The Coffee Cup

Coffee is everyone’s favorite drink. But you realize that coffee has many health benefits as evidenced by many studies? Below we have listed down the 20 health benefits of coffee: 1 – Cutting the risk of heart disease by 25% for women A study by Esther Lopez-Garcia of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, reported that women who drink 2-3 cups of coffee per day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease and a smaller reduction in risk was also seen for men 2 – reduce the risk of diabetes by 60% Coffee contains antioxidants, including a group of compounds known as Quinine in a study of lab rats, increased sensitivity improves the body’s response to insulin. 3 – Cut the risk of dementia by 65% The research suggested that coffee may reduce the risk of dementia by blocking the cholesterol can cause damage to the body. 4 – Cut the risk of colon cancer by 50% A 12-year study of Japanese women found that drinking three or more cups of coffee per day can effectively halve the risk of of colon cancer. 5 – lower risk of advanced prostate cancer a 20-year study of 50,000 men, it turns out that six cups of coffee a day have lower risk of advanced prostate cancer. 6 – reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 65% A study of 1400 middle-aged Finns shows that five cups of coffee per day may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 65% . 7 – reducing the risk of cirrhosis by 80% A study showed that coffee drinkers out 125 000 a cup of coffee a day reduce the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by twenty percent. Four cups per day reduced the risk by eighty percent. 8 – reducing the risk of gallstone disease by almost 50% Men who drink two cups of coffee per day can reduce their risk of developing gallstones by 40 percent and women showed a twenty-five percent lower risk of developing gallstones. Those who drank more than four cups had a 45% lower risk. 9 – reducing the risk of stroke by 43% for women A study of 83 000 nurses who have never smoked shows that four cups of coffee per day reduces the risk of stroke by 43%. 10 – reducing the risk of Parkinson’s disease by 80% At least six studies show that people who drink coffee regularly are up to 80% less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. 11 – reduced the risk of committing suicide by 60% for women A 10-year study of 86 000 women shows that two cups of coffee per day may decrease the likelihood that commit suicide by 60%. 12 – High Antioxidants Antioxidants help your body repair damage to cells caused by free radicals. 13 – keeps you awake and alert Coffee can increase concentration and therefore makes you more alert and awake. 14 – protect yourself from Cold Caffeine acts as a decongestant because it opens the narrowed airways. 15 – Asthma Relief Managing asthma and even control attacks when medication is not available. 16 – Headache Relief Caffeine is often used as a medicine to treat headaches, especially migraine and cluster headache. 17 – pain relief two cups of brewed coffee may reduce post exercise muscle pain by up to forty eight percent. In fact, a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that the addition of approximately 65 mg of caffeine to aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen increases pain relief by about 40 percent. 18 – Boost Mood Moderate intake of caffeine increases energy and reduces depression, thanks to dopamine. 19 – Boost athletic Caffeine in coffee is a powerful tool to enhance athletic performance and endurance performance. So powerful, caffeine in coffee or other forms was deemed a “controlled” substance to the Olympic Games Committee. 20 – Prevent Dental Caries a compound called Trigonelline, which gives coffee its aroma and bitter taste, have both antibacterial and anti-adhesive properties to prevent dental caries formation. Conclusion Tea can have their health benefits, but like many other substances may react differently to different people and therefore if you are not a regular coffee drinkers, and if you get a stomach ache after consuming a cup of coffee, it is better you stick to tea instead.