Addiction 1: Coffee

Some words about my addiction: the wonderful black brown liquid called coffee :D

So, Coffee is a stimulant - a drug, prepared from roasted seeds, called coffee beans.
Coffee was first consumed in the 9th century, when it was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
From there, it spread to Egypt and Yemen, and by the 15th century had reached Armenia, Persia, Turkey, and northern Africa. From the Muslim world, coffee spread to Italy, then to the rest of Europe and the Americas.


Today, coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.
So this black lyquid has its home in the black continent, Afrika...and when we look on a map, there is also a area called Kafa, in Gana or anywhere near there.
Coffee has played an important role in many societies throughout modern history. In Africa and Yemen, it was used in religious ceremonies. As a result, the Ethiopian Church banned its consumption until the reign of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia.
It was banned in Ottoman Turkey in the 17th century for political reason, as a sign of rebellion against Europe.
The first countries in production of coffee are Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, Columbia.
The influences of coffee are similar like the ones of tea... it brings stimulus effects out... it means that increases heart pressure. Too much coffee can couse a heart disease or cell damage. Coffee appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, cirrhosis of the liver...

But i say anyway: a cup of coffee a day, brings all troubles away :))