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4 - Cut the Risk of Colon
Cancer by 50%
A 12-year study on Japanese
women found that drinking 3 or more cups of coffee per day may
actually halve the risk of developing colon cancer.
5 - Lowered Risk of Advanced
Prostate Cancer
In a 20-year study of 50,000
men, it shows that 6 cups of coffee per day has the lowered risk
of advanced prostate cancer.
6 - Lowered Risk of Alzheimer
Disease by 65%
A study of 1,400 middle-aged
Finns shows that 5 cups of coffee per day can lower the risk
of Alzheimer disease by 65%.
7 - Cut the Risk of Cirrhosis
by 80%
A study showed out of 125,000
coffee drinkers that one cup of coffee per day cut the risk of
alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver by twenty percent. Four cups
per day reduced the risk by eighty percent.
8 - Cut the Risk of Gallstones
by Almost 50%
Men who drink at least 2 cups
of coffee per day may reduce their risk of developing gallstones
by 40 percent, and women showed a twenty-five percent lower risk
of gallstone development. Those who drank more than four cups
had a 45% lower risk.
9 - Cut the Risk of Stroke
by 43% for Women
A study of 83,000 nurses who
have never smoked shows that 4 cups of coffee per day can reduce
the risk of stroke by 43%.
10 - Cut the Risk of Parkinson
Disease by 80%
At least six studies indicate
that people who drink coffee on a regular basis are up to 80%
less likely to develop Parkinson disease.
11 - Lowered the Risk of
Committing Suicide by 60% for Women
A 10-year study of 86,000 women
shows that 2 cups of coffee per day can reduced the likelihood
to commit suicide by 60%.
12 - High Level of Antioxidants
Antioxidants help your body
repair damage to cells caused by free radicals.
13 - Keep You Awake and Alert
Coffee can boost concentration
and therefore makes you more alert and awake.
14 - Protect You from Cold
Caffeine acts as decongestant
as it opens narrowed bronchial tubes.
15 - Asthma Relief
Manage asthma and even control
attacks when medication is unavailable.
16 - Headache Relief
Caffeine is often use as a medicine
to treat headaches, especially migraine and cluster headaches.
17 - Pain Relief
Two cups of brewed coffee may
reduce post-exercise muscle pain by up to forty-eight percent.
In fact, a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, have
shown that adding about 65 milligrams of caffeine to aspirin,
ibuprofen or acetaminophen increases pain relief by around 40
percent.
18 - Boost Mood
Moderate intake of caffeine
boosts energy and cuts depression, thanks to dopamine.
19 - Boost Athleticism
Caffeine in coffee is a powerful
aid in enhancing athletic endurance and performance. So powerful,
caffeine in coffee or other forms was deemed a "controlled"
substance by the Olympic Games Committee.
20 - Prevent Dental Cavities
A compound called Trigonelline,
which gives coffee its aroma and bitter taste, have both antibacterial
and anti-adhesive properties to help prevent dental cavities
from forming.
Conclusion
Coffee may have its health benefits
but like many other substances, it may react differently for
different people and therefore if you are not a regular coffee
drinker and if you experience stomach pain after consuming a
cup of coffee, it is better you stick to tea instead. |
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