I steered clear of coffee for years because I thought that it was bad for me(and it probably would have been with all the cream and sugar that I used to add when I occasionally indulged in coffee).  Who knows why I thought that , but something tells me that a lot of people are under the same impression (namely: ignorant southerners).  I’ve been reading loads of articles lately that say otherwise, and almost daily I’ve been discovering new and exciting benefits of frequent coffee consumption.  Among the benifits are reduced risks of colon cancer, liver cirrhosis, diabeties, cavities, and Parkinson’s disease. It’s also packed with antioxidants and can improve memory. Interestingly, a lot of the benefits are more common in men…but that’s not really surprising at all since life tends to be easier for them already. They don’t have to carry another person inside of them or bleed for 4-8 days of the month. I’ll take what I can get.

You don’t have to take my word for it. Here are a few of the articles that I’ve been reading lately:

Coffee A Top Source of Healthy Antioxidants

Coffee: The New Health Food?

Coffee’s Effects Revealed in Brain Scans

I guess it’s always important to remember that most things are safe and even beneficial in moderation.   I’m not suggesting that anyone drink four pots of coffee a day. That’s nonsensical.

1) Alcohol makes you age faster (especially the sugar-filled drinks and beer that I tend to enjoy), and I have always wanted to be a hot middle-aged lady.

2) Hangovers are not fun.

3) I bet cirrhosis of the liver isn’t either.

4) I am just as pleasant  when I am sober, and people who disagree with that do not know me very well at all.

5) Drinking is expensive.

6) Who needs a weakened immune system with the swine flu on the loose?

7) Most importantly, alcoholism runs in my family, and I am not trying to be an alcoholic.