People drink coffee for many reasons, not least for its taste and the caffeine hit that accompanies it. We're often told about the negative health effects of drinking coffee, but it's not all bad news. Researchers have found that drinking coffee can be a good thing. Read this article to find out what the health benefits of drinking coffee are.

Whether you have thought about roasting your own coffee beans or you just prefer to buy freshly roasted beans, here are some basic facts about coffee that can help you select the best coffee beans to give you a satisfying brewed coffee experience.

Which came first - coffee or mugs? Without coffee, how could there be coffee mugs. So one would likely conclude that coffee came first. Am I right? If one considers the fact that coffee plant has been in existence since time immemorial, that would be true. But coffee as we know it has only been brewed as early as 1000 A.D. (abbreviation for "Anno Domini" in Latin or "the year of the Lord" in English). What about mugs?