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Keeping Monaco Healthy
The coffee habit
Back when I was doing my degree in Nutri-
tion, the coffee habit was sometimes spo-
ken about as if an addiction — a bit like al-
cohol, tobacco and drugs. Other than the
fact that coffee contained antioxidants,
the rest was negative was mostly negative.
Anti-nutrient, intestinal irritant, adrenal
stressor, diuretic, and pro-aging were the
reasons for recommending people reduce
their intake to one cup a day — or even at-
tempt to give it up completely!
Coffee tree in blossom
Regularly
drinking coffee
can even
protect men against
prostate cancer
and women
against endometrial
cancer.
© coffeetroupe.com
memory and overall cognitive function.
Regularly drinking coffee can even protect
men against prostate cancer and women
against endometrial cancer.
But better
than smoothies?
That all depends on what ’s in them.
D r. M o s l e y co m p a r e d co f f e e w i t h
smoothies made from fruit — which we
all know are not the same thing as those
made from veggies. Fruits used to make
smoothies tend to be very sweet and
Not just caffeine
Don’t get me wrong — there is truth in the
above and we all know that excess con-
sumption can also result in irritability and
insomnia. However, coffee is enjoying a
rebirth — and justifiably so. This is part-
ly because no study has ever shown that
drinking coffee contributes to high blood
pressure, heart disease, cancer or diabetes.
In fact there is growing evidence that cof-
fee may actually protect against the risk of
diabetes 2, Parkinson’s , Alzheimer’s and
liver disease.
Rich in flavonoids, plant compounds that
have potent anti-inflammatory, anti-viral
and anticoagulant properties, it also ap-
pears to improve athletic performance —
one reason I often recommend people
drink coffee before exercising. Other stud-
ies have examined the effects that caf-
feine has on the brain and have found
that it improves mood, reaction time,
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