Coffee is More than a Caffeine Fix!

By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet


Java Jolt: Health-Boosting Nutrients in Your Cup of Joe Youtube Healing Powers of Coffee
Medical researchers around the world continue to find new health-promoting super nutrients in coffee connected to healing powers. That’s right, coffee lovers are getting more than just a morning caffeine jolt from the magical bean. Like dark chocolate, red wine, green tea, and certain fruits and vegetables, coffee contains antioxidants—disease-fighting enzymes that protect your body by trapping free-radical molecules. Imagine this scenario: Video game human java junkies drinking cups of coffee and viewing bad bugs disappear before any damage attacks their human bodies. Game over. Man wins.Research also shows that including antioxidant-rich superfoods—like coffee—may lower the risk of developing age-related diseases--heart, cancers, diabetes 2--and even stall the aging process.  Scientists continue to find new health-promoting nutrients in coffee—which has more than 1,000 compounds. It’s the antioxidants in coffee that provide health benefits; however, coffee also has health-boosting minerals, such as tocopherols and magnesium, which help in glucose metabolism.  Here are several antioxidants that researchers know are in a cup of coffee and coffee lovers should meet before I expound later on their benefits to lower the odds of developing specific diseases and ailments.  Caffeic acid: one of the most powerful antioxidants linked to coffee’s good for you benefits Chlorogenic acid:  like caffeic acid this another potent antioxidant and touted in health studiesFlavanoids:  a group of plant compounds that boast antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-allergy properties   Lignans: plant compounds with protective action against cancers, especially hormone-related like breast, and prostate cancersPolyphenols:  natural compounds that act as powerful antioxidants that protect your body by trapping the free-radical molecules and getting rid of them before damage occurs. Proanthocyanidins: plant compounds helpful in preventing degenerative disease; powerful antioxidants that are stronger than vitamins C and E; help protect against the effects of environmental stressors, including cigarette smoking, pollution Trigonelline: is another antioxidant in coffee which is linked to aroma, taste, and antibacterial properties          
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Published on August 20, 2012 20:54
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