There are many of us who can't start the morning without a coffee. Whether it's black, with milk or mocha... Drinking coffee in the morning is a ritual! It helps us to get active, wake up and start the day on the right foot. In addition to these, it brings us many other benefits. Today we tell you about some of them.
Coffee properties:
- It reduces the risk of developing diabetes: studies have shown that coffee consumption has been shown to reduce the risk by between one and two percent. 23% and a 50% of developing diabetes. Caffeine has this effect on our bodies, although it is not yet known why, but it has been shown to help prevent the development of this disease.
- Contains essential nutrients: in a single cup we will find riboflavin (vitamin B2), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), manganese, potassium, magnesium y niacinAll this with coffee alone! Add the nutrients from the milk and you have a perfect combination.
- Contains substances with antioxidant propertiesIt is ranked 6th in the list of the 50 most antioxidant foods. List generated by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Some of the antioxidants it contains are polyphenolsThese are bioactive compounds that bring us many benefits for our health. They help us to fight against free radicals, increase the activity of our immune system and vitamin Cdelay the development of cataracts...
- Coffee aids digestion thanks to its ability to generate gastric juices and saliva, essential elements for good digestion. So, if you feel like having a cup of coffee after lunchour digestive system will thank us for it.
- It helps to preventing Alzheimer's diseaseHow can this be? Caffeine, when it enters our body, becomes a soldier that fights the cognitive impairment and oxidation of our cells. In addition, if we consume coffee regularly, it can help us to have a healthier body. better linkage between neurons of our hippocampus. One of the structures of our brain, which is mainly responsible for memory. This discovery comes from a study carried out at John Hopkins University in Baltimore (USA).
- It helps to keeping the body activeAnother effect that coffee has on our brain is the activation of various aspects of its functions, which is due to caffeine. At the same time, it blocks the adenosinea neurotransmitter that increases our sleep. This action triggers a series of effects that result in us finding ourselves in a state of more alertmore awake and with a lot of more energy.
These are some of the properties that coffee gives us, we can continue to enjoy it in our morning coffee, or we can dare to try it in a recipe. Have you seen how to make tiramisu Fair Trade? We also offer you our new coffees of origin, Guatemala cocoa and caramel aromas, with hints of red fruits, and Peru with cocoa and fresh grass aromas and a subtle floral hint, two different and irresistible coffees.
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- 26-10-18
