Oh Totally Coffee

Well, actually i am not a coffee lover. Personally, I only take some coffee occasionally when i really need an energy boost. I am writing this because one of my best friends is totally into coffee drinking, and I just sort of check out some facts of coffee and write here, so it's not wrong to say this passage is dedicated to that person. 

For that person, if you are reading this, HAHAHA!!!

Never mind, we skipped that part first. I believe as a student studying for SPM or higher level exams will surely have some experience like this: Exam is near and i need to study late, oh my gosh I am so sleepy, so I take a cup of coffee; or Today's the big day and i really need to focus! But i felt a bit tired so i take a cup of coffee to wake my brain up. Sounds familiar? 

Well, if that situation seems to occur more for you, then I can safely assume you are a frequent drinker. We have heard from many people that coffee brings what benefit or what bad effects, but I think we should use some times to judge which option is the best. So, here we are, let's start on some facts.

For pros, the long terms effects are:

1, Prevents cancer as coffee is a good source of antioxidant

2, Prevents Parkinson disease and Alzheimer's disease 

3, Prevents liver cirrhosis

4, Reduces the risk of getting diabetics

Short terms effect (and the one reason student really think of when they drink coffee =P)

1, Temporary mental boost

For cons, long terms effects are:

1, Have higher chance to get osteoporosis

2, Have higher chance to get heart diseases 

3, Dependency on caffeine

Short terms effect: 

1: Alter the normal cycle of life ( time to sleep, eat, etc)

There's one thing need mentioning though. Of all the long terms effect stated there, the fastest to happen(depend on condition) is the dependency on caffeine. You won't get to reduce Alzheimer's diseases faster than you get addicted to caffeine. Luckily, caffeine is graded as a drug which is easier to recover from. It means if you do it take it too often, it won't have any effects. The problem of addiction usually has three main sources:

1, Love the taste of coffee, normally drink just for the taste

2, Take coffee whenever you think you need energy

3, develop a cycle where: drink coffee to stay up late at some time, life cycle gets affected, drink more when you feel tired at other time(actually is due to the first staying up)

If you find yourself one of these three, then you are quite vulnerable to coffee addiction, or to use more specific terms, caffeine dependency. The side effects includes having the need to take coffee at frequent intervals to avoid  dizziness, headache and tiredness that appear without obvious reason. When you are in such condition, then it is a warning to you that you better start controlling your coffee intake.

There are some recommended steps:

1, Find some healthy activities and force yourself to do it to distract your mind from caffeine craving

2, Find some other healthy drinks to replace coffee, like soy milk drink, and tell yourself you don't need coffee with the presence of your new favorite drink!

3, Get used to not consuming caffeine by consuming decaffeinated coffee instead.

Good luck and hope you all can enjoy coffee as its friend and avoid the bad effects. =)