Coffee: Good or Bad?
The health effects of coffee are quite controversial; yet everyone just wants to know how to make their morning coffee cost more

Depending on who you ask, it is either a super healthy beverage or incredibly harmful.

Did you say infused? Bullet? Nitro? Take My Money!

But despite what you may have heard, there are actually plenty of good things to be said about coffee.

For example, it is high in antioxidants and linked to a reduced risk of many diseases.

However… it also contains caffeine, a stimulant that can cause problems in some people and disrupt sleep.

This article takes a detailed look at coffee and its health effects, examining both the pros and cons.

Coffee Contains Some Essential Nutrients and is Extremely High in Antioxidants
Coffee is more than just dark brown water… many of the nutrients in the coffee beans do make it into the drink.

Coffee is more than just dark brown water .. list of nutrients below

A typical 8oz (240 ml) cup of coffee contains (1):

Folate: 1% of the RDA.
Manganese: 3% of the RDA.
Potassium: 3% of the RDA.
Magnesium: 2% of the RDA.
Phosphorus: 1% of the RDA.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 11% of the RDA.
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 6% of the RDA.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 2% of the RDA.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2% of the RDA.

This may not seem like a lot, but try multiplying with 3, 4, or however many cups you drink per day.
It can add up to a significant portion of your daily nutrient intake.

Here is a List of Expensive Things People Are Adding to Their Morning Coffee

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil – Google Search

Nov 3, 2017 … 101+ Best Coconut Oil Uses and Benefits for Home and Beauty. … Coconut oil has a wide array of health benefits, hair and skin uses, and uses around the home. … Coconut oil is a superfood with a powerhouse of uses in cooking, beauty recipes, natural remedies and around the home.

MCT Oil

Medium-chain triglycerides – Google Search

Medium- chain triglycerides (MCTs) are triglycerides whose fatty acids have an aliphatic tail of 6-12 carbon atoms. The fatty acids found in MCTs are called medium- chain fatty acids (MCFAs). Like all triglycerides, MCTs are composed of a glycerol backbone and three fatty acids.

Cacao

cocoa – Google Search

The cocoa bean, also called cacao bean, cocoa (/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/), and cacao (/kəˈkaʊ/), is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and, because of the seed’s fat, cocoa butter can be extracted. The beans are the basis of chocolate, and of such Mesoamerican foods as mole and tejate.

Butter

Unsalted Butter – Google Search

Mar 3, 2014 … “I have a question about butter. Why do some recipes call for unsalted butter? I don’t always have unsalted butter on hand – is it a big deal or …

 

Nitrous

Nitrous oxide – Google Search

‎ Recreational use of nitrous oxide – ‎ Nitrous oxide engine – ‎ Nitrous oxide (medication)

 

Carbonation

Carbonation – Google Search

In chemistry, carbonation refers to two chemical processes involving the binding of carbon dioxide to substrates. Various applications or manifestations of this reaction are listed in order of their relative scale.

 

 

But where coffee really shines is in its high content of antioxidants.

The average person who eats a typical Western diet actually gets more antioxidants from coffee than fruits and vegetables… combined (2, 3).

BOTTOM LINE: With no one eating fruits and vegetables it makes sense we want to add more kick to our morning cup

Coffee contains a small amount of some vitamins and minerals, which add up if you drink many cups per day. It is also high in antioxidants.
Coffee Contains Caffeine, A Stimulant That Can Enhance Brain Function and Boost Metabolism
Caffeine is the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance in the world (4).

Soft drinks, tea and chocolate all contain caffeine, but coffee is the biggest source.

The caffeine content of a single cup can range from 30-300 mg, but the average cup is somewhere around 90-100 mg.

Caffeine is a known stimulant. In the brain, it blocks the function of an inhibitory neurotransmitter (brain hormone) called Adenosine.

By blocking adenosine, caffeine actually increases activity in the brain and the release of other neurotransmitters like norepinephrine and dopamine. This reduces tiredness and makes us feel more alert (5, 6).

There are numerous studies showing that caffeine can lead to a short-term boost in brain function… including improved mood, reaction time, vigilance and general cognitive function (7, 8).

Caffeine can also boost metabolism (calories burned) by 3-11% and even increase exercise performance by 11-12%, on average (9, 10, 11, 12).

However… some of these effects are likely to be short-term. If you drink coffee every day, then you will build a tolerance to it and the effects will be less powerful (13).

There are also some downsides to caffeine, which I’ll get to in a bit.

Just Kidding!

Even if there are downsides to going extra and making a over priced morning cup, I refuse to take them into account or even recognize their importance in this article. Good Day