Coffee - Pros vs Cons

Coffee is your friend.  Or at least it's  not  your enemy.  It is ubiquitous in our culture.  Everywhere you look, there’s a coffee shop on the corner.  It is at its absolute best when roasted, ground, and brewed within 24 hours.  It is the life blood of anyone who works 10-16 hours a day running their own business, as I do.  Coffee has medicinal value if a person's blood pressure drops it can be raised temporarily by drinking coffee.

Coffee that has the best taste and seems freshest is made from freshly ground beans.  Coffee which has been freshly ground is much more flavorful and aromatic than pre-ground coffee.  It can stale fairly quickly once opened, so you may also want to consider the amount of coffee you purchase.  Coffee is grown all over the world today but has it's origin in Ethiopia. 

The final taste of your coffee is heavily dependent on the water and temperature settings of your coffee maker.  It is the substance that warms conversations between friends and family, and it never goes out of style.  It is very flavorful, there are a variety of roasts, and it is never bitter.  It is delicious, but it can be expensive.  Coffee is usually one of the most heavily sprayed crops, and is often contaminated with pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides. 

Coffee is also a diuretic, meaning it purges water from your body.  It is the second most valuable commodity exported from developing countries, petroleum being the first.  It was also being grown in India and Java.  It is not unhealthy in itself, but it is the sugar and cream that get added to it.  Coffee can tax the adrenals, disrupt blood sugar, deplete nutrients and stress your digestive and cardiovascular system.