Coffee Mojo and Health

Coffee Mojo and Health

Is your love of coffee hard on your heart? And do you wonder if drinking it is helpful or hurtful? I love coffee and I love tea . I want to share with you the good news that coffee, in moderation, can actually benefit your health. Tea and coffee, are the most popular beverages in the world. they have been consumed for thousands of years for their alluring flavors and health benefits. Polyphenols, particularly flavonoids and phenolic acids, are of great abundance in tea and coffee.  Furthermore, contribute a lot to their flavor and health properties.

Here are some not so well known benefits of coffee on health:

• Itwas associated with a statistically significant lower risk oftotal stroke, cerebral infarction, and subarachnoid hemorrhagebut not intracerebral hemorrhage.
• There is evidence that habitual coffee consumption is not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases or premature mortality among diabetic women.
• A systematic review supports the hypothesis that habitual coffee consumption is associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
• Evidence has been accumulating that frequent consumption of coffee may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and liver cancer.
• Coffee consumption may lower risk of prostate cancer

Risks

Epidemiological studies suggest that consumption of boiled coffee is associated with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. This is mainly due to the two diterpenes identified in the lipid fraction of coffee grounds, cafestol and kahweol

For adults consuming moderate amounts of coffee (3-4 cups per day providing 300-400 mg/d of caffeine), there is little evidence of health risks. Although, some evidence of health benefits. However, some groups, including people with high blood pressure, children, adolescents, and the elderly, may be more vulnerable to the harmful effects of caffeine. In addition, evidence suggests that it may be prudent for pregnant women to limit coffee. Therefore, consuming up to 3 cups per day providing no more than 300 mg/day of caffeine to exclude any increased probability of spontaneous abortion or impaired fetal growth.

Enjoy a cup of coffee and reap the health benefits.

Lorraine Maita, MD is an award winning physician, speaker and author of “Vibrance for Life: How to Live Younger and Healthier”. She is a consultant to corporations wanting to improve the health and productivity of employees. After that, she has a private practice in Anti Aging Medicine in Short Hills, NJ. You can live younger and healthier, buy “Vibrance for Life: How to Live Younger and Healthier” and make an appointment for a consultation at my website, How to Live Younger; Please click on Vibrance For Life to purchase my book now!