T-13; 2.03: Thirteen Health Benefits of… Coffee
Coffee, THE number one Holy Brew has a bad rap among the twittering masses. Here are a few of the many ways coffee is a blessing:
1.) Lowers risk of diabetes1
2.) Lowers risk of Parkinson’s1
3. Lowers risk of colon cancer1
4.) Mood enhancer1
5.) Headache treatment1 (“…a single dose of pain reliever such as Anacin or Excedrin contains up to 120 milligrams” of caffeine. *heh*)
6.) Useful as a paliative in Adult ADD/ADHD2 (medicating children out of their right minds is another issue entirely *sigh*).
7.) Some research indicates drinking coffee helps prevent dental caries3
8.) Helps in asthma management.1
9.) Enhances athletic performance. 4 (Of course, for me that means the ability to walk briskly to the network closet to reset a router… 
)
10.) Coffee with milk daily=less childhood depression.4 (But of course! Who wouldn’t have (had) a better childhood with a daily dose of The Holy Brew #1? *heh*)
11.) Oops. Left out lowers risk of breast, liver and rectal cancer.5
12.) With over four times the active anti-oxidants found in tea, coffee is better at providing the heart-health benefits often touted for that beverage.6
13.) Despite what you may have heard (even from so-called medical professionals) the evidince is that coffee dows NOT cause elevated blood pressure and poses no risk for those who have high blood pressure.5. Oh, and coffee is no more diuretic than plain old everyday water.6
I could go on, but I think you get the point,
Midi File:
Mp3 File (Courtesy of the Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea Singers):
Go ahead; sing along.
(This mp3 is a lower-sampling-rate version of trhe one at the Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea link above.)
Oh, and here’s another verse, not included in the verses above:
O Blessed Holy Caffeine Tree,
In gratitude I sing of thee,
For all the ways you give life zest,
O Caffeine Tree, you are the best!
N.B.–The graphic above has a word-switch in the second verse that I need to get around to editing. First one to spot it gets two brownie points, redeemable for absolutely nothing but a pat on the back and a hearty “Attaboy/girl!”
If you wish to use this song for your personal amusement, just print it out and/or download or record the MIDI file. Do NOT remove the copyright information and do NOT reproduce multiple copies for use by a group unless
1.) You credit me and
2.) Notify me of its use in a group/choral setting and
3.) Provide me with a recording of any performance
Do NOT download or otherwise reproduce the mp3 recording Christine of Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea made without contacting HER and asking HER permission to do so.
Do not use this material in any way to produce income or for sale or distribution without my permission. Period. Ever. Clear?
If you have any questions just email me at mnmus@thirdworldcounty.us
Noted at The Thursday Thirteen Hub and Trackposted to The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, The Random Yak, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Pirate’s Cove, Big Dog’s Weblog, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, The Pet Haven, A Newt One, Conservative Cat, Adeline and Hazel, Right Voices, and The Yankee Sailor, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
Posted: January 31st, 2008 under Coffee!, Health, Thursday Thirteen.
Tags: Coffee!, Health, O Blessed Holy Caffeine Tree!, Thursday 13, Thursday Thirteen
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Comments
Comment from Rosemary
Time January 31, 2008 at 5:45 PM
You’re a bean (nut)! lol. That is so cute. No politics, no religion (sort of), no left-right bs. Very good. Just what I needed. Thank you. 
Trackback from Rosemary’s Thoughts
Time January 31, 2008 at 5:46 PM
GOP Debate Round-Up…
I slept through the debate last night and as I hear, I didn’t miss all that much. Could someone please explain to me why Ron Paul-who has not won one primary-is still in the debates? Oh, and a vote for the Huckster is a vote for McCain. IMHO ……
Comment from Mama Duck
Time January 31, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Ha, not to mention it keeps me awake to watch the little one/shuttle him to his many events . I love it!
Comment from badpuppydog
Time February 1, 2008 at 3:09 AM
awww, I love coffee, and recently have been guilt riddled for drinking it in the middle of the day, coz of insomnia.. i was reading your list and hoped against hope that it would say ‘helps you fall asleep’ lol
Comment from David
Time February 1, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Coffee is definitely the number one Holy Brew. (Beer is defintely #2, overall.)
badpuppydog: for those of us who sometimes suffer from “racing thoughts” coffee can aid in getting to sleep (part of that “benefits for Adult ADD/ADHD thing)… but often wakes one a couple of hours later. Beer helps there. *heh* (Small amounts of both are actually most helpful to me. YMMV, of course)
Mama Duck! Long time no hear! Busy w/Lil Duck, no doubt. Yeh, coffee can briefly bring ones activity levels up to those of a small child, but do keep in mind: they’re buiult for those manic sprints they do throughout the day. We pay a price for keeping up with them, somewhere d0own the road. *heh*
Winter: yeh, coffee’s super for all kindsa stuff. UNfortunately, I got behind in my grocery chopping and yesterday had to navigate our first real third world county snowstorm of the year to go out and buy some ground coffee (I call it “dead coffee”) at a nearby grocery store cos nav’ing to one 20 miles away where I could at least buy some good beans was just too much for my coffee-deprived state. *sigh* Have to get some of the good stuff today. Freshly-ground in a burr grind handmill: an order of magnitude better than the dead pre-ground stuff that tastes as though it were “fresh ground,” i.e., just dug up that morning. I still mean to buy some green beans and roast ‘em myself, cos fellow coffeephiliacs tell me it’s the bomb.
Comment from Angel
Time February 1, 2008 at 2:36 PM
ah there go the juicy rationalizations my friend..bwhaahaha!..OK I could use a cuppa strong brew myself..dang Linkfest doesnt post my OT weekend in their ping chooser for a change!
Make mine a double eh? Ha
Comment from badpuppydog
Time February 1, 2008 at 4:05 PM
hey thanks for all the Linux info, yeah the only complaints i had with it last time I used it was downloading and installing apps was a real pain, and that mounting and unmounting drives business, i could never FIND anything.. other than that, it was sleek and a pleasure to use, but I wasn’t going to go thru all that stuff just to find a file etc… anyway, i didn’t try unbuntu, maybe i will thanks thanks!
Comment from chanpheng
Time February 9, 2008 at 8:34 AM
I always knew that there were good reasons that I drink coffee – other than being an addict! And Lao coffee is the best in the world.
Comment from Winter
Time January 31, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Holy cow! There are benefits to my addiction and to my asthma! WOOOT! I think I’ll make another pot… awesome post!