Enjoy a Great Cup of Green Bean Coffee, Without the Guilt
Coffee may not be so bad for you after all. In fact, it’s been linked to a variety of health benefits. Did you know that one study shows even one cup of coffee each day can cut your risk of some diseases in half?
Coffee is full of healthy components such as magnesium, potassium and vitamin B3. Coffee is also our most popular source of antioxidants according to one 2005 study. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also revealed that a single cup of coffee may have more antioxidants than a serving of blueberries or oranges.
Antioxidants play a key role in reducing the inflammation associated with many health problems ranging from heart disease to rheumatoid arthritis.
Says one researcher, “Antioxidants are your army protecting you from the toxic free-radicals that come from breathing oxygen and eating sugar and can start chronic diseases. Antioxidants may help stave off cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke.”
It may indeed be the high level of antioxidants that helps coffee protect the heart. Researchers from Norway studied data involving more than 27,000 women in the Iowa Women’s Health Study and found that women who drank 1 to 3 cups of coffee each day had a 24 percent reduction in risk of heart disease compared with women who didn’t drink coffee at all. Women who drank as much as five cups a day demonstrated a 19 percent decrease in risk of death from all causes. However, the study also concluded that more is not always better. Drinking more than six cups of coffee per day did not seem to increase benefits significantly. As is the case with everything, moderation is the key.
An analysis of several studies conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed evidence that consuming coffee can lower the risk of developing type II diabetes. The benefits increased with the amount of coffee consumed. Risk was lowered by 28 percent for those who drank at least four cups per day
Again, however, the important thing is to consume coffee in reasonable but not excessive amounts. “I wouldn’t advise people to increase their consumption of coffee in order to lower their risk of disease,” says Dr Rob Van Dam of Harvard University, “but the evidence is that for most people without specific conditions, coffee is not detrimental to health. If people enjoy drinking coffee, it’s comforting to know that they don’t have to be afraid of negative health effects.”
Given the wide variety of organic coffee beans available from Green Bean, roasted to perfection on Green Bean roasters, coffee lovers can also enjoy the health benefits arising from organic blends. Such blends are free of the chemical residues which may be present in non-organic coffees. Freshly roasted in a Green Bean Roaster, can there be a better drink to start or finish one’s day, and to get through the challenging hours in between?
(Adapted from an article by Elizabeth Walling, www.naturalnews.com)
