Hooked on coffee? It could save your life

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131112/LIVEWELL01/131119760#hooked-on-coffee-it-could-save-your-life

By Joann Schaefer / LiveWellNebraska blogger

Coffee is my favorite beverage.

I bet you didn't expect to hear that from a doctor. Don't get me wrong, I love water and I drink about 64 to 100 ounces a day. But I also drink my fair share of coffee. It's mostly decaffeinated and, I hate to admit this, but I've been a coffee drinker most of my life.

I started drinking the stuff when I was about five. In my mom's defense, it was mostly milk with a little bit of java mixed in. Drinking coffee was part of our ritual in the morning when eating breakfast, and I even had my own little mug.

There was something special about sitting down for breakfast and drinking from my own little cup.


Dr. Joann Schaefer is vice president of medical care and management for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. She previously served as chief medical officer and director of public health for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for about eight years. She blogs monthly for livewellnebraska.com. Read more from Dr. Schaefer.

It was warm and comforting.

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[libdem4life]

1. This is as good news as when they discovered a little red wine was good for you, too.

Cigarettes had to go, but two out of three former "vices" is not bad.

[pinboy3niner]

2. I...

...strongly agree! Just look at my smile...

[malaise]

3. Ditto

Started at six

[Omaha Steve]

5. LOL

[Javaman]

4. I haven't had a cup of joe in about 18 years.

I used to drink the stuff by the gallon, then one day, I was in mid cup and just stopped. It dawned on me that I absolutely love the smell of coffee but it never tasted like it smelled.

I have had people first try a cup of fresh brewed coffee for me (in case I was just getting crappy coffee that was burnt, old or poorly made) and when they said it was a great cup of coffee, I would taste it. Blech.

If I have to add sugar and creme to make it palatable, what's the point?

I drink tea. Tea tastes like it smells.

I know all the various reported benefits of coffee but I just can't bring myself to drinking it anymore.

[kentauros]

6. I agree about coffee not tasting at all like it smells.

The aroma is wonderful. The taste, not so much.

Chai is one of my biggest faves for tea, along with all the varieties of green tea. And that probably has far more benefits overall than coffee. Just don't take away my 88% cocoa-content dark chocolate

[Blue_Tires]

7. WAY ahead of him

coffee saved my life many years ago...

[taught_me_patience]

8. Good thing because I own a coffee shop

And probably drink too much coffee. This morning I had a cup of Columbia Huila brewed to perfection and a perfect macciato. At noon, I'll have a cup of a Panama Geisha brewed on a v60... the best coffee in the world. The wholesale cost is $100/lb! (we sell it for $10/cup).