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RebelOne

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40. I do not drink coffee,

Reply to 2on2u (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 10:48 PM

Jun 2012

but I take caffeine pills, one in the morning to wake me up and one in the afternoon to keep me going, which is equal to 4 cups a day. Maybe that is why I am not prone to have Alzheimer's, since I am now 73.

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High Blood Caffeine Levels in Older Adults Linked to Avoidance of Alzheimer's Disease [View all] 2on2u Jun 2012 OP

Thank goodness Lns.Lns Jun 2012 #1

Welcome to DU!! Yeah, I get my 3-5 cups of coffee a day! Hopefully it helps. madinmaryland Jun 2012 #6

Finally a helpful vice... and thank you. Lns.Lns Jun 2012 #34

Gross. Wait Wut Jun 2012 #16

Funny and thank you. Lns.Lns Jun 2012 #30

Make Mine Mountain Dew Throwback AndyTiedye Jun 2012 #31

Good thing I'm a caffeine based lifeform hobbit709 Jun 2012 #2

Excellent RedCappedBandit Jun 2012 #3

I still nurture most of my addictions... Paka Jun 2012 #14

I think I've immunized myself. LiberalAndProud Jun 2012 #4

Much of what they used to think was bad for you ends up being good. TheWraith Jun 2012 #5

Not quite Woody Allen's Sleeper situation, but close enough karynnj Jun 2012 #13

I have low blood pressure... Wait Wut Jun 2012 #19

Excellent! dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #7

Darn! I drink DEcaffeinated, elleng Jun 2012 #8

All right! KansDem Jun 2012 #9

Dark roasts actually have less caffine than lighter blends taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #12

Well, then I'll just have to drink more dark roast... KansDem Jun 2012 #27

I have at least 4 cups of good strong coffee every morning. xchrom Jun 2012 #10

Good for me pipoman Jun 2012 #11

Your sig makes me think of what might be said at a bakery owned by Mr. Monk. n/t 2on2u Jun 2012 #15

De Niro in Casino.. pipoman Jun 2012 #22

Great news malaise Jun 2012 #17

It looks like tobacco and coffee may have some use after all aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #18

Now I know why when I wake up in the morning life long demo Jun 2012 #20

Good thing I love chai kentauros Jun 2012 #21

And I'm one of the old coffee drinkers. Several virgogal Jun 2012 #23

Where'd I put my keys???!! flamingdem Jun 2012 #24

There is nothing like a Starbucks made brew... but I purchase beans there, 2on2u Jun 2012 #26

yum, I'll have to try one of those expresso units flamingdem Jun 2012 #28

It's been a great low end unit, plastic all around, however it never 2on2u Jun 2012 #32

Thanks, I am going for it flamingdem Jun 2012 #35

Cut me and I bleed strong black coffee etherealtruth Jun 2012 #25

I will never ever ever give up my coffee! LeftofObama Jun 2012 #29

I'm gonna read the whole article when I have a change to grab a cuppa joe and sit down. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #33

Why not coke? Logical Jun 2012 #36

There is much less caffeine in Coke. morningfog Jun 2012 #37

??? thirty some odd grams of sugar for each can you drink? I don't 2on2u Jun 2012 #41

Cool - with the amount of caffeine I drink I should live to 112 then! Initech Jun 2012 #38

Well that sucks for the Mormons (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #39

I do not drink coffee, RebelOne Jun 2012 #40

Really, caffeine pills? Quantess Jun 2012 #42

Woo hoo! My brain's gonna live forever! K&R. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #43