Are you a fan of coffee or not? If you are not, now you will have the opportunity to convince yourself that the bitter drink is healthy. There is ample evidence that coffee acts as a stimulant and antidepressant for many people under certain conditions.
British specialists listed 12 useful properties of coffee to the BBC.
1. Coffee goes well with alcohol. Spirit drinkers who regularly drink coffee have a lower risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver. This is proven!
2. Coffee drinkers are less likely to get skin cancer. Caffeine is used in cosmetics. Body lotions that contain caffeine and green tea extract reduce the risk of developing malignancies.
3. Mood and general health is enhanced by 1-2 cups of coffee daily. This is due to dopamine. Dopamine is the substance responsible for our addiction to coffee. However, experts warn that more than 2 cups of coffee a day will make you more prone to panic attacks.
4. People who don't like to drink coffee are at greater risk of Parkinson's disease.
5. Coffee is rich in antioxidants.
6. Coffee removes muscle pain after hard and long workout. It has even been found that in similar situations, the black drink has a more effective effect even than aspirin.
7. Coffee does not disturb heart activity. This fallacy has been debunked. 4-5 cups a day make the body less vulnerable to various cardiovascular diseases, claims the latest research.
8. Coffee has a positive effect on memory. It has been found that people after 60 years suffer less from memory loss and deterioration of cognitive functions.
9. Coffee also improves short-term memory. Most likely, this is due to the stimulating effect that coffee has on the body.
10. Coffee does not cause hypertension. With the use of 1-2 cups, people who do not regularly drink coffee really temporarily raise their blood pressure. But this is not observed in those people who drink coffee regularly. Most likely because of getting used to it.
11. In certain situations, coffee is useful even for children. Caffeine injections were approved 11 years ago to stimulate breathing in babies in the event of sudden cessation.
12. Coffee can reduce visits to the dentist. But it should be drunk often without sugar and milk. Roasted beans contain the bacteria Streptococcus mutans, which causes tooth decay.
If you like to enjoy the taste of coffee, check out our recipes for:
- frappe;
- or see how to make a latte macchiato.
