Many people say to cut down on coffee or cut it out altogether. Coffee may taste good and get you going in the morning, but what will it do for your health?
According to WebMD, coffee drinkers compared to nondrinkers, are less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and dementia; and have fewer cases of certain cancers, heart rhythm problems and strokes. WOW! Can you believe it?
I myself love my morning coffee. There was a time when my whole day weaved in and out of the coffee in a cup filled again and again. Now, safe to say, I put a limit of two of the cups topped to the brim with the caffeine enriched water. Hah!
There are professionals who claim that coffee is addictive. Highly so. But will power my way from 10 to 12 cups a day down to two doesn't fit that bill. No addict to coffee am I. Of course, if I had to cut coffee out even the two, it might prove more difficult. In fact, there were several days last year that no coffee served in the morning to me. I didn't miss it. But then, those few and several days were filled a different cup of woe.
One of the things that does concern me is a report from Global Healing Center that says over 70% of the World's coffee supply may be contaminated with toxic pesticides and chemicals. Hmmm, not good. Moderation seems to flag the green light. Is but two moderation? Hope so.
Is it time to switch from coffee to tea? Both coffee and tea contain antioxidants. Still good for both teams to drink in moderation. However, tea offers an amino acid called L-theanine. This helps the body's immune system fight off bacteria including food poisoning. The case for coffee fighting off food poisoning is still undecided. There may be some evidence not yet tested.
Good news for tea lovers! Black tea, oolong and the ever popular green tea all have proved to offer the best benefits when it comes to fighting offer the dread of addiction and of course bacteria. Plus… and this is something I can witness to… the mere fragrance of brewing tea gives health benefits: According to the experts, breathing in steeping tea helps avoid the risk of heart cancer. Keep in mind that tea does have lower caffeine levels than coffee, but not absent caffeine.
Organic coffee also makes sense as one of the best choices. It's good for the environment to go green with the choice of food products, because organics are grown without toxics and fertilizers. This ups the safe bubble for the environment. But that's not all…
There is another reason to consider an alternative to regular coffee so familiar… choose tea or choose organic coffee. [Yes! Organic seems a likely good choice.] Organic coffee is full of antioxidants because it is grown in fertile soil, rich in nutrients. And there is more good news. Organic coffee contains caffeine as regular coffee does [Yum for my tum] and in the purest form meaning no chemicals used during bean treatment.
Health benefits of organic coffee make it the prime choice for the morning pick-me-up. If you want the best anti-oxidant benefits while still enjoying the savory Cup-of-Joe without the use of pesticides, choose organic java. But be sure to check the choice. Over the counter or from the shelf, order up organic coffee certified by the USDA with the United States Department of Agriculture Organic seal on the bag.
Enjoy a warm morning beverage with all the body benefits and without the negative side effects.
BTW. Start with a good and clean coffee maker. After using the same brewer for ten years, a new one graced our kitchen counter yesterday. Today was the drinking of the first cup from the new pot and WOW!
That's all for today.
