July 3, 2008

Coffee; Good or Bad-You Decide

Coffee drinkers have multiplied dramatically in the last decade as hundreds, actually thousands, of coffee cafés and coffee houses have opened up all over the country and all over the world. Arab traders introduced qahwah seeds to the world and the first cultivation began in the Arabian Peninsula around 1500 years ago. Sometime later the Turks served the drink to Italian merchants who then introduced it to Europe in the 1600’s. The story of the coffee beans’ discovery comes from a goat herder who noticed his flock jumping with more energy after eating what looked to be cherries from a plant. That was the ignition point for the use as we know it today.Many have had concerns with excessively coffee consumption as it may result is health problems over time. Medical researchers, for decades, have cautioned their patients on long term use of coffee due to its negative impact on the cardiovascular system as well as the adrenal glands. The caffeine laced energy drink craze propelled this thought process into mainstream thinking. It all may be true but I think it important to entertain another viewpoint that may carry some weight. […]

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