A lot of people just hate the sweet aroma of a cup of coffee. Just before you reject that cup of black coffee, do you know that there are several benefits you would get from drinking a cup of coffee daily?
For those who indulge in coffee daily and those who are still wondering why they should, below are 12 reasons why you should drink a cup of black coffee everyday
1. DRINKING COFFEE MAKES YOU SMARTER
Drinking a cup of coffee blocks your inhibitory neurotransmitters, adenosine while also leading to an increase in other neurotransmitters (norepinephrine and dopamine). The increase in norepinephrine and dopamine causes your brain to fire more rapidly thereby boosting your mood energy, memory, response times, and general cognitive functioning.
2. DRINKING COFFEE GIVES YOU A HEALTHIER LIVER
If you love your liver, then you would avoid taking alcohol and instead go for a cup of black coffee. Various studies have shown that people who drink 4 or more cups of coffee daily have as much as an 80% lower rate of cirrhosis of the liver and 40% lower rate of developing liver cancer.
3. DRINKING COFFEE GIVES YOU SOME MUCH NEEDED NUTRIENTS
Drinking a cup of coffee daily gives you important nutrients like vitamins B2, B3, and B5, Manganese, Magnesium, and Potassium. Coffee is also your single largest source of antioxidants.
4. DRINKING COFFEE WILL HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
If you are trying to lose weight or maintain a good weight, drinking a cup of black coffee daily would help you achieve this because drinking coffee boosts your metabolism by 11%. So drinking a cup of coffee and working out will both help you burn fat.
5. DRINKING A CUP OF COFFEE LOWERS YOUR RISK OF PARKINSON’S
Researchers have found that people who drink coffee regularly have a 32-60% lower risk of having Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is associated with a drop in dopamine and caffeine found in coffee help boost dopamine levels in the brain.
6. DRINKING COFFEE REDUCES YOUR RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
Researchers have found that people who regularly drink a cup of black coffee show an average of 7% drop in risk for diabetes for every daily cup (6 oz.) of coffee (a mug is mostly about 12 oz). So imagine the percentage drop if you drink two or more cups of black coffee daily.
7. DRINKING COFFEE LOWERS YOUR RISK OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCER
Regular coffee drinkers have a 40% lower rate of developing liver cancer and 15% lower risk of colorectal cancer. Women who drink coffee regularly also have a 20% lower risk of developing skin cancer.
8. DRINKING COFFEE REGULARLY WILL MAKE YOU HAPPIER AND KEEP YOU LESS DEPRESSED
Researchers have found that people who drink four or more cups of black coffee a day (24+ oz.) have a 20% lower chance of becoming depressed, and are over 50% less likely to commit suicide. This is because drinking coffee increases dopamine in the brain.
9. DRINKING COFFEE CLEANSES YOUR SYSTEM
Drinking coffee ensures you urinate more often than if you didn’t drink coffee, thereby keeping your system cleansed, since the human body often flushes out harmful bacteria and viruses through urine.
10. DRINKING COFFEE REDUCES YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE
Regular coffee drinkers have a 20% less risk for stroke, and generally have lower rates of heart disease. Drinking coffee is good for cardiovascular health because caffeine increases the heart rate.
11. DRINKING COFFEE LOWERS YOUR RISK OF DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S
Drinking coffee regularly lowers your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s because drinking coffee regularly enhances your memory over time, especially as you get older.
12. DRINKING COFFEE KEEPS YOU CALMER
Drinking a cup of black coffee regularly will keep you calmer. In fact, just smelling coffee makes you feel calmer. This is because coffee changes the composition of a protein in the brain that’s associated with stress, specifically stress as a result of sleep deprivation.
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