I love my coffee, especially on a Monday morning but after reading 11 Reasons Why You Should Drink Coffee Every Day by Renee Jacques of The Huffington Post I love it even more! Here are my favorite 5 from the article…..
1. Americans get more antioxidants from coffee than anything else. A study done in 2005 found that “nothing else comes close” to providing as many antioxidants as coffee…fruits and veggies are great but the human body absorbs most from coffee.
2. Coffee is great for your liver (especially if you drink alcohol). 125,000 people over 22 years showed that those who drink at least one cup of coffee a day were 20 percent less to develop liver cirrhosis, that according to a study published in 2006.
3. Coffee can make you feel happier. A study by the National Institute of Health found that those who drink 4 or more cups of coffee were about 10 percent less likely to be depressed than those who never drink coffee. It’s not the caffeine, it’s the antioxidants.
4. Drinking coffee could help keep your brain healthier for longer. The University of South Florida and the University of Miami found that people older than 65 who had higher blood levels of caffeine developed Alzheimer’s disease 2 – 4 years later than others with lower caffeine.
5. Coffee may make you more intelligent. Not only do you get the much needed jolt when sleep deprived but it makes you sharper. CNN reported that coffee allows your brain to work in a much more efficient and smarter way.
I have to agree with Ms. Jacques when she writes: Moral of the story? COFFEE IS THE BEST THING EVER. KEEP DRINKING IT!
Want to know the other 6 reasons? Go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
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