Drinking Coffee: How This Can Benefit You

By Debrah Elliot


For those who love nothing more than that morning cup of coffee, you will probably be happy to note that drinking coffee is not only delicious, it also can be good for your health. Here are few health benefits you might receive from drinking this popular brew.

Coffee contains almost no calories and just a trace amount of fat. If you enjoy your coffee black, then this is a drink that will not detrimentally affect your diet. Even better, studies have shown that coffee contains many essential nutrients, such as riboflavin, magnesium, potassium and niacin.

Add also the fact that coffee comes with antioxidants. Antioxidants are molecules which stop oxidation taking place in our cells. Even though we need oxygen to breathe, this also can be quite damaging to our cells and so thanks to antioxidants the damage is prevented. You should know that coffee contains antioxidants in not only large quantities but highly concentrated ones too thus many serious medical problems can be prevented.

In order to ward off serious diseases including Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease and some other types of cancer research shows that great helps are antioxidants. Evidences also show that when you drink coffee your risk to develop cirrhosis of the liver is reduced. It is estimated that about 80% of risk is lowered in terms of cirrhosis and Parkinson's disease. It is also the belief of some scientists that other types of dementia like Alzheimer's disease can be prevented or its risk lowered with regular drink of coffee.

Studies also have shown that drinking coffee can lower the risk of depression and caffeine has been shown to be a mood booster. Obviously, drinking too much coffee also can be dangerous, and extremely high amounts of caffeine can be toxic, so remember that everything in life should be enjoyed in moderation. So if you typically drink a couple of cups of coffee each day, you might not only be enjoying the stimulating effects of caffeine, but also some important health benefits.

Living in Los Angeles gives you the luck of finding fantastic coffee at Island Monarch Coffee. This Culver City coffee shop is conveniently located near to L.A. City College. The highest quality beans arrive in Los Angeles still in their unroasted state, and the beans are only roasted a day or two before they are ground for your coffee to ensure the freshest possible cup of coffee. You will also delight in an assortment of customizable espresso drinks, smoothies and snacks to go with it like bagels and also cookies which are freshly baked.




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