| You may not know it but the cup of coffee you | | | | processing by as much as 10%. Additional studies |
| take every morning with your toast actually does | | | | show that coffee results in decreased depression, |
| your body a lot of good. And contrary to what | | | | anxiety and generally uplifts the mood of the |
| you might think, drinking coffee everyday is | | | | drinker. So if you are feeling down, downing a cup |
| actually a very healthy habit. | | | | of coffee might just give you that perk you |
| In 2005, the University of Scranton released the | | | | need. |
| results of a remarkable study showing that | | | | Still these benefits should not be incentive enough |
| coffee is the number one source of anti-oxidants | | | | to take too much coffee. Coffee is known to |
| in the American diet. Anti-oxidants are | | | | raise blood pressure, so try to spread out your |
| components in your food that serve as your | | | | intake throughout the day. Drinking one or two |
| body's defense against many diseases including | | | | cups of coffee a day is advisable. If you must |
| diabetes, cancer, stroke and other heart diseases. | | | | take a lot of coffee, choose decaf, as the study |
| It is known to control free radicals that cause cell | | | | also shows that both caffeinated and |
| damage in the body, slowing down the ageing | | | | decaffeinated coffee contain the same amount of |
| process and its effects and thereby resulting in a | | | | anti-oxidants. If you have high blood pressure, |
| longer life span. | | | | however, it is best to cut down on your intake. |
| Some studies have also shown that coffee intake | | | | Enjoy your coffee! |
| resulted in increased alertness and information | | | | |