5 Reasons You Should Drink Coffee Every Day

Finally an excuse to drink coffee daily.

Coffee is known to be the kick starter drink of the morning. Some people need coffee so badly before they start the agenda of the day that they can barely function. Other than the great taste, and the caffeine hit you get from your daily cup there are 5 reasons why you should drink coffee every day.

There is so many choices to make even on a simple cup of coffee. People take coffee differently and there are lots of variety to the coffee beans they way they are roasted and how it is brewed.

While some people may think too much coffee is bad, there are a few surprising benefits of drinking coffee daily. Here are 5 reasons you should take coffee every day:

An Awakening Aroma

The coffee aroma is as much appreciated as is the taste. It may come as a surprise to some people that just the aroma of a cup of coffee can you wake you up. Scientists believe that the rich coffee smell can change the activity of protein and genes in the brain, and help against effects of sleep deprivation.

Healthy Liver

Coffee is often used to counter the effects of a hangover. Well, a cup a day can also prevent liver cirrhosis due to excess consumption of alcohol. Liver cirrhosis is an autoimmune disease and is 20% less likely to occur to people who consume 1 cup of coffee daily.

Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia

It had predicted by the Alzheimer’s Society that the moment of people suffering from the disease will rise to 1 million by 2025. However, even in general, people do worry about losing their memory. In a 2010 study, it was found that people who drank 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day had 65% less chance of developing Alzheimer’s and Dementia in their later life.

Get Smarter

Coffee does not only wake you up and get going for the day. It can actually make your brain function better and make you smarter. The active ingredient in coffee is caffeine, which is a stimulant that blocks the effects of adenosine in the body. It increases the neural firing in brains and releases dopamine and norepinephrine. Controlled trials have revealed that caffeine can enhance mood, reaction time, memory, cognitive function and vigilance.

Burn Fat

Caffeine is found to be part of many commercial fat burning supplements. Due to its stimulant effects, caffeine can increase metabolism and enhance the oxidation of fatty acids. Athletes who want to improve their performance can use caffeine as it mobilizes the fatty acids from the fat tissues. Caffeine has been found to increase exercise performance by 11% to 12% on average in 2 separate meta-analyses. You may want to complement your daily morning stretches with a cup of coffee to reduce excess fat.

Coffee definitely has many more health benefits that indicate that drinking coffee on a daily basis is god for you. However, we must always remember that excess of everything is bad. Drink healthy amounts to experience the health effects. Moreover, never start your day just with a cup of coffee on an empty stomach.

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