Coffee - how many cups per day?

@lazeebee (5461)
Malaysia
June 16, 2008 7:37am CST
How many cups of coffee do you drink in a day? I used to drink up to 5-6 cups per day; but then it tended to 'heat' me up; so I cut down to 3 now. I tried to substitute with tea; the last time I drank tea before bedtime, I couldn't sleep the whole night. I can't get thru a day without at least a cup of coffee - though during the times when I fell sick with fever or flu, I had to skip. The longest period I ever went through without coffee was 3 days. What's your experience?
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@jayperiod (870)
• United States
16 Jun 08
In an average day, I'll drink most of a pot of coffee, 5-6 cups. Some days, I can drink about twice that. In a bad day, I'll only have 2 or 3 cups.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
Why is it that you take less cups on a bad day? When I'm very stressed, I tend to drink more coffee.
• Philippines
24 Jul 08
Too much of anything could really be bad.I take 3 cups on the average.I have no problem with caffeine but as much as possible I drink healthy coffee. By this I mean herb based coffee or those with agaricus mushroom, grapeseed, ginseng, spirulina, etc.They cost a little bit more but they taste great and will definitely give that much needed caffeine dose for coffeeholics with the health bonus.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 08
Yup, you're right - everything should be taken in moderation. I've tried coffee with ginseng...it was a bit too strong for me - I was feeling restless the whole day! Thanks for sharing and have a good day!
• Philippines
25 Jul 08
Ginseng is really an energy booster so it's best to save that for an adrenalin-filled day.You can find coffee with chamomile for relaxation.Good luck!
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
27 Jul 08
Hi thanks! I've not seen coffee with chamomile, only tea! I'll go shopping then!
@xplp211 (253)
• China
17 Jun 08
I love green tea rather than coffee. I think for most of the Chinese people drinking tea everyday is the habbit rather than drinking coffee. I nearly know nothing about coffee and I only drink coffee mixed with milk and sugar and never black coffee. The mixed coffee is delicious in my opinion, but it is just a kind of drink sometims I want to have a taste. And the frequency is about once per two weeks. I don't know if there is addiction on drinking coffee. My experience is just drinking something even water, and you will not want to drink anything. If you feel sleepy without coffee, it does't matter. Have a rest to recover and continue to work. Hold on for some days, you will feel better without coffee. I know it is easy to speak than to do. Just hope you live a healthy life.
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@xplp211 (253)
• China
22 Aug 08
I am glad to know that you are a Chinese and thank you very much for marking my response! By the way, congratulations to your 1000 posts!
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
18 Jun 08
I am Chinese (though not from China); but I could never pick up the habit of drinking tea. Tea before bedtime makes me wide-eyed, and I won't be able to sleep. Though it's true that green tea is healthier. So enjoy!
@tanflora (25)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
At least 2 cups a day. Can't live without drinking coffee. Think i'm addicted to coffee.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
22 Jun 08
Welcome to the club of coffee addicts.!
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• Canada
17 Jun 08
I drink more in the winter months than in the summer months. Winter, five to six cups a day, all in the morning and then tea in the afternoon. Summer, two to three cups with some days tea is drank in the afternoon. I have gone off it for a month at a time just to let my system clean itself out - usually when I have had trouble sleeping at night for an extended period.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
Does the one month really helps to clean your system out? Don't you crave for your coffee then?
• Canada
20 Jun 08
I have found that it has helped. Whether it is the lack of caffeine or reduced stress I don't know. But usually this is in the summer months when I crave coffee less.
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• Malaysia
22 Jun 08
Coffee is not my cup of tea. My intake of tea is more than coffee. I do not take coffee on empty stomach because it cause some discomfort. I also heard that too much caffeine is not good for health. Coffee is also not good for people who find difficulty in sleeping. Not sure if too much coffee can cause cancer, will it? So try to reduce coffee. Try drinking more tea.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
22 Jun 08
Thank you for your advice, my friend! However tea is not my cup of tea, either! But enjoy your tea!
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• Canada
17 Jun 08
I drink one to two cups of coffee a day, when I go to The Second Cup, to use their wireless hot spot. They're just up the street from my place, so they are close. They are very GOOD too.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
Just like us here, when we wanted to use the wireless at Starbucks. It'd definitely end at more than 2 cups.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
2 Aug 08
Hi lazeebee, for me coffee is the best beverage among all. I always consider that my day is incomplete if without a cup of aromatic coffee for the day. I know to take excessive coffee is not good for our health so nowadays I endeavor not to take more than two cups of hot coffee a day. To me no other beverages could substitute coffee, for the taste and the fragrance of it is unique. I do like to take Chinese tea and I know they are quite good for our health. Besides coffee, most of the time I take black tea in the morning and green tea in the afternoon to quench my thirst. posting and have a nice day.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
2 Aug 08
Yup, the smell of aromatic coffee - you remind me; I must make a cup after this post ! I read somewhere that coffee keeps our mind agile (I don't know if that meant hyper-active), and that it slows down senility . Right or wrong, I often use this, when my hubby comments that I'm drinking too much coffee! We take Chinese tea, and green tea too! The only problem is that I can't sleep if I take too much tea in the evening! Anyway, thanks for responding and have a good day!
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@Bd200789 (2994)
• United States
2 Aug 08
I don't drink coffee very much, especially now that it is so hot outside. I can go for months sometimes without drinking any coffee, but other times I drink 3 or more cups in a day.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 08
I think I'm really addicted to coffee - no matter how hot the weather is, I still can't go through a day without it! I think, if one day the doctors were to cut me up, they would find coffee remnants coating my insides!
• Indonesia
16 Jun 08
i always drink coffee after meal...i`m addicted.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
Hehe, so am I. I take black coffee first thing in the morning, coffee with milk at around 3pm, and one more before bedtime.
@paid2write (5201)
16 Jun 08
I don't think I have ever gone three days without coffee. I don't think I have gone a single day without any coffee. Normally I drink several cups, never less than four, sometimes as many as six, but often I don't remember how many I have had, so some days it could be more. I know I drink too much coffee and I am trying to drink more green tea instead, as it is better for me. I never drink 'normal' tea because I don't take milk and I don't like the taste of black tea, but green tea is very nice and it's healthy.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
I've also heard that green tea is a detoxifier, and is good for our skin and blood. Have tried drinking this, but it gives me gastric. So back to good ole coffee.
@vidhyagowri (1973)
• United States
17 Jun 08
I take 2 cups a day. That itself ceates acidity now adays
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• Malaysia
29 Jul 08
Hie Bee, I do take them like tea occasionally. As too much coffee, I do get some palpitations while tea in the night, gives me the diuretic effects I enjoy the latte, mocha, frappe, all of them...lol And goshhhhh....with so many flavors nowadays, it is certainly crazy not to try them. My new colleagues are real coffee drinkers and sips them from morning till evenings to keep them awake Cheers and bottoms up!
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• Malaysia
29 Jul 08
You are welcome. I like peach tea too and iced lemon tea especially Have a good evening and happy posting!
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
29 Jul 08
Yup...I would take tea, if I have too much coffee for the day. The only type of tea I enjoy is the peach tea; however coffee comes in so many flavours....! Thanks for sharing and have a good day!
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@DeniseH (130)
19 Jun 08
I dont drink coffe but i do drink lots of tea! probably 6 or 7 cups of tea, can be less if im really busy though. I think i should drink less tea and drink more water thought, it would be much better for me and keep me more hydrated.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Jun 08
I heard that tea is better than coffee, but I can't get off my addiction. And I don't like water very much.
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@zhaosonghan (1039)
• China
29 Jul 08
I had never drunk coffee,but recently i want to try it,i have looked some books about coffee,i am trying to learn kind of coffee.This week end i intent to buy some one and drink.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
1 Aug 08
Hi Zhao, coffee is something that you'd like or not at all. Some people would find it bitter! I've been drinking for so many years - I think I took my first cup when I started working, and have been addicted to it ever since! So have a try, and let me know how it tastes, and whether you like it! Thanks for responding and have a good day!
@Kofficup (150)
• Philippines
3 Jul 08
My mom can have atleast 8-10 cups/day. My boyfriend(husband) can have as much as that, too. Researches say that coffee have good health benefits. I think that way too. In the mornings after having coffee, I have to unload and free the waste in the toilet bowl. Amazing effect and I think the fiber rich ingredient is very beneficial. Having cups of coffee in the graveyard shifts will make the call center representative to be up, awake and enthusiastic. I think without those cups of coffee my virtual job would have been disastrous. I would've been caught on the napping mode within the cubicle. Coffee is my boyfriend's companion when he is doing his computer stuffs. An alternate for short meals. I can gulp coffee without sugar when it's hot. Coffee can also be prepared to chill us out. An instant coffee shaken altogether in a container with ice cubes. Refreshing that keeps us up. I don't think I can manage to stay without a cup in how many days. The absence of coffee in the veins seem to create watery mouth feeling that will just lead to food indulgence.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
4 Jul 08
I hope my husband can read this too. He's after me to cut down my coffee intake..now the most I drink is 3 cups. I guess non-coffee lovers will never understand that fabulous aroma of coffee! So happy mylotting, and enjoy your cups of coffee!
• Philippines
2 Aug 08
I only drink one to two cups whenever I want to... I dont drink much coffee, it makes your teeth turn yellow... but it is somehow good for a person's health... just dont drink too much of it... from what I heard, two cups is enough...
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
2 Aug 08
Hi Trisha, does coffee make our teeth yellow? I don't know anything about this - so far my teeth's still ok; but I better take care to rinse after the coffee then. Thanks for responding and have a good day!