The benefits outweigh the negatives for coffee

I don't drink as much coffee as I used to--maybe 1.5 cups a day, and that in the morning. I'm thrilled that there have been so many benefits reported in recent years. I got a Starbucks gift card for Christmas--so it also brings warm feelings. Here's some details reported in Inkling Magazine. Coffee. . .

• may protect against Parkinson's disease
  
• seems to protect and fight against the development of Alzheimer's disease
  
• long term coffee drinking may lower the risk of developing type-2 or adult onset diabetes
  
• can protect against liver cirrhosis
  
• is an age-old asthma medication; caffeine is related to theophylline, a compound that helps relax and expand asthmatic lungs
  
• lowers the risk of developing kidney stones, because you urinate frequently
  
• increases alertness and mental performance by blocking adenosine, one biomolecule responsible for creating that feeling of drowsiness.

There. Feel better now?