@ginnielee5 wrote:
I love coffee! My neighbor and good friend has been bugging me to drink a cup of water for every cup of coffee or tea I drink because they are diuretics and take water out of the body. She is right and I am going to try to improve. I am 82 and it's really important to stay hydrated at any age but especially as we get older.
Hi, I think your neighbor has a good point. Huzzbah to staying hydrated! 
FWIW, I'm 58, and an athlete, so I work out hard nearly every day. I drink the equivalent* of 4 8oz cups of coffee a day and between 11 and 18 8 oz cups** of plain old filtered water every day. Even more if I'm cycling in hot weather.
*It's really two 16 ounce coffee mugs
** It's really 3-5 28 oz water bottles
