Many people all over the world enjoy a daily morning cup of coffee or tea, but what most don’t realize is the health benefits that are brewed in their cup.

As the tradition and commonality of these drinks grow so do the findings of the numerous medical perks associated with them. Although in past years coffee has been frowned upon by the medical field, when consumed in large amounts, recently there has been a lot of evidence to the contrary. Many know that coffee is both a mood and concentration booster, but it has additional cathartic assets. Drinking coffee, even in small amounts, such as 1-3 cups a day can have significant health advantages. Regular coffee consumers are proven to have a considerably lower risk of diabetes; coffee contains quinines which increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin and improves how it responds to it. Along with lowering risk of diabetes, coffee has also shown to make people who drink it 80% less likely to develop Parkinson’s and liver cirrhosis, 25% reduced risk of colon cancer, and 50% reduced risk of gallstones, and are much less likely to have depression.  Aside from helping lower the risk of major diseases, coffee is also beneficial for more minor and common imparities. Coffees abundance of antioxidants and especially caffeine help improve and manage both asthma, headaches, and major migraines. For Athletes,  the caffeine in coffee also has ascertained a reputation of enhancing athletic endurance and performance, because it helps the brain ignore fatigue and recruit extra units of muscle for intense execution. Less obvious advantageous minerals such as chlorogenic acid, tocopherols,and magnesium help improve metabolism and trigonelline, which has anti-bacterial and anti-adhesive properties helps to prevent cavities.

Espresso demonstrates many of the same qualities that coffee does, along with boosting your immune system, lowering heart disease and producing endorphins, which make you feel happy!

Tea is widely known to have infinite health benefits but it has freshly been recognized to have serious medical powers. Bona fide tea drinkers have been known to have reduced likelihood of skin, breast, lung, colon and bladder cancer; along with heart disease and hypertension. Green, black, and oolong teas block bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol, and have shown to improve artery function. These medical benefits come from the high content of flavonoids, (plant derived antioxidants) in tea.  Specifically the catechins in green tea help stop damage to cells and fight diseases.

So no matter what is in your cup in the morning, you can go about your day knowing that just by drinking that coffee, tea or espresso you made yourself a little healthier!