About 850 A.D it is said that a lone shepherd and his flock \rcame across a strange and mysterious plant growing upon a \rsecluded and forgotten hillside. Before he could stop them \rsome of his herd had began to gnaw away at this unusual \rberry. After about fifteen minutes or so the herder started \rto notice that his sheep were behaving in an odd manner. Not \ronly were they unusually alert but they also appeared to be \rextremely hyperactive. Now being a little weary and \rextremely tired the shepherd decided to try the berries and \rsee if the end results would be the same for him as they had \rbeen for his flock. To his pleasant surprise the shepherd \rbegan to feel wide awake and he too became very alert. After \ra few hours had passed along came a wandering monk who,\rafter being informed of the plants amazing qualities \rproceeded to scold the poor shepherd and lecture him on his \rfoolish indulgence. After he had finished telling the \rshepherd just what a sinner he had been the monk set upon \rhis journey but not before he had added a little something \rto his backpack and supplies.

When the monk reached his monastery his fellow holy men also \rdecided to try this new and enchanting beverage. Soon the \rendless hours of prayer no longer seemed so wearisome, in \rfact they became easy to endure with the help of this \rexciting new drink. Coffee, had now well and truly arrived \rand the news began to spread! Its widespread consumption \rfirst commenced in the wilds of the Ethiopian outlands \rbefore then moving on to the heart of Arabia . Here it was \rto be held as a holy delicacy but was eventually to be \runlawfully exported by a trader by the name of Baba Budan. \rIn no time at all word of its qualities began to spread and \rcoffee was to evolve into one of the most valued drinks ever \rknown to the human civilisation. Its hard to believe that \reach year we consume a staggering four billion cups and \rthere are many among us who would not contemplate starting \rtheir day without it.

Although coffee is usually thought of as a sleep suppressant \rthere are many who think that it also has many health \rbenefits. It is said that folk who suffer from the complaint \rof asthma and drink coffee have an average of at least 25% \rless symptoms due to a substance in the coffee named \rtheophylline. This is known to be a bronchodilator which \rhelps those who suffer with the disease to breathe a little \rmore easily. Drinking coffee on a daily basis is also \rthought to help lower your chances of developing colon \rcancer. This is also by a figure in the region of about \rtwenty five percent.

Its curious that the vast majority of folk have no idea of \rthe different tastes and delights that this king of all \rdrinks has to offer us. One of the swiftest growing trends \rof the last few years has to be the rising popularity of \rbuying coffee via the internet. Never before have we been \rable to so easily get hold of such a large and voluptuous \rvariety of blends, tastes and tantalising aromas from all \rover the world. With the aid of the wonderful web, trekking \raround the local neighbourhood to try and find some new \rexciting coffee blends has became a thing of the past. \rSitting at home I can now search out an almost infinite \rvariety of coffees from all over the world and order them \rat the click of a mouse. I tend to place numerous orders \rvia the web and I always make a point of recording blend, \rcountry, and from exactly whom I purchased.

Now you know the history of this magical bean I hope that if \rin the days to come you are thinking of visiting your local \rcoffee shop you recall the information you have read on this \rwebsite and make the most of this wonderful drink. Go on and \rtry some new varieties. Not only will you impress your \rfriends, your tastebuds will be thrilled as well.

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Valerie Shapero is the owner of \rFuzzy Coffee, Inc. which is a premier source of information about coffee. For more \rinformation, go to: http://fuzzycoffee.com