The Marvellous Mr Coffee

We all love our cup of coffee, but are you aware of some of the many other potential benefits it can bring to your life?

According to studies, coffee drinkers are happy at work, don't get depressed, have less stress, and suffer less from colon cancer, arthritis and diabetes. In addition it has been shown that coffee is safe to drink in pregnancy and is even healthier to drink than black tea.

Please note that these are the claims of research studies and are not meant to serve as medical advice.

While it is understood that consuming any product in large quantities is potentially harmful, research has shown that drinking five cups of coffee daily is not a problem to general health.

Research undertaken by the Harvard Medical School has found that the risk of developing skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma) is significantly reduced by drinking coffee. The risk is reduced by about 20% in women and 10% in men if they consume more than three cups a day on average. It has also been independently shown that coffee can reduce the risk of liver cirrhosis, colon cancer and developing gallstones.

A popular TV news channel recently reported that consuming black coffee is a healthier alternative than black tea. According to an interview with Chris Kilham, founder of Medical Hunter in the US, coffee contains special antioxidants called flavonoids which can help with cardiovascular problems and help reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Fighting depression - A long term study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that women who consumed four or more cups of coffee a day were 20% less likely to suffer from depression than those that only had one cup per day. Those consuming less, but still having two or three cups still showed a 15% reduction in showing signs of depression. This extensive research was conducted over a decade of study.

Although less well understood coffee can have a beneficial effect when exercising and actually improve performance. This is according to Dr Pamela Peeke of Discovery Health TV. She claims that drinking coffee can enhance the bodies performance in both short term and long term physcial activity.

Drinking coffee when pregnant also seems to be safe for the mother and baby. According to Chris Kilham, again speaking on Fox News, drinking coffee does not appear to increase the chances of a miscarriage.

Now we can all enjoy our favourite hot beverage even more, knowing that it can help us lead a healthier and happier life too!

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