Coffee

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Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance found in the leaves, seeds and/or fruit of over 63 plant species worldwide. The amount of caffeine in an 8 ounce cup of coffee depends largely on the preparation method. Brewed coffee has the most, 125-180 mg, instant 30-65 mg and Espresso has 80-100 mg per shot.

Since many prescription and over-the-counter drugs contain fair amounts of caffeine, you should check with a doctor concerning coffee consumption.

According to the American Dietetic Association's Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, "for most healthy adults, moderate amounts of caffeine — 200 to 300 milligrams a day, or about two cups of coffee — poses no physical problem." However, you should probably reduce caffeine consumption in coffee as well as soft drinks if you answer yes to any of the following questions.

• ~ Is coffee taking the place of water and more healthy beverages in your diet?
• ~ Are you having trouble sleeping?
• ~ Are you pregnant or nursing?
• ~ Do you have a medical condition such as high blood pressure, gastritis or ulcers?

If you think that you drink too much coffee, copy this spiffy award and display it proudly on your site.

A link back would be nice but is not obligatory.

How Do You Know You Drink Too Much Coffee?

• You ski uphill.
• You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked.
• You speed walk in your sleep.
• You answer the door before people knock.
• You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse.
• You just completed another sweater and you don't know how to knit.
• You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.
• You sleep with your eyes open.
• You have to watch videos in fast-forward.
• The only time you're standing still is during an earthquake.
• You take pictures of yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.
• You lick your coffeepot clean.
• You spend every vacation visiting "Maxwell House."
• You've worn out your third pair of tennis shoes this week.
• Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
• You chew on other people's fingernails.
• The nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse.
• You're so jittery that people use your hands to blend their margaritas.
• You can type sixty words per minute with your feet.
• You can jump-start your car without cables.
• Cocaine is a downer.
• All your kids are named "Joe."
• You don't need a hammer to pound in nails.
• Your only source of nutrition comes from "Sweet & Low."
• You don't sweat, you percolate.
• You buy milk by the barrel.
• You've worn out the handle on your favorite mug.
• You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.
• You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.
• You forget to unwrap candy bars before eating them.
• You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.
• People get dizzy just watching you.
• When you find a penny, you say, "Find a penny, pick it up. Sixty-three more, I'll have a cup."
• You've worn the finish off your coffee table.
• The Taster's Choice couple wants to adopt you.
• Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house.
• Your taste buds are so numb you could drink your lava lamp.
• You're so wired, you pick up FM radio.
• People can test their batteries in your ears.
• Your life's goal IS to "amount to a hill of beans."
• Instant coffee takes too long.
• You channel surf faster without a remote.
• When someone says. "How are you?", you say, "Good to the last drop."
• You want to be cremated just so you can spend the rest of eternity in a coffee can.
• You want to come back as a coffee mug in your next life.
• Your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil.
• You'd be willing to spend time in a Turkish prison.
• You go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.
• You're offended when people use the word "brew" to mean beer.
• You name your cats "Cream" and "Sugar."
• You get drunk just so you can sober up.
• You speak perfect Arabic without ever taking a lesson.
• Your Thermos is on wheels.
• Your lips are permanently stuck in the sipping position.
• You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug.
• You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
• You short out motion detectors.
• You have a conniption over spilled milk.
• You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.
• Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.
• You think being called a "drip" is a compliment.
• You don't tan, you roast.
• You don't get mad, you get steamed.
• Your three favourite things in life are...coffee before and coffee after.
• You can't even remember your second cup.
• You help your dog chase its tail.
• You soak your dentures in coffee overnight.
• Your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London.
• You introduce your spouse as your "Coffeemate."
• You think CPR stands for "Coffee Provides Resuscitation."
• Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.
• You drink instant coffee through a straw -- without water.

Just take it easy and everything will be all right.

I can make the voices in your head stop shouting, but first you have to put down the coffee cup and unplug the espresso I.V. drip... there you go... that's better, isn't it?