Coffee and Your Mind Many studies suggest that coffee drinking can improve overall ‘cognitive performance’, which includes important mental skills like perception, attention, memory, problem solving and reaction or response abilities. So whether you’re at the office, driving, or working night shifts, a quick coffee break will increase your brain activity and make you more alert almost immediately. |
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Coffee and Your Body Upping Your Physical Performance
Caffeine promotes muscle contraction, improves neuromuscular transmission and increases peak force generation, thus increasing your capability and capacity for exercise. This means that you can keep going at a more intense pace, for a longer period and gain more from your workouts!
A healthy weight management aid
Did you know that a plain black cup of coffee contains a very small amount of calories? In fact, coffee may be able to help maintain a healthy weight! Several studies have shown that drinking coffee can increase your metabolic rate, which in turn causes fat to burn faster. This is due to the caffeine in coffee which stimulates the body’s adrenal glands to release a hormone, called catecholamine. |
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Coffee and Antioxidants Research has shown that a cup of coffee naturally comes with antioxidants, which are really good for you.
Your body is constantly exposed to particles called free radicals, particles which are caused by factors like exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, environmental pollution, stress and smoking. Scientific studies suggest that free radicals can damage your body tissues, affect the ageing process and cause diseases like cataracts, cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
Antioxidants in your body neutralize the free radicals and protect your body cells from damage. |
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