- it lowers the risk of depression in woman
- it may lower the risk of Alzheimer's and dementia
- it may lower the risk of prostate cancer
- it could lower the risk of Parkinson and type 2 diabetes
The studies for the above list are rather compelling and coffee drinkers around the world have undoubtedly grinned satisfactorily at these studies.
My late Grampa always said "how can anything that smells so good taste so bad?" He said this as he dipped his spoon into my unflavored black coffee and, as I think back on it, he did that at every cup of coffee! His idea of a great cup of coffee was Taster's Choice instant coffee. Conversely my other (late) Grandparents drank fresh percolated which was then placed in a metal pot on the back of the stove and simmered until it was gone. As one can imagine that cup of coffee was the iconic and cliche thick stiff cup of coffee. The kind that would literally put hair on your chest, rip it off again and then grow it back. It took a brave soul to drink that coffee, I can tell you!
As many reasons there are to drink coffee, there are equal ways to prepare the liquid gold.
- Percolated
- drip
- french press
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
- Siphon
- Espresso
- Instant
- Single Serve (K cups)
- Even "tea bag" type instant coffee
Making coffee is a science, really.There are filter choices that must be made such as paper or gold, basket or cone, bleached or organic. Then the water aspect: cold or hot, tap or filtered. Then we move on to the actual coffee itself: Kona, French, Dark, Bold, Country, Breakfast, Decaf, Half caf, Arabica, Ethiopian, Mexican, Brazilian, "Blonde", "Willow Blonde" Silk, Less acid, and any number of flavored coffees.
Really???
I am a coffee addict. I tried to give up coffee----once------there are no pictures of me during that time but if there had been it might have looked like:
My coffee demands are simple: fresh brewed (never instant), freshly made ( never old or reheated) , HOT, the largest mug I own, a dollop of creamer and 1.5 tsp of real sugar. Do not talk to me before coffee, do not assume I have a sense of humor before coffee; I don't! If there is an emergency, please tell me after you've called 911 and after my first cup, do not assume I love you before coffee. Do not require me to think with any depth or clarity before coffee. If you "poke the sleeping bear" before coffee, I will throw my coffee cup at you; my aim is deadly accurate! I have also been known to remove limbs, fingers, ears, hair,your self esteem, and any sexual inclination--permanently!
After coffee might look something like:
They say coffee is a drug..... if it keeps you from getting cancer,diabetes,dementia,depression and in extreme cases mauled by a coffee mug, then it's a great drug! I won't be quitting this drug any time soon.....you are safe!
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