Hallelujah, the coffee gods are finally on my side. After years of negative press surrounding caffeine and the potentially harmful effects on your health, some experts are finally touting its benefits. They still say the risks associated with too much coffee include raised blood pressure, jitteriness and sleep disruptions. However, some common myths associated with caffeine consumption are now being dispelled.

The good news includes:

- Contrary to initial research, experts cannot provide a link between caffeine and any kind of cancer or a connection to ulcers, cardiac arrhythmias and infertility.

- Problems with hand-eye coordination and attention to detail? Small amounts of caffeine consumption during your day can help you stay more alert and actually improve your performance on tasks that require those skills.

- Moderate caffeine consumption may help lower your risk of type 2 diabetes. In fact, the Journal of the American Medical Association recently reported that those who drink four to six cups of coffee a day have a 28 per cent lower risk of developing this type of diabetes than those who drink less than two cups of day.

- There are more antioxidants in caffeine than in blueberries and broccoli.

See, I drink coffee to save my life. Now if scientists can just find a way to eliminate the persistent shaking and the annoying buzzing in my ears, everything will be just about perfect.

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