HISTORY OF COFFEE
There is no specific
documentation stating the history of coffee, but according to some stories in
the book; there were hungry goats with an Ethiopian caretaker, named Kaldi, who
were weary of searching for a greener pastures. The goats and the caretaker
were eager finding something to eat that could relief their starving stomach.
As they were walking, they found this red berries off strange bushes. After
eating the red berries, Kaldi noticed that the goats began kicking up their
heels and their energy increases.
Out of curiosity on the
phenomenal change, Kaldi tried the berries and she felt the same thing. So he
went to the nearby monastery of the monk across the hillside and spread his
discovery. As a result, evening prayers suddenly became more pleasant and the
glories of the heavenly berries.
After the coffee berries were
discovered, their usages evolve into the following:
1. It
served as a food. Berries were also mixed with different food.
2. Berries
underwent to the process of fermentation that creates wine.
3. Because
of the energy that the berries gave, it was taken as a medicine.
4. And
today, we are serving the beans of the berries as roasted or brewed as a
coffee.
Many studies were conducted as
the time goes by. Research indicates that coffee provides protective effects
for the following:
1. Asthma
2. Colon
cancer
3. Gallstones
4. Headache
5. Liver
cirrhosis
6. Diabetes
(type II)
7. Tooth
decay
8. Parkinson’s
Disease
The following are the benefits
that we can get in drinking coffee:
1. Coffee
increases alertness and can prolong working hours.
2. It
is the best source of anti-oxidant.
3. It
actually promotes the effectiveness of some migraine drugs.
4. It
reduces the risk of liver cirrhosis for those heavy drinkers.
5. It
enhances physical performance and endurance.
If coffee gives a lot of
advantages, it also has disadvantages:
1. It
increases blood pressure.
2. Too
much coffee can cause sleeping anxiety of insomnia.
3. It
may worsen heartburn and indigestion.