Drinking Coffee Not Always Negative

Last Updated on Sunday, 1 August 2010 07:43 Written by Natural Health Team Friday, 28 August 2009 12:23

Coffee had been known with more negative effects such as dependency and increasing stroke probability due to damage to the blood vessel wall. Do not antipathy first, if taken according to the portions, coffee also has positive effects.

Coffee is always identical with caffeine. Caffeine is an alkaloid chemical compound better known by trimetilsantin contained in coffee as much as 1-1.5%.

Caffeine work out by taking over adenosine receptors (one of the nerve cells in the brain that can make a person fast asleep) and will spur the production of adrenal hormones, and consequently you do not feel sleepy.

Reported by the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Friday (10/7/2009) coffee has some very useful benefits for the body. Coffee as a stamina generator and pain relief at lower doses of caffeine, bring a fresh feeling, a little excited, and the liver will release sugar into the blood stream which produces extra energy.

Based on research in the United State, there is found that coffee can reduce the risk of liver cancer, colon, type II diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.

Coffee also contains antioxidants that can help or ward off free radicals that can harmful the body. No need to drink strong coffee because decaffeinated coffee also also provides antioxidants in the same amount. In addition to the beneficial effects, coffee also can make addiction if not controlled properly and can cause losses for yourself.

But drinking coffe on the amount that are not harmful, can give you the benefits. Amount is allowed to be consumed is around 300 mg caffeine, equivalent to 3 cups of coffee per day.

Someone said to have coffee addictive if consumed more than 600 mg caffeine, equivalent to 5-6 cups of coffee per day. The most dangerous dose is 10 grams of caffeine, equivalent to 20-50 cups of coffee per day. If you want to get the benefits of drinking coffee, do not consume excessive. Since no benefit was obtained but only the bad effects you will got.

It is no less important is not to enjoy a coffee while smoking, because the ill effects of nicotine would eliminate the benefits of the coffee itself.