Coffee is a part of many people’s daily routine, particularly here in the Melton Trading Co. headquarters. (It would kind of be a shame if it wasn’t.) Whether you’re a coffee connoisseur or just like a cup of joe to get you through the day, there are plenty of ways coffee can positively impact your life. Here are some ways that drinking coffee can improve your health and well-being:
Coffee improves your ability to focus and increases creativity.
Caffeine is a very popular, natural substance. It’s been used for centuries in many cultures, and it’s loved by the masses for its ability to increase energy levels, boost mood and concentration.
In fact, caffeine has many positive effects on your mind and body. In addition to helping you stay awake and focused, it can also improve your memory and creativity. Plus if you’re looking for an extra boost of motivation or inspiration before a big event (or in the middle of a boring project), caffeine can also help with that!
Coffee provides a boost of energy.
Coffee is a stimulant, which means it can give you a boost of energy. Coffee contains caffeine, which increases your heart rate and blood flow. Caffeine is also known to improve mood, focus, and memory in addition to ramping up the metabolism—which means burning fat.
Caffeine benefits you by:
- Improving mood by increasing dopamine production in the brain. Dopamine influences our emotions, motivation and pleasure seeking behaviors.
- Increasing focus and decreasing anxiety by blocking adenosine receptors. Adenosine slows down neural activity during sleep cycles, so blocking this promotes wakefulness at night or day when you need to concentrate on something important like studying or working out at the gym!
Coffee can help you burn fat.
It’s a known fact that coffee increases your metabolism, but it may surprise you to learn that the caffeine in coffee can actually help you lose weight and burn fat. Studies have shown that caffeine can increase the amount of calories burned by as much as 50% during exercise. Studies have also shown that drinking coffee helps blocks the enzyme that turns sugars into body fat. It also increases feelings of fullness, which helps prevent overeating. In addition, drinking coffee before or after exercise has been shown to increase energy expenditure (meaning you’ll burn more calories), which means that drinking coffee not only helps you lose weight faster overall but accelerates it while exercising!
Coffee lowers your risk of certain diseases.
No, this is not to be taken as medical advice. We’re coffee people, not doctors. But coffee has been shown to lower your risk of certain diseases and health conditions. This includes Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, and stroke.
How does it do this? Researchers believe that the antioxidants in coffee work together with caffeine to have a positive effect on your body. Even better? The effects of drinking coffee are cumulative—the more you drink, the more positive impact it will have on you!
Drinking coffee can be a great way to start your day. It can help you focus, give you energy, burn fat and lower your risk of certain diseases. Coffee may not be for everyone, but if it is, then we encourage you to drink up! Liberally.
