Thank God I can still have my morning coffee

This is great news!  I love coffee but cut back after my diagnosis. I only drink organic now and try to stick to 1 cup a day (although some days I cheat and have 2). I also found an alternative to my sweet creamers. I now use Dark Chocolate Almond Milk!!

Caryn, I don't know if this is the one that lmcclure is referring to, but I buy Silk.  It's delicious.  I'm totally addicted.

This was just put out by Mayo Clinic on March 13:

Is coffee good or bad for me?

Coffee has a long history of being blamed for many ills — from stunting your growth to claims that it causes heart disease and cancer. But recent research indicates that coffee may not be so bad after all. So which is it — good or bad? The best answer may be that for most people the health benefits outweigh the risks.

Recent studies have generally found no connection between coffee and an increased risk of cancer or heart disease. In fact, most studies find an association between coffee consumption and decreased overall mortality and possibly cardiovascular mortality, although this may not be true in younger people who drink large amounts of coffee.

Why the apparent reversal in the thinking about coffee? Earlier studies didn't always take into account that known high-risk behaviors, such as smoking and physical inactivity, tended to be more common among heavy coffee drinkers at that time.

Studies have shown that coffee may have health benefits, including protecting against Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes and liver disease, including liver cancer. It also appears to improve cognitive function and decrease the risk of depression.

However, the research appears to bear out some risks. High consumption of unfiltered coffee (boiled or espresso) has been associated with mild elevations in cholesterol levels. And some studies found that two or more cups of coffee a day can increase the risk of heart disease in people with a specific — and fairly common — genetic mutation that slows the breakdown of caffeine in the body. So, how quickly you metabolize coffee may affect your health risk.

yum. coffee! i am afraid to say how much i drink!

progressive radio network listen live tune in      noon edst m-f & at other times.  gary null:  wiki has some harsh things to say & as they do about anything medical alternative, gary says he's suing them. the words he gave on fungicides, I think fungicides was some time (years) ago I listen to him every day if I;m here, said any foods imported.  esp mentioned coffee though

yes I do remember, there were 2 past members here I spoke about & was castigated for my words on both 

Me, I look for shade grown, organic coffee that is fairly traded and then locally roasted. We buy beans and then grind them ourselves for a melitta drip, the filter is currently organic bamboo which I compost.  I love coffee but back when we thought that it was bad for us, I experimented with many different roasts, reasoned that I wanted the farmers who grew and harvested the coffee to have safe, happy, economically secure lives and I didn't want to do too much harm to the earth just because I was addicted.  I drink less coffee with more appreciation and honestly am not sanctimonious about it.  I drink less coffee and eat less chocolate, but oh is it ever good!

So I never stopped caffeine, just refined my expectations of it.

i just double checked the organic coffee i bought...it has usda organic label...so i would say it's orgain. but they're imported from mexico and peru (2 bags) though..

do you guys put sugar in your coffee?? i tried without sugar...then added some (brown sugar). taste a lot better...just wondering if i should train myself drinking no sugar coffee.

Juneping, I do not put sugar in my coffee, never did. But I sometimes used to drink iced tea in the summer, with sugar. I also used to drink fruit juice sometimes. I have cut out both of those.

We have a Kuerig - I doubt I could find k-cups that are organic. I love my hazelnut creamer and usually only have one cup a day. That one link stated that coffee may help cancer drugs work more efficiently if you drink two cups. 

So I might have to up my intake to two cups and adjust to using Silk Dark chocolate milk in leu of my hazelnut. Not giving up the Kuerig!

I'm reading this thread while I sit in the hospital having my pamidronate drip and drinking my extra large black Timmy. (Canada- it's all about the Tim's). I've given up a lot since dx, but not my coffee! I score extra points with the chemo nurses, and bring them Tims as well.

I drink it black, but my daughter-in-law adds honey and coconut milk to hers, says that is very creamy and sweet.

i tried coffee with honey, didn't like the combo at all....

i tried coffee with milk + a piece of chocolate, not sweet enough for me but it's okay.

Selena, I gave up coffee when I was pregnant. It was HORRIBLE! They also told me I had to drink milk while pregnant, and I detest milk. So I would get decaf instant coffee powder and put it in ice-cold skim milk with ice cubes. The milk stank less that way, but of course it didn't feel anything like having proper coffee.

When the baby was a year or two, the great experts decided that it was ok after all to drink coffee while pregnant. I swore then that I was never giving it up again.

Ladies,  I was just reading your posts and hate to be a party pooper, but regarding dark chocolate, please check the ingredient lists and I think you will find that most of them have soy as an ingredient.

I was enjoying my organic chocolate till I decided to take a look at the ingredients. I did some shopping around and I can't find any that don't contain soy.   

Sadly today so many products contain soy so for me it's all about the cumulative effect.  I can live without the chocolate but certainly NOT my coffee so I'm hoping I never hear that it contains soy.....lol