I have asked myself this same question. Is coffee good for you ? Or is it bad because of the caffeine. Am I going to cause my heart to explode ? First, you may be questioning why I am writing about this on a finance blog. Because obviously taking care of yourself means that you will live longer ( time for your investments to  grow ) and because the healthier you are hopefully the less medical expenses you will incur over your lifetime, meaning more money to save. So health is indeed a very important component.

I remember reading articles about coffee being high in antioxidants. Products containg antioxidants is very big right now, with different supplements and acai juice. An article found at msnbc explains in greater detail those findings. In an article written by Irene Middleman Thomas for Costco Connection they point out benefits from more recent studies. Health benefits are that it causes an inverse association with risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, liver cancer and liver cancer and disease according to a professor at Harvard. The article goes on to discuss that initial studies find those who consume 6 or more cups a day of regular or decaf coffee reduce their risk of prostate cancer by sixty percent. Saving the best for last it may also help you live longer especially if you are a woman. The only negative to note was it is not good for pregnant woman to consume coffee as it can increase risk of a miscarriage.

Now obviously too much of anything is bad for you but as a coffee drinker myself this is good news. I of course do not see this as an excuse to not eating healthy and exercising but every little bit helps. As mentioned before being healthy means less medical related costs. This is money that can be saved and invested for better returns. So drink up and enjoy.

Matt