How many cups of coffee a day is considered OK?
I don't consider myself to be one of those people addicted to coffee but there are days where I'd drink 5 or 6 cups of the stuff.
Most of it would be the freshly made stuff from a Gaggia machine or similar. I rarely drink the instant stuff any more, a couple of times a week maybe.
Is there a point at which it becomes unhealthy and why exactly is it unhealthy?
I used to work with a guy in the US who drank so much coffee a day that it shocked me. He had a flask of the stuff, thick black stuff, that he'd pour out into cups at his desk all day long. He told me his doctor told him to cut back. That's the first time I ever remember someone who's doctor told them to cut back.
I understand what coffee does to the brain, effectively overriding the messages of fatigue coming from the muscles etc. Coffee essentially stands there saying "hey don't mind all those muscles, you're not tired at all. Keep going".
The more coffee you drink to keep the fatigue at bay the bigger the headache you're gonna get when you stop drinking the stuff.
In a local petrol station, the one I wrote about recently with the adverts playing on little TVs over the pump, there was an ad warning people not to drive when they are tired. It said pull over and drink some coffee.
I'm not sure how good this advice is. I know that a few times in the past when I've been driving home from Galway or Wexford or places like that I've nearly dozed off at the wheel and just caught myself in time.
I have developed a technique for keeping myself awake that simply involves taking really deep breaths through the nose to drag a load of oxygen into my system. This works by oxygenating my bloodstream and of course oxygen means energy hence I stay awake.
This idea of drinking coffee doesn't work for me. Lots of water (again for oxygen and for rehydration) and deep breathing is good for me.
Anyway, I digress. Is there anyone who knows what is a safe amount of "real" coffee to drink in one day?
Alas I must dash. The coffee is ready :-)
I don't consider myself to be one of those people addicted to coffee but there are days where I'd drink 5 or 6 cups of the stuff.
Most of it would be the freshly made stuff from a Gaggia machine or similar. I rarely drink the instant stuff any more, a couple of times a week maybe.
Is there a point at which it becomes unhealthy and why exactly is it unhealthy?
I used to work with a guy in the US who drank so much coffee a day that it shocked me. He had a flask of the stuff, thick black stuff, that he'd pour out into cups at his desk all day long. He told me his doctor told him to cut back. That's the first time I ever remember someone who's doctor told them to cut back.
I understand what coffee does to the brain, effectively overriding the messages of fatigue coming from the muscles etc. Coffee essentially stands there saying "hey don't mind all those muscles, you're not tired at all. Keep going".
The more coffee you drink to keep the fatigue at bay the bigger the headache you're gonna get when you stop drinking the stuff.
In a local petrol station, the one I wrote about recently with the adverts playing on little TVs over the pump, there was an ad warning people not to drive when they are tired. It said pull over and drink some coffee.
I'm not sure how good this advice is. I know that a few times in the past when I've been driving home from Galway or Wexford or places like that I've nearly dozed off at the wheel and just caught myself in time.
I have developed a technique for keeping myself awake that simply involves taking really deep breaths through the nose to drag a load of oxygen into my system. This works by oxygenating my bloodstream and of course oxygen means energy hence I stay awake.
This idea of drinking coffee doesn't work for me. Lots of water (again for oxygen and for rehydration) and deep breathing is good for me.
Anyway, I digress. Is there anyone who knows what is a safe amount of "real" coffee to drink in one day?
Alas I must dash. The coffee is ready :-)
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