99 Health Benefits Of Coffee – Part 1 of 11

The Ultimate Guide on Health Benefits Of Coffee 1 – 9

Since it’s a start of a new year, and we all are build up with positive thoughts, I decided to focus on all the health benefits of coffee.

This is just the first part, because, yes, the health benefits of coffee are that many.

So, whether you are occasional coffee drinker, or coffee “addict” like me, I suggest you read through all of this benefits that will make you enjoy your cup of joy even more.

1. Coffee Can Make Physical Activity Feel Easier

When you have to run after two very active boys (my lovely sons), sometimes you find it easier to do it with coffee than without.

That’s because caffeine’s main effect on the body is to increase alertness and arousal, which can make running up and down the stairs seem not so bad.

You can read the complete article A Daily Cup of Tea or Coffee May Keep You Moving: Association between Tea and Coffee Consumption and Physical Activity published by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2. Coffee Could Protect Against Dementia

There have been many studies conducted on this subject, and even though not with certainty, many of them support coffee’s favorable effects against cognitive decline and dementia.

These studies are linking the coffee as a protective factor against dementia because of its well-known short-term stimulating effects on the central nervous system.

3. Coffee Could Keep Your Brain Strong As You Age

Coffee Could Keep Your Brain strong As You Age / Older Woman Drinking Coffee — Photo by Laura Margarita Cedeño Peralta on Unsplash

Many studies now suggest that those who drank as little as one to two cups of coffee every day were less likely to experience mild cognitive impairment than those who didn’t drink coffee at all.

What a nice way to keep your brain strong!

4. Coffee Can Help You Concentrate and Focus

For one thing I’m sure of, I wouldn’t be writing this without coffee.

Studies have shown that, depending on level of intake, caffeine can help to improve mental performance, especially on alertness, attention and concentration by latching on to a neurotransmitter in the brain, called adenosine.

Read more about the 5 Ways Coffee Boosts My Writing

5. Coffee Can Make You Feel More Awake

Only the aroma of freshly brewed coffee in the morning activates the brain and gives you the boost required to start the day.

Watch this video from AsapSCIENCE to understand better how the coffee works on our brain.

Video credit: AsapSCIENCE

6. Coffee Is A Great Reason To Take A Break

It’s the social activity that makes the coffee a very good reason to take break from work.

If you work in an office, a coffee break can help your productivity by having a relaxing chat with a colleague over a nice, warm cup of coffee.

And the previous points are good reasons, too, to take a break whatever you are working, and boost your physical and mental activity.

7. Coffee Can Prevent Ringing In The Ears (Tinnitus) In Women

Even though previously ringing in the ears was linked to the caffeine intake, the recent researches proved that coffee actually may prevent tinnitus.

This study tracked 65,000 women over a period of 18 years and found that those who drank more coffee reduced their odds of developing the condition.

Compared to women who drank one and a half cups of coffee every day, the incidence of reported tinnitus was 15% lower in women who drank five cups per day.

Drinking coffee may prevent tinnitus, or chronic ringing of the ears, according to new research from Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston.

8. Coffee Can Improve Your Reaction Time And Logical Reasoning

As you already know, coffee is very often referenced for its positive effects on attention and mental alertness.

The conclusion of a recent study shows that a total daily dose of 800 mg caffeine during successive overnight periods of wakefulness is an effective strategy to maintain cognitive function when optimal sleep periods during the day are not available.