Coffee contains caffeine, a mild stimulent to the nervous system, caffeine is the world's most popular mood altering substance and has been for more than 300 years.
Caffeine promotes wakefulness because it interferes with adenosine, a natural chemical in the body that helps the body sleep - in moderate amounts coffee can enhance mood and increase alertness.
Several studies comparing moderate coffee drinkers (2 cups) with light coffee drinkers (less than one cup) found those who drank more coffee were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer"s Disease later in life. Moderate coffee drinkers 3-5 cups a day had reduced risk of developing dementia in addition to Alzheimer's Disease.
Drinking coffee can lower the incidence of gallstones and gall bladder disease in both men and women.
A study comparing heavy coffee drinkers 5 cups a day with non coffee drinkers found that coffee drinkers were significantly less likely to contract Parkinson's Disease later in life.
Drinking coffee gives one the ablility to increase short-term recall and increase IQ and perform better in tests.
Coffee can reduce the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver and has been linked to a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary liver cancer that usually arises in patients with pre-existing cirrhosis.
Coffee consumption can also reduce the risk of oral, esophageal and pharyngeal cancer, although no benefit in ovarian cancer, a moderate reduction in breast cancer was observed in postmenopausal women only.
According to a study led by Esther Lopez-Garcia of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid coffee reduces the incidence of dying from heart disease.
Coffee in considered to prevent constipation.
Coffee consumption decreases risk of gout in men over the age of 40. In a large study of over 45,000 men over a 12-year period, the risk of developing gout in men over 40 was inversely proportional with the amount of coffee consumed.
Coffee can increase LDL in humans this indicates that coffee can raise cholestrol.
Last year research at the Harvard School of Public Health found that drinking coffee cut the risk of developing the most common form of diabetes.
Recent studies do show that coffee may share the same healthy attributes as green tea. Coffee has been shown to help boost out immune system and help us fight disease. Coffee contains anti-oxidants such as tocopherols.
So go ahead and treat yourself to a cup of coffee................and enjoy!
My day at work starts with a cup of coffee with caffeine which I make and my cereal but on Thursdays is my treat day when I stop by and get a togo from Aroma in King George Street Jerusalem I either get an Aroma special with chocolate and cream or a Cupachino but today, Tuesday, I could not resist as I went buy I said to myself 'go on be a devil and enjoy one today', well it made me feel good.
ReplyDeleteIs it not amazing what a few coffee beans can do for someone.