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SergeStorms

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11. I had to take my 85 year old mother....

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 04:29 PM

Sep 2020

to the hospital 4 times because she was having "heart attacks" (my mom was a hypochondriac, admitted to hospitals 37 different times in her life). Both the Doctor and I asked if she had been drinking coffee, "yes, I had one cup". The Doctor told her no more coffee, but she wouldn't stop. After the fourth time I went through her apartment and rooted out all of her coffee and told her, "the next time you have a 'heart attack' because you've been drinking coffee, you call the ambulance. I'm not taking you to the hospital again". She finally stopped drinking coffee. She died last year of kidney failure at 93. My point being, age has a lot to do with the "it's completely safe to drink" meme.

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The Case For Drinking Coffee Is Stronger Than Ever [View all] Bayard Sep 2020 OP

I do love my coffee, have usually at the most 2 cups a day, so at least I've cut back the ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #1

My morning cup is sacred. There's nothing like that first sip. oregonjen Sep 2020 #2

+1 pandr32 Sep 2020 #5

You Described Me ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #18

Only 1 small cup for me most days whistler162 Sep 2020 #19

Damn. Time for another mocha. n/t Eyeball_Kid Sep 2020 #3

I am addicted to coffee. peacebuzzard Sep 2020 #4

Face it, you'd drink coffee regardless. This article only helps you feel good about it. Towlie Sep 2020 #6

I miss coffee terribly. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #7

Different brands DownriverDem Sep 2020 #32

Yes, there are some very good decafs. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #33

I like this study! Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #8

It does my body good, every morning for four decades is all I am saying. And afternoon kick. LizBeth Sep 2020 #9

I love coffee but am wary of becoming addicted IronLionZion Sep 2020 #10

I had to take my 85 year old mother.... SergeStorms Sep 2020 #11

If coffee kills malaise Sep 2020 #12

Coffee leads directly to heart palpitations/irregular heartbeat in this heart patient relayerbob Sep 2020 #13

You can drink decaf and still get the health benefits DrToast Sep 2020 #31

Love the coffee, can't handle the caffeine Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #14

Coffee is the only constant in my life for the last 58 years. fierywoman Sep 2020 #15

In one of Josephine Tey's novels (I think it's Brat Farrar) soldierant Sep 2020 #16

Thank you for the reminder of that novel. Loved it. niyad Sep 2020 #21

YVW. I loved all her novels. soldierant Sep 2020 #24

I thought I was weird I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #35

I find it does build up in the system, so I drop off maybe twice a month bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #17

This cracks me up. I have read much more informative articles on the benefits of coffee for years. niyad Sep 2020 #20

I'm a one cup a day person. llmart Sep 2020 #22

Never really drank more than one cup a day. Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #23

I've drunk coffee since I joined the Air Force at 18. Before that it was tea. cwydro Sep 2020 #25

I guess I'm a Weirdo. I have NEVER liked Coffee, I HATE the stuff & don't understand why people love The_REAL_Ecumenist Sep 2020 #26

In my lifetime I've given up nicotene and alcohol and most fatty foods but I am even more CTyankee Sep 2020 #27

I drink it by the pot-full. 😋 Owl Sep 2020 #28

Me too. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #30

Can't get enough! BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #29

"most (coffee drinkers) drink just a cup of java per day" - surprising, and it looks wrong muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #34

that's a difficult stat... druidity33 Sep 2020 #37

If it ain't a 16 oz coffee cup I won't buy it. nolabear Sep 2020 #36