 GMT

I work as a Reflexologist and my philosphy is based on the composition of the body which the major percentage is water. Not coffee, not juice, not soda, etc.

If you wash your car with soap and water, are you going to rinse it off with coffee?? How about your dishes??? Well, our bodies take in many toxins (air, foods, etc.) so why do we "rinse" it with other toxins??

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

acu doc — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:47:19 GMT

As a chinese doctor, I have to say, ONCE AGAIN, western medicine screws it up. You can put regular gas in any car and it runs. Well guess what? We're NOT cars!!!! Some people can drink some coffee and some, say, those with stomach heat, cannot. One clue is if coffee gives you awful breath, you have too much heat and shouldn't drink coffee, which is considered energetically hot in Chinese medicine. This is why you get such divergent results from a "scientific" Western study, and why western medicine kills so many people. Commercial medicine depends on the one-size-fits-all solution, which is a solution for a handful of people and a death sentence for most others.

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

supervision — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:58:23 GMT

After reading thru all this coffee debate, I 'm not sure if the problems come from the caffeine mostly, or form the other coffee components.
If caffeine is the major culprit, and I acknowledge the cortisol response to caffeine...............is it ok to drink decaff ? Would somebody please be so kind as to enlighten me ?

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

steve.m — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:28:19 GMT

Coffee has been roasted and is one of the highest sources of nitrosamines , which are Known to be extremely carcinogenic. So, you can figure out for yourself if it is good for you?

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Jimby_Aus — Mon, 21 May 2007 09:08:15 GMT

Actually I had to quit my coffee/caffeine addition (I was addicted to one cup per day), after it was causing me the following symptoms:

1. Gastritis & Stomach Upsets - It seems coffee stimulates digestive juices.
2. Reducing My Appetite, I often would not eat during the day.
3. Increasing my Heart-Rate.
4. Could not fall asleep easily, nor get up in the morning.
5. Slight dehydration & dizziness particular later in the day
6. Lower Back Pain, most likely because of dehydration.
& the list goes on....

This was all from drinking ONE cup of coffee before lunchtime.
Incidentally Ive drunk coffee for 15 or more years, but the symptoms got progressively worse.

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

gazzamoller — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:01:12 GMT

Caffeine, is heavily promoted as an ergogenic aid for athletes, especially endurance ones. It is not unusual for athletes like cyclists to be taking massive doses with the mistaken impression that this practice is both safe and beneficial. I believe it is neither and may be one of the principal causes for premature burnout of promising athletes. I also believe that caffeine may be a precursor to taking illegal performance enhancing drugs like anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.
I have written a guide to help people assess their caffeine addiction and give advice about how to wean oneself off it. Here is the link to the article

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

mtnboygma — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:41:57 GMT

None of you all, as far as I can tell, talk about the extremely beneficial procedure of taking coffee enemas to assist your liver in getting rid of all sorts. I have inherited porphyria and it has been a life-saving technique for my recovery from Durasban poisoning, mercury toxicity, and a host of other situations. Perhaps you, like me 7 years ago, had never heard of such a thing, or perhaps this "taboo" subject doesn't allow for discussion. Either way, properly administered, it is most helpful to me.

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N. C. — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:19:26 GMT

I am drinking organic freeze dried coffee right now and I will never give up coffee. Caffeine is good for you if it is in a natural food matrix like coffee. If coffee is unfiltered it might raise cholesterol. It is possible to get too much too fast and be strung out.

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Auntie LinLin — Sun, 20 May 2007 06:11:57 GMT

Seems to me that if we were able to consumed coffee and, for that matter cigarettes and chocolate, with more.....shall we say "respect".... you know, the way they did in the old days when they were expensive luxuries, that we would reap only the benefits of those natural substances and not have all these crazy debates going on wasting time, money and people's precious energies. Coffee is still respected that way in Japan. We usually drink a small cup after lunch. Can't say the same for cigarettes here though. We're all hooked---and bad! Help!

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

rjskater — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:44:56 GMT

Try reading "Caffeine Blues" by Stephen Chemiske. You can get a copy cheap at half.com and it's well worth reading, at least you'll have concrete facts and can make an informed decision. I avoid caffeine completely now, it's really much worse than we've been led to believe.

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Organic/Kosher — Sat, 19 May 2007 21:25:44 GMT

I wonder if any studies have been done on Organic coffee as opposed to coffees riddled with pesticides. I bet you anything it is the pesticides on regular coffee that is associated with Leukemia and not so much the coffee itself.

I buy Avalon Organic Coffee.

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shape — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:37:40 GMT

so does the coffee bean itself not have more antioxidents than blueberries? i am not a coffee drinker, but i believe that in moderation, organic coffee is good for the immune system.

also, red wine (in moderation of course) is definitely healthy and good for the heart. i took a whole course about this subject. also, dark beer as well. ever hear of the slogan "Guinness is good for you"?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3266819.stm

re: Debating the Health Benefits of Coffee

Jasper_Dfine — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:24:01 GMT

I doubt coffee alone is very healthy but there is an alternative... its healthy gano coffee with reishi mushrooms... look it up!.. theres a few companies doing it but Gano Excel is the absolute best quality... they use 6 strains to benefit different organ systems.... Its amazing what this stuff can do for you... i know doctor Mercola doesnt beleive in magic bullets but this comes close... its gonna improve your health even on S.A.D.... im surprised no one talks about it.... SHHH!!! ummm PSSSHH haha