The top 10 reasons why I drink Coffee:
1. Studies have shown that people who drink coffee are less likely to ever get diabetes (unless you put a ton of sugar in it), Parkinson's Disease, and Dementia. So the more coffee I drink, the more likely I am to keep my wits in my old age.
2. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers are less likely to get certain types of cancers, heart rhythm problems, or strokes. So drinking coffee is ACTUALLY good for my heart. (I've always said it's good for my emotional heart!)
3. There is nothing better than a hot cup of coffee on a chilly day. I love to feel the warmth of it against my cold hands.
4. Coffee is great for dipping things in. In France, they will put their coffee in a bowl and dip their hard breads and pastries in the coffee before eating it. My roommate lived in France for a while, and introduced me to this concept one weekend for breakfast. It's amazing.
5. You can have it virtually any way you want it. Hot, cold, over ice, easy ice, blended, with cream, black, sugar, syrup, any flavor you can think of (or combination thereof), as an espresso shot, in a latte, brewed, half and half, fat free milk, with spices, in a mug, in a paper cup, in a thermos, in a bowl, decaff, one shot or four, you name it.
6. Caffeine. Coffee can keep you running after spending all night studying for that test, or when you're at work the next day after partying a little too late the night before.
7. Coffee is perfect for being social. You can break the ice on a first date by going for coffee, extend a second one by doing coffee after the activity, meet an old friend to chat and have coffee, or even go in and make a new friend with one of the other lonely strangers in a the coffee house. It's kind of beautiful how it brings people together.
8. It's a great pick-me-up. Stop and grab an extra cup to bring to a friend, just to show them you were thinking of them, and it will really brighten their day. This is especially the case if they are feeling low. I was really sad the other day, and my friend David went out of his way to grab me a Pumpkin Spice Latte and bring it to me at work-it really did turn things around.
9. Possibly the best reason I can think of to keep drinking it - It makes me insanely happy. I go get myself a cup of coffee just because I'm feeling low, or because I want a little extra happy in my day. It never fails to put a smile on my face and help me forget about problems for a few blissful moments while I sip on it's rich goodness.
AND 10. Because I really wouldn't want to live in a world where Coffee didn't exist... I love it that much.
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