Perhaps I *won't* give up coffee...

This morning I Googled "benefits of coffee" and found this. Apparently, coffee is not all bad as the rumors about it want to indicate. (Don't forget...I read this on the Internet, so it must be true)

This things that are interesting to me are the positive effects on stamina and alertness (thank you, Mr. Caffeine) but also they say it lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes in both men and women, drastically reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease, and at one point in this article, the author even states that a study of Brazillian children found that kids who drink coffee with milk in the morning are less likely to suffer from depression. I'm not about to get my 3-year-old twins all jacked up on "the bean," but it's interesting to read.

Another interesting thing is that coffee is loaded with antioxidants called quinines, which increases the body's response to insulin. I also found it funny that people who smoke and drink alcohol heavily are less susceptible to heart disease and liver damage when they drink large amounts of coffee compared to those who don't. There you have it folks...you can beat up your body with booze and smokes as long as you drink tons of coffee to get you going in the morning!

This article is also about drinking quantities of coffee that are a bit high. The maximum effect is on people who drink in excess of 6 cups of coffee a day, or two large mugs. Hey...that's how much *I* used to drink. I think I'll go brew a little more coffee. After all, I wouldn't want to get type 2 diabetes or Parkinson's, and the Internet told me that drinking lots of coffee will save me from those, right?