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Coffee and Cancer
Health | April 21, 2015
It’s no secret that I love coffee, especially in the form of bulletproof coffee. Tea is also a favorite, but coffee is my first love. There’s a reason why I have coffee talks rather than tea times :). I love the taste and l love the boost caffeine gives me in the morning. I totally understand if you coffee just isn’t your thing, but to those warriorz who do drink a fair amount throughout the day you’re doing your body a favor.
Besides taste and a nice little buzz, coffee has surprisingly good health benefits that researchers are only just finding out about. One of the biggest surprises to me is that coffee can prevent the development of skin cancer. In fact, the more coffee you drink the lower your risk for skin cancer. That’s great to know living out here in sunny California. The Journal of The National Cancer Institute published this recent study suggesting that four to five cups coffee reduce the risk of skin cancer by 20%.
But wait, there’s more! Coffee may also reduce the risk of colon cancer. According to research done by Stephanie Stenzel, a researcher at USC’s Norris Comprehensive Cancer, studies now suggest that the more coffee you drink the lower your risk of colon cancer as well. Her research is quite promising and indicates that drinking more than two cups a day may reduce the risk of colon cancer by 44%!
Coffee may even help in the prevention of breast cancer and prostate cancer. You’d think that all we need to do is kick back and just drink coffee all day! That’s obviously just wishful thinking. There are still much more established and proven ways to prevent disease – diet, exercise, reducing stress, etc.
I think it’s unfair that coffee often gets labeled as poisonous by some people in the health and fitness industry. If anything, the only think that makes it unhealthy is when people dump a bunch of sugar in it or drink one of those dessert drinks at a coffee shop and think they are drinking coffee. Those frappes and frappuccinos have as much do to with coffee as eating a giant piece of coffee cake.
Any hardcore coffee lovers out there? Do you have a specific type of coffee bean or brand that you swear by? Any fancy brewing methods besides a coffee maker?
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Love coffee and hazelnut is the best!!! (or French vanilla)
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I love the aero press maker! I use a stainless steel filter on mine and you really get amazing flavor. I like mustache coffee. 😉 I get it shipped to my house. Mmmmmm!!!! I agree can’t live with out it!
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richmond, va, usa
Medium roast freshly ground in a French press! Can’t function right without it. Black cold brew is also a favorite.
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I love coffee…So much! The smell, taste. Hmmmm :)….
On the other hand, caffeine worsens my anxiety disorder. More then 1 cup of coffee a day makes me really anxious.
Some people are more sensitive then the others. I think more then 5 cups of coffee every day could be life-threatening. :/
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Hi guys !! I am trying ti find the video, on how to make bullet proof coffee by zuzka, does anyone know where ??
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Hi zuzka ! I have a question, is it ok if I put a little bit of sugar in my bullet proof coffee ones I try it, since I don’t like taking coffee without it, although I don’t use a lots maybe half of teaspoon on a mugs of coffee??
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Please may I also have the recipe for bullet proof coffee, also which coffee do you buy Zuzka?