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Coffee
Combats
drowsiness, temporarily boosts athletic performance, eases congestion due to
colds and flu, prevents asthma attacks, enhances the pain-relieving effects of
aspirin
Although most people don't
think of it as such, coffee is America's most popular herbal beverage. It
helps a sleepy nation wake up in the morning. It also has therapeutic value.
It can act as a decongestant for colds. It may help prevent asthma attacks. It
may boost athletic performance. And it increases the pain-relieving power of
aspirin.
Of course, coffee can also
cause problems — jitters and insomnia. But despite scare headlines that have
linked coffee to many serious diseases, the latest medical review concludes:
"Coffee appears to pose no particular threat in most people if consumed in
moderation."
Coffee has been
around for a long time. Our word coffee comes from Caffa, the region of
Ethiopia where the fabled beans were first discovered. The beverage we know as
coffee emerged around 1000 AD, when
Arabians began roasting and grinding coffee beans and drinking the hot
beverage as we do today. Until the 17th century, Arabia supplied all the
world's coffee through the port of Mocha, which became one of coffee's names.
Then the Dutch introduced the plant into Java, and the island quickly became
synonymous with coffee.
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