Top 10 Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee
Posted by Meschelle on 01 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Coffee and Your Health
You hear it all the time. Red meat is bad for you. Eggs have too much cholesterol. Milk and dairy products are too fattening. And of course coffee has a bad rap of having too much caffiene. Heck, is there anything left that’s good for you these days?
Well, now the “health police” tide has turned toward a positive direction for coffee drinkers. Experts have determined that coffee can be actually healthy for you if taken in moderation. Below are the top 10 health benefits of coffee:
- Antioxidant Rich - due to its high caffeine content, coffee is a great source of antioxidants. Antioxidants are cancer preventative and help fight the negative affects of aging.
- Magnesium Rich - studies have proven that many American’s are magnesium deficient, a mineral necessary to many of the enzymes in your body in order to catalyze reactions. Coffee can easily make up any deficiencies in this important mineral.
- Anti Bacterial and Anti Adhesive Qualities - believe it or not, Italian researchers discovered this interesting little tidbit as they were conducting experiments regarding their favorite national drink that was getting a bad rep by health researchers. Practically speaking, this means that coffee is proven to prevent cavities (provided you don’t dump a ton of sugar into your drink).
- Promotes Digestion - because coffee is a diuretic, it generally speaking, sends people straight to the bathroom. While some doctors may claim that coffee may irritate the stomach, other doctors recommended it as one of the natural tricks to “help move things along” and prescribed drinking a cup or two a day.
- Improves Athletic Endurance and Performance - Believe it or not, coffee has recently been labeled a “controlled” substance for athletes participating in the Olympic Games. Coffee has proven to increase athletic endurance as well as general coordination and performing abilities.
- Decreases Depression - studies conducted on school age children in Brazil demonstrated that children who drank a cup of coffee before going to school had a much lower instance of depression later in life than those who didn’t drink coffee.
- Decreases Chances of Developing Parkinson’s Disease - 6 separate studies conducted by researchers have proven that people who drink large amounts of coffee on a regular basis are 80% less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease then those that don’t.
- Decreases Your Risk of Developing Colon Cancer - studies have shown that people who drink 2 cups of coffee on a regular basis have a 25% reduced risk of developing colon cancer.
- Treats Asthma and Headaches - asthma and headache medicines contain large doses of caffeine in them due to the substance’s ability to treat their symptoms. The caffeine found in coffee, although present in smaller amounts, has proven to have the same positive affects on alleviating headaches and treating asthma.
- Reduces Your Risk of Liver Disease - studies have shown that people who drink 2 cups of coffee on a daily basis have an 80% reduced risk rate of developing liver cirrhosis
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