Did you know that over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed yearly?
Coffee, also known around my house as liquid gold, is the second most traded commodity in the world, after oil.
In this blog, I am going to show you why coffee is not bad for you and the nine scientific benefits of having a daily cup of coffee.
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 the effects can last up to 10 hours after drinking.
Simply stop drinking coffee before noon, and you should be fine without dehydration.
Coffee is a natural diuretic, but this problem is cured by drinking more water, which you should be doing anyway, and adrenal fatigue.
This is not even a real medical condition. Anyone spouting this sort of nonsense doesn’t deserve your time or attention.
Here are the proven benefits of drinking coffee, backed by scientific studies.
- Coffee can help you burn fat. Caffeine has been shown to boost metabolism by up to 11% 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% in obese individuals and 29% in lean individuals. - 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 11 to 12%. - Your heart seems to like it; drinking up to two coffee cups per day can reduce the risk of heart failure by up to 11%.
- 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 level, reaction time, memory, and general cognitive function.
- 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.
- 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 400,000 members showed that people who consume coffee had a lower risk of rectal cancer by 15%. - 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. - Coffee can fight depression. Most people are unaware of the fact that over 17.5 million people, just in America alone,e 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% less likely to commit suicide than those who do not.
Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing certain diseases. Type 2 diabetes now affects over 300 million people worldwide and is becoming a global problem.
Heavy coffee drinkers, however, have a 23 to 67% reduction in risk of developing the disease.
Also drinking coffee results in a 32% to 60% reduction in risk for developing Parkinson’s as well.
These overall studies show that coffee is good for your heart, brain, and body.
Best Time to Drink Coffee
The best time of day to drink coffee is around one hour after waking up, are 30 minutes before your workout.
Use a drip coffee maker 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 two cups a day is fine three cups a day is good and four 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 of wine, it gets better with time.