Story Audra Smtih
For many, coffee has been the drink of choice to wake up to or to give a boost throughout the day. Yet, coffee can do way more for you, especially if you are looking into improving your lifestyle by including healthier options to your diet. Don’t worry you don’t need to give up your morning coffee for tea if you don’t want to! Let’s look at some popular highlights for adding coffee to your daily routine as well as a few suggestions to make a better cup of “Joe”.
Coffee can help keep you focused. The caffeine found in coffee is a known stimulant. This stimulation can pull you out of feeling groggy by temporarily improving your reaction time, changing your mood, increasing memory and improving other brain functions. Coffee as a fat burner? Coffee has the added benefit of improving your metabolism to help keep you “regular.”
This in turn will result in some weight loss. Just make sure to complement this with a balanced meal plan throughout the day. Coffee can improve your performance in your workout.
called phenylindanes that prevents amyloid proteins from clumping which is an indicator of the Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Coffee contains essential nutrients. It has Vitamins B-2, B-3, B-5, Magnesium, Potassium and even antioxidants. All useful in helping your cells and organs to operate efficiently.
The added caffeine in your day can help push you to work out more. With the before mentioned stimulation, increasing mood and reaction time, this can encourage you to lift more weights, run a little longer or just dig a little deeper during your training sessions.
Coffee may reduce your risk of some diseases. Coffee has been shown in scientific research to lower your risk of Type 2 diabetes with a compound found in coffee called Cafestol that is said to increase insulin and lower blood sugar levels. Coffee is also said to lower your risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s with a compound called phenylindanes that prevents amyloid proteins from clumping which is an indicator of the Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Coffee contains essential nutrients. It has Vitamins B-2, B-3, B-5, Magnesium, Potassium and even antioxidants. All useful in helping your cells and organs to operate efficiently.
Tips for best results from coffee and how to make a better cup of coffee
- Avoid drinking coffee after 2 pm. Mid to late morning is the best time drink coffee in order to maximize your day. You can drink coffee after 2 pm only if you have 6 hours to burn the extra energy.
- Don’t have too much coffee in one day; between 3 – 5 cups (8oz) is acceptable.
- Coffee can be had 30 – 60 minutes before a workout to improve your performance.
- Drink your coffee black
- Try drinking with almond milk or coconut milk to keep calories low and have a great flavour.
- Use less sugar and don’t use low fat or artificial creamers. Try vanilla extract and honey instea
- Add Cinnamon
- Add unsweetened cocoa or dark chocolate to your coffee, this gives a boost of flavor and highlights the coffee
- Drink quality, organic brands of coffee
- Don’t drink coffee on an empty stomach. This may damage the stomach lining
Try out a few of these tips and see what works best for you! Give coffee a try if you aren’t caffeine sensitive and experience it’s effect in your life through better brain function, more energy while working out, or just for the lowered risk of illness. Coffee sounds like the best bet. Cheers to a good cup of coffee with Buzzz!
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