She is pleased that many of the foods and drinks you love are not only experience "good," as the occasional indulgence - are good for you! Let's start with the coffee and tea ... and call you a beer to read my related articles on wine and chocolate.
The coffee is made from toasted seeds and ground several tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Coffea.
An Arab legend tells of a shepherd, a drink made from berries grown on bushes, strange, and afterDrinking experience with exceptional clarity and alertness. The shrubs were considered the descendants of the Queen of Sheba, who should have been planted in Ethiopia, where it is Coffea arabica.
Nearly 20,000 scientific studies have been conducted on coffee or caffeine. Here in a nutshell, the results are not only coffee drink in moderation is no health hazard, it can actually be a blessing. E 'safe to use during pregnancy, and children are not more sensitive toCaffeine than adults.
The average American consumes about 200 milligrams of caffeine per day, about the equivalent of two cups of coffee (a number which, of course, those who do not drink at all). "Moderate" drinking is usually defined as 300 mg a day - fifty-four cups of coffee, fifty-six or seven cups of hot tea, depending on the size of the cup.
What has more caffeine, coffee or tea? "It depends. Su-per-pound basis pound, tea is more. But whyTea is not necessary to make a cup of tea, usually a cup of coffee has more caffeine - about twice as much. There are also significant differences in the variety of coffee or tea and the brewing method used. Dark-roasted coffee contains less caffeine than lighter roasted beans, arabica beans tend to have less caffeine and a milder taste than Robusta.
"Decaffeinated" coffee and tea contain about 5 mg per cup.
Caffeine is a centralnervous system stimulant. While individuals vary in their sensitivity to caffeine, there are some generalizations. Caffeine can increase the speed of rapid information processing, attention, energy, perseverance, motivation and concentration. This has important implications especially for night shift workers and drivers, as well as for those who remain productive in the labor market after lunch. This effect of greater vigilance, can also relieve the discomfort associated with common cold. (Well,this is good news for those of us who prefer the coffee, but I feel obliged to go to the nose of herbs, with the appearance of a sore throat or runny!)
Caffeine relieves headaches by constricting the blood vessels in the brain, which in turn cranial pressure. So it's no wonder that there is an active ingredient in headache relievers.
Some studies have linked caffeine consumption to a decline in levels of depression and anxiety.
Caffeine is known to contribute to a long period of time for those who suffer from asthma,Many of them have found regular consumption of coffee in a moderating influence on the attacks. This is not a surprise, or, thanks to the drug theophylline - a medicine prescribed for the symptomatic treatment of bronchial asthma.
The higher consumption of caffeine is associated with a significantly lower incidence of Parkinson's disease. That's because caffeine intake reduces the amount of depletion of dopamine, a characteristic of Parkinson's disease.
Last but not least, caffeine stimulatesMetabolism.
Apart from caffeine, coffee has a complex chemical composition. A characteristic of many plants is the abundance of compounds with antioxidant properties, and the coffee is no exception. Flavonoids are particularly common in plants and also the protection of major diseases.
Antioxidants reduce the risk of cancer and prevent good (HDL) from turning into bad (LDL), one of the causes of heart disease. Antioxidants neutralize the effects of "free radicals" highreactive molecules that cause chemical reactions that damage cells of the body can travel through the link with the extra electron. Free radicals have also led to stroke, cancer and the aging process itself. Substances with antioxidant activity found to occur in the roasting.
Coffee is a good dietary source of potassium. The coffee is a good choice as a diuretic, potassium loss is an unwanted side effect of most diuretics. Coffee canRisk of liver cirrhosis.
The tea is made from the leaves of a shrub species of camellia.
The first Chinese tea leaves collected in the wild tea plant and have grown at least since 350 AD. The Court of Charles II of England in the 17th Century established tea as a fashionable drink for the elite.
The fire, fermentation and / or oxidizing it, determines whether the tea leaves are green, black, orOolong.
Tea is a source of vitamin A and B6, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin, pantothenic acid, ascorbic acid and folic acid, manganese, potassium and fluoride.
Flavonoids are the tea, 'green tea all sorts has the highest concentration of travel. Tea HDL is under investigation for his achievements in improving immune function, lowering LDL and raising, lowering blood pressure, blood thinner, reducing the risk of heart attack and cancer, the increaseLongevity, digestion and promote dental health.
There is convincing evidence of a protective effect of coffee and tea against colorectal cancer the second most common cancer deaths in the United States. High coffee intake decreases the excretion of bile acids, which are suspected carcinogens to the colon. Due to its diuretic properties of caffeine can help the risk of bladder cancer.
A higher intake of coffee and tea, bothregular and decaffeinated coffee, combined with a reduced risk of kidney stones are much stronger than water. (A slight advantage in coffee with caffeine was found to decaf.) It is interesting to note that the increase in the consumption of apple and grapefruit juice linked to an increased risk of stone formation.
One study found that coffee drinkers drink people to suffer less heart disease of tea. This can not be a scalerelation of cause and effect: maybe people have to choose to drink coffee more youthful / healthy lifestyles in other respects.
Science has the dark myths that caffeine contributes to breast cancer, bladder cancer, stomach ulcers, digestive disorders and osteoporosis exposed.
There is a reason not to consume caffeine? In some patients, caffeine is a temporary increase in blood pressure, so people should be associated with high blood pressure to avoid caffeine during the heavy loadTimes.
In addition, more sensitive to caffeine, this is not able to drink coffee or tea at the end of the day, because caffeine delays the onset of sleep. Worse still, some people do not realize that they are not as well rested the next day, as it should be, and can therefore more susceptible to fatigue accidents.
E 'can become addicted to caffeine? coffee drinkers do not show the behaviors that define addiction - withdrawal symptoms severe, tolerance, the need forconsume drugs at all costs, and antisocial behavior and crime. Both the coffee or other caffeine-containing products are classified by experts as a drug addiction.
Yet, to give up caffeine suddenly can be unpleasant. The most common withdrawal symptoms include headaches, fatigue, sleepiness, irritability, depression and flu-like feelings. Weaning gradually - about one week - should minimize the inconvenience.
So drink - without theGuilt.
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