Coffee Is Good For You? Yes!
One of the passions in my life is coffee. Yes, coffee. I have more than six years’ worth of experience in the coffee industry and have learned to love the beverage, the culture, and the benefits of coffee. Yes, benefits! For so long, coffee has been placed on the whipping post by society and the medical field as an unhealthy beverage. Recent studies have changed the medical field’s perspective on this ancient drink, however. If you’re like me and want every excuse to drink another cup, then read on.
Caffeine
The only aspect of coffee that can be reasonably justified as not-so-good for you is the caffeine. People with heart issues should stay away from every form of caffeine, but for the common person, caffeine is not harmful. Having one to three cups of coffee a day has no negative effect on the overall health of a person. On the contrary, caffeine has actually been proven to increase mental activity and memory retention. Drinking a cup of coffee before studying or taking a test may even improve your results.
Health Benefits
CoffeeDetective.com has a plethora of information regarding coffee’s endless health benefits. One of the most remarkable benefits of coffee is the amount of antioxidants one cup contains. Coffee has more than four times the amount of antioxidants than one cup of green tea. Green tea has long been the poster child for antioxidants, but it may have to take a back seat to coffee.
Coffee also contributes to your daily fiber intake. Eight ounces of coffee has about 1.5 grams of fiber, and who drinks only eight ounces? As a nation of people who are greatly lacking in fiber, a few cups of coffee can bring a great deal of relief.
Would you believe that coffee can also help relieve allergies? When you have an allergic reaction, you take an antihistamine. Antihistamines stop your body from falsely reacting to whatever is causing the reaction. Coffee is a natural antihistamine that can bring relief to itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, and other reactions. The coffee doesn’t even have to be caffeinated–it can be decaf and still have the same effect.
Even more significantly, many studies conducted at Harvard, NYU, and other reputable universities conclude that there is a significant link between drinking coffee and reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Studies have also linked lower cancer risks to drinking coffee on a daily basis. If that isn’t enough for you, coffee has also been said to assist with other diseases such as Parkinson’s, diabetes, and chronic migraine headaches.
Learn More
These are just a few examples of coffee’s incredible benefits. If you’re interested in learning more, go to Positively Coffee or Coffee Review for an even greater amount of information on the powers of coffee. Besides being the number-one beverage in the world (aside from water), it has great hidden benefits that are slowly being uncovered. So the next time someone gives you the evil eye or a guilt trip for drinking another cup, don’t be moved, because you’ll know this one’s to your health!
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February 20th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Ah Joey – thank you for this! Whenever I try to pass these truths on, I get that look which suggests I'm trying to justify my habit
Very happy to see this…
March 24th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Not that I need justification to feed my habit but….. thanks for this!
I've always said coffee is my favorite food! Hey, it comes from a bean. Chocolate comes from beans. Chocolate is food. And therefore….
Coffee is soul food! Can you tell I've had too much already today?
And it keeps me sane. Sorta. Though I must admit I don't like my reliance on it – but hey it tastes good too!
PS. I'm LOLing right now at the fact that I found this blog via a weight loss scam/spam site that left me a blog comment!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:56 am
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April 11th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Too much of anything is good for nothing..so taking coffee more times in a day causes serious problems..
April 14th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
I hope coffee is indeed good for us, because if not, I will not need to be embalmed as I have already done that with the amount of coffee I go through on a daily basis.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Is it true?….I heard many bad issues about coffe before….
May 15th, 2009 at 8:21 am
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May 20th, 2009 at 7:02 am
When you have an allergic reaction, you take an antihistamine. Antihistamines stop your body from falsely reacting to whatever is causing the reaction
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:20 am
Coffee is liked by most of us and we need it time and again while we are working. What more do we want too hear after knowing that its good for us. But don't forget that some wise men said “excess of everything is bad”. So do enjoy coffee but limit the intake to not more than 2-3 cups a day.
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:16 am
Everyday I starting my day with a cup of coffee.. They say drinking much coffee cause bad.. So I'm controlling my self in drinking too much coffee so during night I prefer to drink milk..
June 5th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Aside from the other benefits of drinking coffee, there is a study that claims that the consumption of at least one cup of coffee per day was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of sexual activity in women and with a higher potency rate in men. I hope that it would be further pursued, for it holds a promise of solving some sex related problems in both sexes.
June 7th, 2009 at 5:47 am
After every kiteboarding events, I loved to sip a cold coffee…or yes, hot coffee to get rid of the chill.
June 12th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Coffee has good effects for our health, it is yummy too. we must be ready for the things we might be facing in the near future, life is full of surprises that's why we need to make some certain measures to be prepared and on of these is having a health plans.
June 12th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
i think not all coffee are good to us, cause some may cause some diseases and commonly called high blood to many, but some gave good effect and its good for us who love coffee.
June 14th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Many experts says that coffee is really good for our health, experts says that coffee has good effects for our health in a certain manner
June 15th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I'll surely read the coffee review because my know-how about coffee was more on the negative effects. I'm a little bit curious about the benefits. Hmmm, I know one benefit of coffee and that was about its usage as coffee enema.
June 25th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
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July 5th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Are you sure with this? I think coffee is not good for our health. Oh well, I'll do research on this.
March 1st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
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