Drinking Coffee: how many time it's considered healthy..

Philippines
August 27, 2012 12:21am CST
Hello there. Because I don't want to get addicted that much , they were moments were I was drinking more than 3x of coffee. of course, we know much it's anti oxidant but it's also caffeine and it can be bad if it's too much. Unfortunately, I don't know when to stop. but I do drink coffee twice a day. but lately when I asked about what can i do to avoid sleep late nights, i was adviced not to drink coffee at night. unfortunately, it was too hard to resist
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
29 Aug 12
Hi LetranKinght25, I have learned from articles related and almost all advise coffee lovers not to take more than 6 cups of coffee daily. Not long ago I had been drinking two cups of espresso almost everyday. At first I took half cup in the noon time to get refreshed and never aware that I took a cup full each day. After I found I was really uncomfortable in my arms and back I then realized that I had addicted to espresso gradually and had to take a cup full twice in a single day. I was advised not to take that much for coffee is not suitable for me. Since then I take mild coffee once in a while only. After some time I don't feel the disgusting feeling anymore Unlike my husband as well as his sister they can take few cups of coffee daily and nothing undesirable would happen to them Therefore it's depending on different people the amount of coffee they can take. Happy posting
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
6 Sep 12
Yeah, for people like us who would feel uncomfortable and even can't fall asleep at night if drinking too much coffee. So just take the amount that suits us so that we could enjoy not only our favorite drink and don't suffer from insomnia at the same time
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Lkbooi, I don't think i should drink coffee six times a day. this kind of too excessive drinking of coffee has caused me to sleep late all the time, and i hate it to boot. I just drink coffee but i didn't really know which really is something that i should lessen. Have a nice day.
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@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
27 Aug 12
Too much of everything is considered a venom already.If that is the way you drank that coffee,you better consume a fatty steak of pork chop because you got the same cholesterol level when drinking 3 cups of coffee.Why overdo things when there are many options to do just to avoid of being sleepy.Try to watch an action movie or better watch a humorous type of movie.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Berting600, I didn't realize that it gives a lot of cholesterol too when drinking way too much coffee. maybe i will avoid drinking much of it from now on. you are right maybe just watching an action or a humurious type of movie will do it's trick. have a nice day.
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• Philippines
7 Nov 12
You are correct there my friend,that you have to divert to other things just to elude your being sleepy.You can still drink you coffee but just make it 1 cup to take away your sleeping mode.
• Mexico
1 Sep 12
Hi Letran Knight: Maybe I am not completely objective. We drink a lot of coffee in my family and my mom used to prepare coffee for breakfast almost everyday. One of the red flags you have to remember is when you feel bad when you don't drink coffee. This means you have an addiction. At least that was what happened with me. And of course try to drink other beverages for your meals. ALVARO
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Starsailover, Wow so this is a huge disadvantage when your'e drinking much coffee and getting addicted to it.thank you for informing me about this, i never like the idea of getting addicted to the coffee but it was too damn good for me. most specially if the coffee is too damn good and if it's 3 in 1. Have a Nice day.
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
29 Aug 12
I don't drink coffee that much maybe once in a great while and I always mix it with hot chocolate powder because I don't like the taste of coffee and then I add some flavored coffee creamer.I never drink it before going to bed though.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Tina30219, I promise myself never to drink it before bed time because it was too hard to sleep. the only thing i realized is that you can try to drink milk instead. I didn't know you can add chocolate powder in it too, i bet that sounds a lot good and better.Have a Nice day.
28 Aug 12
i think i'm addicted to coffee lol. if i was only having 2 cups i'd be proud. 5 a day seems to be mine lol!
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Chicksdigcars, They said it's totally bad for your health drinking way too much than twice a day. besides, there was time i was drinking five times a day.maybe I should think about drinking some tea and chocolate instead but also not more than five times a day. Still I believe that drinking vegetables is the best way to do it. Have a nice day.
@Pegasus72 (1898)
28 Aug 12
I don't drink coffee but I know lots of people who do including my husband although he drinks caffeine free.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Pegasus, I don't know where do they buy this stuff that are caffeine free, but am determine to find out and do research on it. there must be some products here that are cheap to buy or something. maybe I should stop drinking coffee for my own self benefit so that I won't sleep around late. have a nice day.
@jugsjugs (12967)
27 Aug 12
I am a coffee drinker and I have never come to any harm that I know of drinking it.I tend to have lots of coffee during the day and that seems to help me keep awake. I feel that if we were to cut down on or quit all the things that people say make us ill, etc, then there would not be much left that we can have to eat or drink. I have regular blood tests as in once every two weeks, so all the things that I have going on in my health are not related to coffee that I drink, as I have been told that by drs.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Jugsjugs, I didn't think i will get ill if i stop drinking coffee. how ever, there was this was one time i did not drink coffee and i got sleepy that i took a nap for 30 minutes. the only problem when you drink too much coffee is when you get too nervous too much, which almost gave me a heart. maybe i should stop drinking coffee at night that causes me to sleep late. have a nice day.
@JamesKYTan (1605)
• Malaysia
28 Aug 12
Hey, I am not a doctor. But everyone knows that coffee is additive. It is the caffeine that makes us dependent on it. Caffeine is bad for the heart as well as it effect our sleep. Drinking coffee late at night tends to keep you wide awake. Nevertheless, if you insist on drinking coffee drink it during day time with maximum 2 cups a day.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello JamesKYTan, Yes you are correct I should just do drink it twice a day and not too much of it. because I have already drinking about it too much every day and it did made me feel jitter all the time. unfortunately, I don't like being up late at night and do nothing but i tried to do something up on that spare time that i had. well, i will stick to two times a day then.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
27 Aug 12
I am indifferent to it. I prefer for a tea at most times and I don't mind to have coffee also. At home, I always have 1 tea in the morning and in office 2-3 cup tea for the day time. Today I had a coffee, as just feel so. And in the 2nd half also, though I intended to go for a tea, mistakenly I pressed the coffee button on the vending machine and I got coffee agian. But no problem, I just had the coffee. But too much of coffee or tea make me dizy after drinking tea or coffe. And not advisable for not more than 3 cups a day, in normal conditons.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello thanks1961 I used to drink tea and it was good, but drinking tea can be bad too if you drink too much. like they said, drinking too much of something can be bad for your health. which is why every evening i drink coffee i ended up not getting to problem in the stomach because i drink water most of the time at night.
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• Philippines
27 Aug 12
hi LK, Jai can drink unlimited coffee per day Well everything that is too much is bad we know that happy mylotting
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Bhabycatch, Wow she better be careful not to drink much of it or she will always get worried and nervous all the time. i don't want that for her, it's not easy to get nervous all of a sudden.not sure if i can go for more than three cups of coffee a day because it's really gonna stimulate me enough not to get sleep.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
27 Aug 12
Umh, i can understand your feeling well because i am a big coffee drinker. Drink too much coffee that makes you can't sleep, it is not good habit, you should change it, you can drink in the morning or at noon. in the evening, you try to eat more water or eat fruit so that you don't have stomach for drinking coffee more. I hope you can enjoy coffee but still sleep well.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello ryanong, I can't eat water but hell sure can drink it, probably when it is in ice shake mode. but you won't want to drink something that is actually can't be eaten only for drinking mode. as for the fruit i might eat a few within the couple of days but not much too. Have a nice day.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
28 Aug 12
i think anything overdose is not good for health, i used to drink a lot of tea, more than six or seven cups a day, but then slowly i reduced it, one by one, to two cups a day, which is actually good for our health, yes the caffeine is not good, and it may also lead to anemia, try your best friend, one day you will definitely get the result and you will succeed.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello prashu, Oh my I don't want any thing that will to anemia. I mean, i thought coffee was more of an anti oxidant here. some of my friends even told me that too much coffee or drinking it in the morning causes you to have ulcer. I feel sad that I am not able to buy or drink much of juices everyday. but I've been eating okra lately so that's healthy right there. have a nice day.
@riempie9 (1021)
• South Africa
28 Aug 12
Drinking too much coffee does affect your system and makes you feel jittery. However, green coffee is good for you but with everything one must have limits and ingest caffeine in moderation. Just drink decaffeinated coffee which has less caffeine. You will feel the difference and you won't be edgy. I am posting an article on green coffee in the next few minutes.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello riempie9, I don't know if we have green coffee, can you specify which is you were referring to. Don't worry I will check if there's an available green coffee in the Philippines. right now, either coffee with brown sugar or with cream, never tried green ones before. but maybe i would change to green tea, i don't mind drinking to that. have a nice day.
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
27 Aug 12
Coffee has a substance of caffeine, it is a stimulant by nature. Some people prefer decaffe, but others don't. They said, it is better to drink one cup in a day.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Shavkat, Yes indeed it is a stimulant no wonder why am always active for some reason even though there are hours that I can be lazy. I don't know much about decaffe but the price of these things that i see in the stores are pretty much expensive to me. maybe i should have drink the usual coffee. Have a nice day.
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
27 Aug 12
I been addicted so many years now until I've been aware of some causes of too much caffeine so I decided to find products who are less in caffeine but still I can enjoyed drinking coffee when ever I want. My friend introduces me one herbal coffee that has no caffeine but still it taste like coffee. And I'm happy that I found that product.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Lynboobsy, I wish you can give me the name of this coffee and then show me some liks too. guess got no other choice to drink since others doesn't make me awake even though i tried drinking tie or juice or even energy drink like Cobra but that doesn't for me i think. well, good luck and i hope you loose more weight there.
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@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
27 Aug 12
It's generally agreed that consuming up to 300 mg of caffeine per day is safe. That's roughly the amount of caffeine you would get from three cups (not mugs or big paper cups) of coffee. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant may want to decrease that amount or skip the caffeine altogether. Source: http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyournutritionist/f/caffeine.htm
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Julyteen, oh well am not a woman but definitely not pregnant, my tummy doesn't even look like a months preggy baby ahhaha. wow did you say three cups? not good beause i prefer three mugs of coffee. but i do drink almost half the large mug of it every day to lessen my being sleepy. have a nice day.
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@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
27 Aug 12
I think 3 cups would be the maximum, as long as 1 cup is not that many.. since there are lots of sizes of cups.. I think it is not so good to intake too much caffeine though since it gives bad effects but it is just so delicious.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Lady1993, I strongly agree that it's really delicious so good that i ended up drinking it more than twice already. well, right now am more focus on being able to drink twice a day and am sure that's farely okey. I tried drinking chocolate but it's not good for me in terms of keeping me awake. have a nice day.
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@tessa9 (1085)
• Philippines
27 Aug 12
Coffee is generally good. The things with the coffee shops now is the actual amount of coffee in what they are serving is minimal. Most of it are sweeteners, creamers, mild and other flavoring. I think they say that coffee is bad when we count the amount of calories in the sugar and creams. Three coffees is still in the normal range. I personally have 1 to 3 coffees a day depending on how cold and stressed out I am.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Tessa9, ah ok i didn't know that you can still drink coffee three times a day. Normally i would hear other people saying that coffee can only be drink like two times a day. but one said that drinking coffee at night would make you sleep late already i never drink with coffee shops, we have enough purpose of coffee as it is.
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• Philippines
27 Aug 12
I dunno. There are times when I meant to cut back so that my sleep won’t be affected. Someone tells me not to drink moiré than 2 cups of coffee (whether they are instant to really strong) and have my last cup before 3 pm. That will ensure that I will have a sound sleep. I often drink a small amount of coffee after lucent so that I won’t feel drowsy after eating (especially the lazy and cold days). Consider your cup size. I have an assortment of cups when I drink. I have a mugful in the morning, a half mug after if I feel like going back to bed. Regarding lunch, I had a small cup that my mother also uses. If I want something warm in the afternoon. I usually substitute coffee with tea. Less caffeine but still good to drink.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello Jeanneyvonne, wow okay so i shouldn't drink coffee after four in the afternoon? that's a neat thing to do because i did this today. wow okay tea is something good also, but probably not much i haven't really tried it for a while now. am not satisfied with cups though the last i still felt asleep. Have a Nice day.
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• India
27 Aug 12
drinking cofee has both positive and negative effects. so drink cofee a max of two cups a day bt dnt go too much it might show its negative side. so plan out ur favrt tym n enjoy. it actually has dark components in it n has caffenine which makes us active by activatng d brain and making us active and energtic and has certain plusses n minus. so take dem in low quantity so dat d good may effect u while d bad may steal away. nd try to resist ur temptations wid other alternativs like a cofee flavourd bars n tofees of low constituency n make sure ur stomach is full so dat ur temptation will get killed upto sum extent dat u can control.
• Philippines
7 Nov 12
Hello amritha, the reason why i drink coffee was because it contain something that helps my digestion and that is anti oxidant. your right i should considering drinking coffee at the favorite time of my choice and not because am forced to. last time i didn't drink coffee in the morning i ended up sleeping for hours.
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