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For the past century, doctors have been telling woman to avoid coffee while pregnant without any viable research to back up their advice. Well now, research has found that woman who drink a moderate amount of the java whilst preggers do not suffer any bad side effects. Also drinking up to six cups a day can actually be a smart move for woman. Scientific studies of woman coffee drinkers have found that women who have a healthy coffee drinking habit also have a much lower rate of heart disease. The same study found no conclusive results good or bad for the heart health of male coffee drinkers.

Other studies have found links between coffee drinking and longevity. Apparently people who look forward to their morning cup of the go go juice tend to stick around a little longer than those namby pambies who abstain from the stuff.  Drinking coffee has also been found to help against Parkinson’s disease and certain types of  cancers. A recent study of smokers has found that those who prefer coffee with their smokes have a much lower rate of bladder cancer. The  diuretic affect of the caffeine apparently helps flush out the bladder, keeping the cancer at bay.

Sure too much coffee is probably a bad thing. Sometimes I find myself a bit overly jittery on those two pot Sundays. However, even the bad is not that bad. While it is possible to overdose on coffee, you would have to drink at least 60 plus cups within a 24 hour time period-no small feat for even the most hard core addict. So, drink up America. And if your urine smells like coffee, don’t worry about it . You are still about 30 cups away from the cut off point.

Well, I cannot say that I haven’t given the coffee from Panama a good old college try. I have gone through three different beans from this country this past month alone. The first one, err wait a minute what was the first one? Let me check my notes…Ah yes here it is, the Carmen estate 1800+ Meters,: A rather dull coffee that I could not really wrap myself around.I felt bad about this so I decided to order two more pounds of different Panamanian beans to see if I could find something from this country that I liked. My next try was the Don Pepe Estate Dry Process.  It was a decent cup of coffee that had a great roasting smell (perhaps from the dry process). Still, it was really nothing to write home about. Next up was the Boquete Golden Peaberry: another decent cup with a nice fruity flavor. Yet it seemed to be lacking a little something. None of these coffees from Panama made me sit up and go, “Wow, that is one damn good cup of Joe!” It was more alog the lines of, “Hmm, its ok, just ok.” I guess I my palate is not piqued by the Panamanian process (oh, I do love alliteration).

Anyways, As I am writing this I am also pondering whether or not I want to give the Panama Geshas that sweet Maria’s is offering a try. This is supposed to be some of the best coffee you can get with the best stuff going for over 125 bucks a pound. The reviews look pretty good, and I feel like there has to be something from this little country that I am going to like. Perhaps I will purchase one of the cheaper pounds of this Gesha stuff just to see what all the buzz is about. Perhaps their is a prayer for Panama yet. Possibly.