For a while there people were trying to talk me out of caffeine and specifically coffee, but studies are showing that there are some definite health benefits of coffee consumption.
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All I can say is thank goodness, because I love me some coffee in the morning, and truth be told, also throughout the day.
In the past coffee was erroneously linked to ulcers, heart conditions and even high blood pressure, but studies are showing that two or three cups per day is generally pretty good for you. We are talking about standard size eight ounce cups, not the monster coffee cups that you see a lot of places, although some studies have not noted negative impact even with larger amounts of coffee. (honestly 8 ounces is a tease isn’t it?)
To start out with drinking coffee has been associated lower levels of depression among women. It also lowers possibility of prostate cancer in men and lowering risk of stroke for both sexes. Go Coffee! Wooo Yeah!
There are also possibilities of positive impact on Parkinson’s Disease and diabetes. Studies are being conducted even as I type this. The outlook is also good for reducing certain other types of cancer besides the prostate.
Caffeine is the most popular and widely used drug in the world and most of us get our caffeine through coffee. The average eight ounce cup gives you 100 milligrams of caffeine and the majority of that is coursing through your system for about 45 minutes. Some quantity stays with you for up to 8 to 10 hours, but most of it is history within an hour. (so we refill our tanks repeatedly through the day to get our “fix”)
The average cup also gives you 7mg of magnesium which is only about 2% of the recommended daily allowance, if you buy into the government recommendations. In addition to that you get about 116 mg of potassium, .5 mg of niacin and 6.2 mg of choline.
All in all, these pieces can, at least, put coffee drinkers minds at ease. Coffee may not be the miracle anti-oxidant of the ages, but at least it is relatively healthy and it’s no longer considered a sin to drink it..
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Coffee is definitely not that bad for our health…It has also benefits too…
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This is why I love coffee.. Thanks a lot for sharing this great facts.. I will definitely share this with my friends too..
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This is why I love drinking coffee but not always…Sometimes I get addicted to it and I always look for coffee especially when I am relaxing on a cold afternoon…
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Coffee is a good antioxidant source, in some articles they say that it can also help in the prevention and treatment of diseases and illnesses as varied as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, liver disease, skin cancer, Parkinson?s disease and more.
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Coffee is a good antioxidant source, in some articles they say that it can also help in the prevention and treatment of diseases and illnesses as varied as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, liver disease, skin cancer, Parkinson?s disease and more.
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This is an awesome post! I’ll be pinning it!
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Well, coffee really has some benefits because it also has antioxidants, right? Maybe the cause for the side effects would be taking too much of it at the same time, having an unhealthy diet. For some of my friends who love coffee, they smoke a lot, too. So the combination of too much and too unhealthy, can cause dire effects to the body.