Could you imagine starting your day WITHOUT coffee?
No ? It's the same for me ! And apparently, we're not the only ones.
In fact, coffee is one of the most consumed products in the world.
Many people depend on it to be effective at work.
Not to mention those who love its taste, which they find in tiramisu for example.
Well, there are at least 12 good scientific reasons to drink coffee every morning.
So if you're a coffee addict too, you don't need to feel guilty! Watch:
Unlike alcohol, drinking black coffee daily is beneficial to liver health.
People who drink at least 4 cups of coffee a day (about 70 cl of filtered coffee) reduce their risk of developing liver cirrhosis by 80%.
And the benefits don't stop there.
People who consume this amount of coffee also reduce their risk of developing liver cancer by 40%.
Caffeine is a stimulant with psychoactive effects. When you drink coffee, the caffeine is absorbed by the digestive system, passes into the blood and finally reaches your brain (all in about 30 to 45 min).
Once in the brain, it blocks the activity of an inhibitory neurotransmitter, adenosine.
As a result, this increases the activity of other neurotransmitters (norepinephrine and dopamine), which in turn stimulate neurons in the brain.
These chemicals act on your neurons, improving mood, increasing energy levels, memory, reaction times, and most functions associated with intelligence.
Would you like to lose some weight? But you don't exercise enough?
So don't forget to drink coffee! Caffeine is one of those rare substances known to burn fat.
That's why we find it in almost all slimming products, and also dietary supplements that help you lose weight.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should drink coffee instead of exercising.
The ideal is obviously to do both! For example, you can start with this plank exercise.
If you're a coffee drinker, this is your biggest source of antioxidants.
The list of essential nutrients present in coffee is impressive:vitamins B2, B3 and B5, manganese, magnesium and potassium.
It may come as a surprise, but the human body absorbs more essential nutrients from coffee than from other antioxidant-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables!
So when it comes to health benefits, coffee more than any other food seems to provide the biggest ROI.
Of course, you can forget about this benefit if your cup of coffee is half full of milk and plenty sweet!
If this is the case, it can on the contrary aggravate your risk of diabetes.
But if you drink black coffee, studies show that your risk of diabetes is reduced by an average of 7% for each cup of coffee consumed per day (i.e. 17 cl of filter coffee). In general, the capacity of a coffee mug is 35 cl.
This means that by drinking 2 large cups of coffee every morning (or 70 cl of filter coffee), you reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 28%, compared to those who do not drink coffee.
No one wants to deal with a neurodegenerative disease — especially those who have seen a family member with such a condition.
Parkinson's disease is associated with a drop in dopamine levels.
Because caffeine boosts dopamine levels in the brain, drinking black coffee reduces the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
Indeed, regular coffee drinkers will reduce the risk of developing this disease by 32 to 60%.
Remember that caffeine increases dopamine levels in the brain.
And it is precisely dopamine that is nicknamed "the hormone of pleasure".
The following is therefore perfectly logical:a substance that will increase your dopamine levels will make you happier and will also help you fight against depression.
Indeed, a study discovered that those who drink at least 4 cups (about 70 cl) of filter coffee without milk or sugar per day reduce their risk of suffering from depression by 20%.
Even more amazing, according to another study, coffee drinkers also reduce the risk of suicide by 50%.
This means that drinking coffee can literally save lives !
So, if you know someone who is having a hard time, invite them over for a little coffee once in a while.
As they say, it's the little things that make the difference.
As you read above, coffee reduces the risk of liver cancer. But according to this study, coffee also protects against colorectal cancer.
In regular coffee drinkers, namely 4 to 5 cups of filter coffee (70 to 90 cl) per day, the reduction is 15% for colorectal cancer and 40% for liver cancer.
Hard-hitting figures, especially considering that liver cancer and colorectal cancer are respectively the 3rd and 4th leading causes of death worldwide.
Coffee also reduces the risk of skin cancer, especially in women, by around 20%.
The risk of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is 20% lower in regular coffee drinkers.
Moreover, those who drink coffee are less likely to suffer from heart problems.
Since caffeine increases the heart rate, coffee is good for the health of the heart and blood vessels.
Drinking a few cups of filtered coffee every day has the same effect as going for a walk, keeping your heart healthy.
Of course, this is not an excuse not to exercise! Even if they are effective, the benefits of coffee on the heart are much less than those of sport.
Coffee is a diuretic, that is, it stimulates the secretion of urine.
Thus, by drinking coffee, you will pee more often than if you had not drunk it.
The diuretic properties of coffee are generally beneficial, as they help cleanse your body.
Indeed, this is often how the human body eliminates bacteria and viruses, and the simple act of drinking coffee enhances this natural process.
Thanks to these diuretic properties, black coffee drinkers get sick much less often.
Even before we drink it, the smell of coffee already acts on our brain and we immediately feel calmer.
This is because coffee alters the composition of a brain protein that is associated with stress.
Specifically, this protein is linked to stress caused by lack of sleep.
That's probably why mornings are easier with a good cup of coffee in hand!
Coffee improves memory, thanks to the effects of caffeine on certain neurotransmitters in the brain.
As a result, by acting on memory throughout your life, you reduce the risk of Alzheimer's dementia as you age.
According to this study, in regular coffee drinkers, the risk of contracting this neurodegenerative disease (the most common in the world) is reduced by up to 65%.
