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A Cup of Coffee A Day, Keeps the Doctor Away

Coffee is one of the most popular, notoriously consumed beverages in the world.

In America alone, people drink about 400 million cups of coffee every day.

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Given such high amounts of consumption, one might easily understand that there must be some efficient benefits at play that people run for their coffees the second they awaken.

However, the funny thing is that people hardly ever regard coffee for its health benefits. In fact, the kick starts to the day with the caffeine intake that promises you a boost of energy until your second cup is all people have to be convinced of drinking coffee.

Moreover, with the cultural trend surrounding the beverage and giant corporations like Starbucks playing at the forefront, it’s hard to imagine a single day without coffee. Even when people are hardly aware of the good and bad of drinking their usual amounts of coffee, you cannot convince them to change their minds.

Hence, to cure this dilemma, let’s find out what actual health benefits coffee can provide that research suggests works greatly in favor of coffee drinkers. So grab your cuppas and have a look!

A Great Energy Stimulant

We all are well aware of how amazing coffee can be when we need that extra oomph at the start of a long day. However, it is advised that people should practice some self-control instead of chugging down coffee multiple times throughout the day. But surely one can’t deny the amazing powers of coffee. It acts as a great energy stimulant through caffeine which gets absorbed into our bloodstream to help us make it through the day (or night, for you night owls!) and would help you feel less tired by increasing your energy levels.

Aid in Fat Burning & Weight Loss

Many people don’t know that a lot of fat-burning and weight-loss supplements are already enriched with caffeine, and for a good reason. Caffeine is, in fact, one of the few naturally occurring substances that are proven to aid in fat burning and weight loss. Studies go as far as claiming a 10% reduction of fat in obese individuals and a whopping 30% in lean individuals just by acquiring a daily cup of coffee. Moreover, caffeine can assist in boosting your metabolic rate by 11%, which is also great for assisting in weight loss.

Adrenaline Agent

There is a reason that after you drink even a single cup more than your usual intake, you can hear the blood pumping through your veins and rushing to your head. It’s called an adrenaline rush. The sudden urge to do every pending task and yet move about the whole day unscathed is because of the jitter liquid you took a bit too extra during the day. As the caffeine in the coffee becomes the adrenaline agent stimulating your nervous system, it increases epinephrine levels in your blood, activating the fight-or-flight hormone to prepare for intense physical activity.

Essential Nutrients On-The-Go

According to Nutrition Data, a single cup of coffee contains Vitamin B2, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B3, Manganese, and potassium. These are some essential nutrients that make their way from the brewed coffee beans into your daily coffee cup on the go. Even though people may not be convinced of how much these nutrients matter, but as you drink more than a single cup of coffee each day, these nutrients add up to a significant amount to make a positive difference in your body upon regular intake.

Protection against Multiple Diseases

From protection for your liver to protection against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Parkinson’s, coffee provides protection against multiple diseases. Studies show it is equally proficient at keeping Type 2 Diabetes at bay by reducing the chances of the drinker developing the disease by almost 70%. Considering that it is a serious condition with a worldwide spread and doesn’t affect coffee drinkers is a huge plus.

Moreover, yet again caffeine is the honorable ingredient that makes coffee so great in the fight against neuro-diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. In addition to this, coffee is also vital against cirrhosis, a condition in which your liver is largely replaced by scar tissue. Coffee lowers the risk of running cirrhosis by a whopping 80%.

Daily Dose of Happiness

Lastly, your cup of coffee is literally your daily dose of happiness right at the start of the day. According to research, people who drink coffee are 20% less likely to become depressed, dramatically reducing the risk of suicide. Coffee helps stimulate your energy levels as well as provide the necessary adrenaline rush causing your happy hormones to activate. There is a reason why you feel your mood alleviate instantly after you’ve had your morning coffee.

An avid coffee drinker, eh? Find pictures of your one true love ~COFFEE~ with every new tab you open, cheers!

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