Many of us cannot get the day started without a cup of coffee. This much-needed drink is for many decades considered to be the best booster to get our day going. The truth is, despite the fact coffee’s origin is from a plant; many studies have indicated the not-so-good effects it can bring to our overall health. Other studies have showed how beneficial coffee can be especially in our cardiovascular system, type 2 diabetes and physical performance.
Well, these are the same aspects is believed coffee can affect in a bad way as well. How come is this possible then?
The key to whether the coffee you drink will do you good or bad depends on the amount and type of coffee you choose to drink on a daily basis. If you overdrink it or choose a processed, not so natural type of coffee, then, you can forget about its benefits and prepare yourself for different issues that might occur. After all, the real purpose of this drink is to force and stimulate our brain’s work. Which in reality, doesn’t sound such a natural thing to do especially when is overdone…
If you’re like most of the people, unable to let coffee go from your life, then, trying to create a better, healthier version of this drink is a smart thing to do. Especially if you’re an athlete trying to increase your performance level, someone suffering from a disease or just a normal person trying to be as healthy as possible…
Add cinnamon or other spices
Natural spices like cinnamon or even cardamom or nutmeg are a great option to add into your coffee mug. They will not only bring more flavors to your coffee, but they are also full with antioxidants and other healthy elements to help this drink be even healthier and tasteful.
Cinnamon helps reduce cholesterol level and glucose level in your blood by keeping your heart stronger. So, next time you prepare coffee, don’t forget to put your favorite spice to add a little healthiness in it.
You can even add chocolate…
Yes, you can add chocolate; we’re not lying to you…
Chocolate, especially the dark one, has a large number of benefits for your health. Many studies approve this product to be necessary in many aspects when trying to fight diseases related to our heart, blood condition and diabetes.
People who consume around 30 to 40 grams of dark chocolate a day, have higher chances to prevent any type of disease. They have a better performance in their athletic competition and are more focused and relaxed than others…
Don’t add to much sugar
If you can skip the sugar completely, that would be great! We don’t need to say how much damage excessive amount of processed sugar or even natural sugar can bring to your overall health. Is doesn’t matter whether you add artificial sweeteners, normal sugar or even natural one. In the end, you’re adding a product that you should always try to avoid. This rule is not always performed for the natural option of sugar that is unprocessed. This due to the fact this option also packs additional benefits that we should sometimes be consider taking when in need for extra energy and strength.
Choose quality coffee
The quality of coffee depends on the way it is grown, cultivated, collected and manufactured. The ugly truth consist in the fact most of coffee companies don’t mind spraying their coffee beans with different dangerous pesticides and other harmful toxins.
So, before deciding which your coffee brand will be, try to do a little research on each one of them. If you’re one of the people that like to prepare your own coffee, then, choosing natural beans and a natural coffee-making process is what you should do.
Try to cut off the caffeine after 2 or 3 pm
Since coffee contains high amounts of caffeine, which is a strong stimulant; people prefer it during the morning hours to feel more awake and ready to work. Caffeine has the ability to trigger our brain to be more focused, alerted and less asleep.
That is why, drinking coffee during the second part of the day, might be an unhealthy thing to do. Drinking coffee after 2 pm has the ability to partly or completely destroy our sleeping pattern. Also, it has the ability to increase our anxiety level. If you really need a dose of caffeine to keep you awake, then, switching to more healthier, and softer caffeine alternatives such as green tea or even decaf coffee, is better.
