A cup or two of your favorite brewed coffee may be fine, but downing four or more cups a day may put you in a jittery mode.
Brewed coffee beans are actually healthy. Coffee contains antioxidants, phenolic nutrients, chlorogenic acids, and other healthy compounds. But how the people prepare it makes it unhealthy.
* Avoid adding any refined sugar or harmful artificial sweeteners. If you want it sweet, use brown sugar instead or muscovado sugar.
If you’re getting your coffee at a coffee shop, make sure to avoid all of those fancy specialty coffees (sweetened flavored lattes, frappuccinos, etc) as they are always loaded with extra sugars or artificial sweeteners. Some of those fancy coffee drinks can have 300-400 calories in just one coffee! Definitely not good for your body or your blood sugar or insulin levels.
* Avoid those crappy artificial creamers (liquid or powder), which are usually made with corn syrup solids and hydrogenated oils (harmful trans fats).
If you want it creamy, use coconut milk/cream as one of the healthiest creamer alternatives. Coconut milk in cans is much creamier and better as a coffee creamer than those cartons of “coconut milk drink” which are just watered down coconut milk.
Coconut milk is the healthiest option for coffee creamer because it’s loaded with super healthy saturated fats called medium chain triglycerides, which are known to boost your immune system and your metabolism.
* Add more antioxidants to your coffee instead of reducing its benefits. Try adding cinnamon to your coffee. Cinnamon can help control blood sugar and it really taste good with coffee or pure cocoa.
You can also add pure cocoa to your brewed coffee to make a mocha coffee. The added cocoa powder also gives you great taste and a good dose of extra healthy antioxidants and cocoa is also known for helping to lower blood pressure.
Practice these three tricks will help lessen the impact of caffeine.
Source: Journal News, Photo Credit: modernantiaging.com
