What happens when we drink a cup of coffee?
1. It all started with dancing goats...legend has it...ethiopian sheperd noticed how strange the goats behaved after eating coffee berries.
2. Coffee berries are picked, dried and stripped down untill all that's left is a green bean. Once shipped, the beans are roasted at around 500FT/260 Celsius. After a few minutes the bean will 'pop' and double in size. After that, the bean will pop once more and it means the bean is ready to fulfill its destiny.
With over 400 billion cups consumed every year, coffee is one of the world's most popular drinks.
- 10 minutes - caffeine enters the bloodstream, heart rate and blood pressure begin to rise.
- 20 minutes - increased concentrations, becoming more alert.
- 30 minutes - athletic ability increased
- up to 4 hours - fat burning (even when sitting down)
- up to 6 hours - feeling good
Coffee can take anywhere between 2-12 hours to start wearing off
- 12-24 hours widthdrawal symptoms
SIDE EFFECTS - when drinking more than 4 cups day:
- insomnia
- nervousnes
- restlessness
- stomach upset
- fast heartbeat
- muscle twitches and spasms
- dehydration
- headaches
HEALTH BENEFITS OF COFFEE
Recent research indicates that coffee may not be so bad after all...
- Antioxidants
- Coffee may protect against type 2 diabetes
- Coffee may help prevent Parkinson's disease
- Coffee may lower the risk of liver cancer and liver disease
3. Regular black coffee (without milk or cream) has a very low calorie count. A typical cup of black coffee only contains around 2 calories.
However, if you add sugar and milk, the calorie count can shoot up.
*Keep it black. Ths will keep its antioxidant qualities intact.
*Go for organic, fair trade coffee.
*Consider small local independent cafe before well known coffee shop chains
2-3 cups of coffee is pretty safe and possibly beneficial.
It takes 42 coffee beans to make an espresso.