How can drinking coffee help me live longer?
A lot of people think of coffee as a pleasurable vice -- but it's really a major health virtue. In this video, "Medicine Hunter" and author Chris Kilham describes all the reasons to make coffee a habit.
Transcript
If you drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day, you'll be in the sweet spot for coffee's benefits.
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A lot of people think of coffee as a sort of a vice, a sinful pleasure.
The truth of the matter is that coffee is really nothing but good news. Now, about 15% of people are intolerant to caffeine.
If you're one of them, you know who you are because caffeine keeps you awake all night. In that instance, drink decaf.
But I'm going to let you in on a secret here. Coffee is associated with improved cardiovascular health,
reduced risk of Parkinson's disease, somewhat reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, better digestion overall, and improved
mental clarity. Coffee, we know for decades of research, helps to stabilize blood sugar.
It helps to reduce some of the signs of what we call metabolic syndrome. And if you drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day,
you'll be in the sweet spot for coffee's benefits. So not a guilty pleasure anymore, a really, really
healthy pleasure. Drink coffee. Don't feel bad about it. Feel good about it because it's doing good things
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