10 ways you can make your coffee habit actually healthy

• A coffee addiction can have drastic effects on your body, but there are ways to manage it in a healthy manner.
• Coffee shouldn't be the only breakfast you have each morning since it doesn't have the same nutrients that actual food does.
• Topping off your cup of java with some cinnamon has great health benefits, like anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.

Don't have coffee — and only coffee — for breakfast

So, you're running late for work and you manage to guzzle down a cuppa before heading into your first a.m. meeting. Fast forward to mid-day and your stomach is growling and you realize that — whoops! — you completely forgot to eat breakfast and now it's past lunchtime. Though drinking coffee is healthy, Adina Pearson, RD, says that because coffee can suppress your appetite and is a stimulant, some people use it as a meal replacement. "Coffee's stimulant properties may mask the fact you're undereating, but it's only temporary. Good self-care means eating enough — not just being buzzed. You can't run on caffeine because you need food — carbs, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals, and fiber — for overall health." Here are seven signs you're drinking too much caffeine.

Give bulletproof a shot

Bulletproof coffee is considered a "healthier" version of coffee because it has butter and coconut oil, which contains medium-chain fats that have been shown in studies to have a beneficial effect on blood lipids — lowering triglycerides and raising HDLs. As president and chief culinary officer at Culinary Health Solutions, Ken Immer, CCHE explains, "The fats from the butter and coconut milk are a great combination to 'prime the energy pump' in the morning. You'll give your coffee some 'bite' that keeps you going until lunchtime, plus you'll get all of the additional nutrients, especially when we choose grass-fed butter." You can either buy Bulletproof or make it yourself at home.

Figure out if you really like coffee

Do you remember the first time you had a cup of coffee? More likely than not, you were in college and cramming for a final and your roommate suggested brewing up a batch. It might have been love at first sip, or you could have stomached your way through it, hoping it'd help you ace your test. Either way, now that you're older (and hopefully, wiser), Pearson says to make sure you actually like coffee or if you're using it as a band-aid to your poor sleep habits.

"Coffee is a pick-me-up, but working toward a normal sleep pattern will make life much better than caffeine. If you're using coffee to survive on inadequate sleep, your body and mind are still tired and you'll still not be at your best physically and mentally," she explains. "Chronic inadequate sleep raises stress hormones and contributes to a lot of health problems."