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I love reading the news and seeing an article that confirms what I’ve known in my gut all along. Basically this article from the NY Times Health section says that coffee isn’t bad for you and may in fact be good for you in moderate, non-Starbucks, doses. Anyone who has read anything about coffee knows that there’s a long standing debate about the health effects of America’s favorite stimulant. This article is basically a feel-good article for anyone who is as addicted to it as I am. I average 2 iced coffees per day using the Starbucks “grande” as my unit of measurement. Funny think is that I was thinking of trying to kick the coffee habit, but according to this article coffee is high in antioxidants and “Probably the most important effects of caffeine are its ability to enhance mood and mental and physical performance.” Everyone who knows me knows that I’m not really a morning person and without my coffee in the morning I can be a very cranky individual. That last benefit is probably the most important to me.
On a side note, one thing that really irks me about NYC is that the coffee here really does tend to suck. I KNOW you can find decent coffee shops around if you look, but I’m talking about the average cup of coffee. Deli coffee, diner coffee, 80% of the small cafes, and Dunkin Donuts all sell crap coffee. It really doesn’t surprise me that there’s a Starbucks on every corner. It looks to me like they filled a giant competition-less gap in the market. I just wish someone would figure out how to get a Coffee Bean or a Peets Coffee out here sometime soon.
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