Recent studies have shown the many benefits of coffee, such as countering liver damage from alcohol consumption, increasing short term memory, speeding up metabolism, improving reaction time, and possibly preventing Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, but few know that coffee is packed with potent antioxidants (many, many times more than fruits and vegetables) which reduce risk of heart disease and cancer, and caffeine appears to stimulate the part of the brain that regulates sexual arousal. Drink up!