Positive Health Effects of Drinking Coffee

A cup of coffee can boost your energy within a second. Perhaps that is why people consume coffee so regularly. According to a research, it was found that regular drinkers of coffee felt more alert than those who did not consume it.

 - Coffee reduces the risk of an individual acquiring Alzheimer disease.

 - Drinking up to two cups of coffee a day makes a person less susceptible to contracting Alzheimer disease.

 - One of the positive health effects of coffee is to increase an individuala's short term memory and cognitive functions.

 - Drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes can reduce the risk of Parkinsona's disease because the caffeine in coffee and nicotine in cigarettes can alter an individuala's natural biochemistry. According to a study, the results showed that these alterations can significantly reduce the risk of an individual acquiring Parkinsona's disease.

 - Studies have also found that coffee may be a potential anti-diabetic compound. By drinking coffee, one can cut the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by fifty percent. Actually achieving this reduced risk requires an individual to drink up to 7 cups of coffee a day which can lead to dangerous caffeine related side effects.

 - Coffee is also helpful in reducing headaches, because caffeine enhances the effects of analgesics such as Aspirin, Midol and Excedrin.

 - Coffee also acts as a diuretic and laxative and drinking coffee can make people urinate which is good to remove potentially dangerous or unhealthy compounds from the body.

 - Coffee is an extremely effective antioxidant.

 - Coffee can substitute for the essential minerals and vitamins in the body.

 - Coffee also reduces the risk of gallstone disease because it prevents the calcification of liquid from the gall bladder (known as gall stones).

- Coffee while rich in taste and flavor is something that keeps us fresh throughout the day.If dark chocolate can have anti-aging properties, there is no doubt that coffee could be the ultimate health and anti-aging food of the future.