9 PROVEN HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING BLACK COFFEE DAILY
Did you know that over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed every year? Here i’m going to tell you why coffee is not bad for you and the nine scientific benefits to having a daily cup of joe. I will also tell you about the best time to drink coffee, how much per day is okay, and how much is too much. When people say coffee is bad for you, they often point to a few things: insomnia, dehydration and adrenal fatigue.
Insomnia is usually just a result of drinking coffee too early. Since effects can last up to 10 hours after drinking, simply stop drinking coffee before noon, and you should be fine.
Dehydration. Coffee is a natural diuretic, but this problem is cured by drinking more water. And adrenal fatigue this is not even a real medical condition.
Here are the proven benefits of drinking coffee, backed by scientific studies.
1. Coffee can help you burn fat. Caffeine has been shown to boost metabolism by up to eleven percent, and dramatically increase fat burning potential. Other studies have even shown that the rate of fat being burned, while drinking caffeine can improve by 10 percent in obese individuals, and 29 percent in leaned individuals.
2. Coffee helps you exercise better. Caffeine has been proven to be one of the most effective supplements ever for improving exercise output. Drinking coffee causes a spike in adrenaline and causes an increase in exercise performance by around eleven to twelve percent.
3. Your heart seems to like it. Drinking up to two coffee cups per day can reduce the risk of heart failure, by up to eleven percent.
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4. Coffee can make you smarter. It enhances the firing of neurons in the brain and has been shown to improve various brain functions, including mood, energy levels, reaction, time, memory and general cognitive function.
5. Coffee contains an incredible amount of antioxidants. These antioxidants help fight free radicals in the body, and scientists have identified approximately a thousand different antioxidants in the coffee bean alone.
6. Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing cancer. Astonishingly, coffee has been shown to lower the chances of getting liver cancer by up to 40%. Also a study with over 400 some members showed that, people who consume coffee had a lower risk of rectal cancer by 15%.
7. Coffee contains essential nutrients the body loves and needs. One cup of coffee contains nutrients like riboflavin, potassium, magnesium and others. While the volume of the nutrients it contains is not going to blow you away. if you drink three cups per day, like the average American adult, you’ll be getting a steady source of vital nutrients that your body loves.
8. Coffee can fight depression. Most people are unaware of the fact that over 17.5million people just in America alone, suffer from some form of depression and it’s growing every year. Drinking coffee has been shown to lower the risk of developing depression by up to 20% for women. It has also been shown that, those who drink up to four cups per day are 53 percent less likely to commit suicide than those who do not.
9. Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing certain diseases. Type two diabetes now affects over 300 million people worldwide and is becoming a global problem. Heavy coffee drinkers however, have a 23 percent to 67 percent reduction in risk of developing the disease. Also drinking coffee results in a 32 percent to 60 percent reduction in risk for developing Parkinson’s as well.
These overall studies show that coffee is good for your heart brain and your body. The best time of day to drink coffee is around 1 hour after waking up, or 30 minutes before your workout. Use a drip coffeemaker if possible. Other popular machines use plastic cups that are unrecyclable and are very damaging to our planet. How much per day is okay, a short rule of thumb is 2 cups a day is fine, 3 cups a day is good, and 4 cups a day should be the absolute max.
Finally, drink your coffee black most of the specialty drinks at coffee shops are calorie nightmares and are basically glorified milkshakes. Drinking it black takes some time to get used to, but just like an acquired taste to wine, it gets better with time.
