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packman

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5. The older I get, the more selective I am on my vices

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 11:43 AM

Aug 2015

If coffee is a vice, that is the one I am willing to make a life/health decision on. I know anecdotal stories are BS in relation to true scientific facts (My dad drank/smoked for 110 years and died in his sleep smiling in the arms of a 29 year old beauty queen), but I've been drinking coffee since I was 6 and have no intent to stop. Hell, I remember those endless perk coffee makers that bubbled the hot water up and over the grounds over and over and over again and we drank that black , tarry mass and didn't give it a second thought. Hard to think of a day without coffee.

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Health effects of coffee: Where do we stand? [View all] marmar Aug 2015 OP

I use a French press, which is good... OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #1

i think the article says french press is not good 6chars Aug 2015 #46

K&R - Organic French Roast rules nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #2

French roast is almost there. Italian roast goes a bit further... Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #9

There is almost 100% chance an Italian roast is rancid taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #29

we use a french press and drink 2 cups a day at most olddots Aug 2015 #3

old fashioned filter good. french press bad... magical thyme Aug 2015 #13

Coffee to me means caffeine. Stellar Aug 2015 #4

I think it's so interesting how people have different reactions Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #12

Geez... Stellar Aug 2015 #22

My husband is like that. Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #39

I can drink coffee 840high Aug 2015 #49

So I'm an alcoholic, compared to you. LOL! nt Stellar Aug 2015 #55

Yup. It's water, coffee and wine for me. Coffee in the AM, wine with dinner and water CTyankee Aug 2015 #19

Now, I love my Ice water the same way I used to love my Pepsi Cola's. Stellar Aug 2015 #23

That ice/ice water function in the door of my refrigerator has proved to be the best CTyankee Aug 2015 #30

See, that's what I'm talking about. I LOVE mine too! nt Stellar Aug 2015 #53

I love the crushed ice option, too. Nice for occasional diet pepsi...hubby loves it! CTyankee Aug 2015 #56

The older I get, the more selective I am on my vices packman Aug 2015 #5

I'm afraid most people now think coffee is a 600 calorie sweet drink. Marr Aug 2015 #6

All those added sweets are for people who don't like coffee. DawgHouse Aug 2015 #33

I love coffee malaise Aug 2015 #7

I just put on a pot madokie Aug 2015 #24

2 - 3 cups a day of fine grind French Roast. I do question those anti-French Press health concerns. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #8

I love your post malaise Aug 2015 #15

sometimes in my last cup madokie Aug 2015 #27

Tell me about Carolans liquor malaise Aug 2015 #38

Comparable to Baileys irish creme liquor madokie Aug 2015 #43

Sorry to say, but the prior post is completely inaccurate taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #31

There is no better coffee on the planet than Jamaican blue mountain malaise Aug 2015 #40

It is a misconception that you need coarse grind for a French Press, dependent on the mesh size. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #59

Let's be honest. Anything but milk, juice, bread, fruits, nuts and vegetables is not 'real' food. randome Aug 2015 #10

Cow's milk is not real food milestogo Aug 2015 #20

Fair point. randome Aug 2015 #54

That description fits me exactly. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2015 #62

Coffee is a food group. Yessirree. Hekate Aug 2015 #36

Coffee is a tradition Runningdawg Aug 2015 #11

I had my first cup at five or six malaise Aug 2015 #42

I cut back until that British study a few years ago said coffee is nearly as hydrating as water pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #14

That picture is fantastic! No more espresso for that little guy! Hekate Aug 2015 #35

If I drunk 3-5 cups of coffee per day, I would never sleep. LisaL Aug 2015 #16

If I drank 3-5 cups a day I'd never notice. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #37

It's got my vote! struggle4progress Aug 2015 #17

I now don't have to feel bad drinking my Gevalia chocolate mocha coffee. Deadshot Aug 2015 #18

I love my Kona Coffee... yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #21

If coffee agrees with you, I say go for it. ananda Aug 2015 #25

Coffee is ohheckyeah Aug 2015 #26

I stand with coffee etherealtruth Aug 2015 #28

"It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion... pokerfan Aug 2015 #32

I stand with coffee, always have. Hekate Aug 2015 #34

yea... coffee is my friend. i need my coffee. and just so much better knowing it is literally seabeyond Aug 2015 #41

Coffee is life. PufPuf23 Aug 2015 #44

I stand at the kitchen counter, MineralMan Aug 2015 #45

I never developed a taste for coffee. I drink unsweetened ice tea NT Ex Lurker Aug 2015 #47

Read today it's good for eyesight. I would 840high Aug 2015 #48

It's more addicting than crack Reter Aug 2015 #50

Ahhhh, coffee! It's what's for breakfast! 2naSalit Aug 2015 #51

work seventeen 12 hour+ nights straight Skittles Aug 2015 #52

I don't know what to think about health claims gollygee Aug 2015 #57

I have a new love = cold brewed Frappuccinos in my blender Baclava Aug 2015 #58

Don't stand between me and the coffee pot. Throd Aug 2015 #60

I just eat 2 lbs of chocolate covered coffee beans a day. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2015 #61

When I want to spin out for the day, I can use my Gloria Aug 2015 #63