Not giving up my coffee for anything😀

...due to osteoporosis. But I get my damn big cup in the morning, still! I used to drink 2-3 cups.

A few years ago mine might have held beer, but now definitely coffee!

Another post here on DU linked to a study that cream also lowers the risk of dementia. https://www.democraticunderground.com/122895060
Study excerpt: People who consumed more than 20 grams of full-fat cream per day also showed a lower risk of dementia overall, ranging from 16%–24%.

for me. I have a little trouble with lactose in general, unfortunately, because I could live on ice cream. But I have to exercise moderation.

When I came in the house from dog duty, I smelled coffee. It's a wonderful scent.

As for the amount consumed, I cut down to about 3 cups a day when I retired.

is no coffee after noon 😀

Not sure about coffee ice cream though but I don’t have it that often 😀





often

Nutritionists have a lot to answer for. 1933 they added vitamins to flour. In 1944 they raised the dose and standardized them. Through 1964 they promoted trans fats however you wish to call them - oleo, margarine, shortening - and advised low fat dairy through the 1980s. Cancer fed on protein so moderate your intake, avoid heart disease so moderate dairy fat. Seed oils were mostly unsaturated, so eat them. Peanut oil for frying French fries and turkeys.

As a result of the obesity that produced, all of it has been reversed. Sugar and carbs are the current enemy. They increase the fat uptake and cause inflammation. So go Keto or go Mediterranian or something similar, every fad doctor has one.

Too little coffee was a problem? Enjoy, get in touch with your gut and vagus nerve, feed what you crave. Your body is trying to tell you something. If you crave junk food, something's out of whack.

BTW cold sauerkraut is popular. The beneficial bacteria dies when it is heated.

If you wait a few months a study will come along which "proves" just the opposite.

So we wait for a study that is favorable to what we like and we hold onto it.

I avoid caffeine entirely because it interferes with sleeping. I do drink decaf coffee. But I like studies which say that this is a good thing. I don't believe anyone really knows.

I don't think anyone really knows either.

This Study was probably funded by the Coffee Corporations of America.........

For the life of me, I cannot begin to understand why the masses plop down four bucks for a cup from Starbucks/???????
Or for that matter......... why people pay for BOTTLED "TAP" water....

Eat what agrees with you and enjoy.

And he was sharp as a tack! He was a thin little guy. Everything in moderation he would say. Damn, I sure do miss him.

Bought two cans yesterday for 45.00. ~ Shocking! Highway frickin' robbery! I drink plenty of it. Hot or cold double brew. Good to know it helps my cognitive functioning.

Like the kind sold at McDonald's? I remember a few years ago I would occasionally get McDonald's iced coffee and it was really good.

It has a super intense coffee flavor!

Now I drink a cup a day — maybe two on rare occasions.

and I still hate decaf

while providing other benefits from its antioxidants. So you can start with a cup or two of coffee to get you going, and follow up with green tea into the early evening. Follow directions for brew temp and time as higher temps and longer steeps can reduce the benefits.

when I told him about this post. He has a much lower tolerance for caffeine than I do, and gets "interesting" as we put it (aka agitated) if he has too much. So he said he would stick with his single cup of coffee in the morning, and tea later "because of the antioxidants".

I start every morning with a big cup of my favorite coffee (right now it’s Aldi’s Adventure Blend) with oat milk and I drink iced unsweetened green tea throughout the rest of the day. I make a half gallon of iced green tea every other day.

I have drank a pot of coffee a day since high school. It didn't help me.

https://www.theaftd.org/what-is-ftd/disease-overview/

A pot a day is a lot. Best wishes on your health struggles my friend.

8-10 cups a day works well.

I'm not trying to be snarky but that's a LOT.

By late afternoon, it’s like drinking tea.

Drink all day every day. No dementia here. Knock wood, wait is that demented?

For many, too much caffeine brings on certain sleep deprivation, and that can be just as bad (or worse) than dementia.

For me, caffeine triggers tinnitus.

But I do believe in the beneficial effects of antioxidants in coffee and some teas. So I try to find the "right amount" of coffee and tea that still allows me to sleep. And I have no doubt that this is better for me than anything containing aspartame.