Is there a healthy alternative to drinking coffee?

Alternatives to coffee
If you choose to give up drinking coffee, there are a number of beverages you can try instead. You will need to experiment and see what you like. Nothing "replaces" coffee with its own distinctive smell, taste, and character, and you will probably be disappointed if you compare these beverages to coffee. But if you evaluate them in their own right, you may find some you like. Above all, be gentle with yourself as you discontinue drinking coffee. It may take more than one try to really kick the coffee habit.

Pick-me-up drinks
These drinks have a stimulating effect on the body without the caffeine jolt of coffee.

•Green tea*. Full of antioxidants, comes in many varieties.
•Black tea*. Strong flavor, good with milk, large variety of options. Has half as much caffeine as coffee.
•Licorice tea. Has a sweet flavor and nourishes the adrenal glands.
•Siberian ginseng tea. Nourishing herbal tea. Has a tonifying effect on the body.
•Yerba maté. No caffeine, but has a stimulating effect.
•Chocolate powder*. Has a bitter, coffee-like taste with a mild stimulating effect when unsweetend.
Warm, creamy, sweet alternatives to coffee
These drinks do not stimulate, but can satisfy a desire for cream and sugar.

•Chai. Spiced concoctions of black and green, which contain caffeine, and red tea, which does not.
•Rooibos tea. Also known as Redbush tea from South Africa. Like black tea, it is good with milk, but it’s caffeine-free and full of antioxidants.
•Carob powder. From the pods of the carob tree, tastes similar to cocoa. Soothes the digestive tract.
Strong and bitter taste alternatives
These drinks have the bitter bite of coffee and a distinctive flavor of their own.

•Roasted dandelion root tea. Has a roasted flavor with a little bitterness. Good for detoxifying the liver.
•Teeccino. Completely herbal, roasted grains in a variety of flavors.
Instant coffee substitutes
Inca, Pero, Roma, Caffix, Roastaroma. Made of roasted grains, herbs, and beets.

*These drinks contain some caffeine, albeit lower amounts than in coffee.
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actually coffee is considered very healthy, as long as you aren’t adding creamers or sweeteners

recent studies show that people that drink 3 large cups a day actually have a significant reduction of chances of alzheimer’s disease when they get older
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_coffee

Eating a green apple gives you about the same amount of energy in the morning as a cup of coffee!
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