Are you an avid coffee drinker? If yes, it must sound you too delicious to be true. The world has hundreds of premium coffee bean varieties, each bringing a unique flavour of its own. You have to travel the world just to sip all the flavours.

The flavour of coffee beans differs due to the soil, climate and weather where they are grown. They may range from nutty and chocolaty to slightly sweet and fruity; invigorating, citrus-y and crispy to smooth, earthy and musty. The most popular among them are Columbian, Jamaican, Brazilian, Guatemalan, Costa Rican, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Sumatra, Java and Hawaiian Kona coffee. Though the real essence of this brew comes from the veteran hands preparing it, the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee has an inimitable savour and it is one of the rarest and most expensive coffees worldwide.

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Coffee is the best antidote for a warm welcome of your loved ones, to sit and chat with some old buddy on the table for hours, elevate the mood of your partner or relax and refresh yourself during the break less busy hours. Besides these the caffeinated beverage has many health benefits too.

A cup of freshly brewed coffee is loaded with antioxidants that keeps us in fine fettle. Drinking up to two cups every day may lower the risk of developing life-threatening cardiovascular diseases. It helps in soothing arthritis and inflammation. By curbing inflammation, it also gives protection against arterial damage, reducing the risk of heart diseases by 25%.

Four to five cups of coffee a day may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. It combats depression and stress.  It may help you gain mental sharpness and attentiveness. It also reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by more than 50%. Daily intake of coffee reduces the risk of prostate cancer in males and endometrial cancer in women. It also fights rectal, breast, liver and colon cancer. It supports liver health by reducing harmful enzymes present there.

Coffee is a good source of fibre intake. It is an ideal beverage for those doing work out daily as it reduces fatigue, inflammation and muscle pain. It assists sturdy and spirited work out. Taken with carbs, it increases the level of glycogen that is much needed for apt power functionality.

Daily consumption of coffee improves the quality and quantity of semen. It may also help prevent the cellular damage to DNA within sperm.

No matter, there are bountiful benefits of drinking coffee regularly, you should never overlook the disadvantages too. The pregnant ladies, people who are caffeine sensitive or dealing hypertension should be careful with coffee. One should also never develop dependency on this mild but addictive stimulant. Never make it next to impossible for you   to leave it in future for any reason.

Stick to plain coffee with a maximum of 300 mg of daily intake to be safe. Moderation is the key to health in a coffee way along with regular exercise.

The very obvious destinations among the best coffee chains around the world with rich taste and distinct aroma are Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks and Costa Coffee. Smell it, taste it and enjoy slurping it.