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How a cup of coffee affects your brain and other nervous system

Caffeine is naturaly found in tea and coffee which acts as stimulant on the nervous system, but is less harmful to human body and it cannot be classified under hard drugs

How is coffee made?

Coffee is made from seeds of coffee plant which can be transformed to powder made by drying, roasting and grinding for making beverage coffee.

A cup of coffee is made by infusing coffee powder or roasted beans in hot water or milk

Drink an average of three cups per day and the best time to drink coffee is 1 hour after waking up, or 1 hour before you sleep

A cup of coffee is made by infusing coffee powder or roasted beans in hot water or milk

5 nutrients that you can get from a cup of coffee

1. Riboflavin

2. Magnesium

3. Potassium

4. Vitamin B

5. Caffeine

Proven benefits of drinking coffee

1. Caffeine

Caffeine is a bitter substance found naturally in many plants which include tea, cocoa and coffee. Is considered to be the most used psychoactive substance that stimulates central nervous system examples of this compounds are methylxanthines, pharmacology, adenosine The stimulant improves in concentration, focus, become alert, energetic and motivated all through the day also affects your sleep


2. Antioxidant

With the help of antioxidant which fight free radicals coffee lowers the risk of developing lung cancer also reduces neurotic disorders when combined with other medicine.


3. Other Vitamins and mineral nutrients

Coffee contains other minerals like vitamin B12, vitamin k1, and magnesium that your body needs.


4. Source of Energy

Helps you to exercise better, caffeine is one of the most effective substance of adrenaline which stimulates the nervous system thus giving more energy for good performance, a good example is AG1 which helps the athletes boost their energy level


5. It lowers body fat

It burns body fats. Caffeine is known to boost metabolism, scientist have proven that taking coffee reduces body fat by 10% in obese people.


6. Hormonal balance

Have you considered yourself having mood swings, feeling anxious or being depressed a cup of coffee will lower this symptoms by the help of psychoactive component found in coffee

The side effect of drinking coffee

Coffee is considered to be addictive,

It causes insomnia; a sleeping disorder that makes a person to feel unrest and the inability to sleep

It causes frequent urination thus leading to body dehydration

How to make a cup of coffee

Ingredients

Milk 250ml of milk which is equivalent to one cup of milk

1 tea spoon of coffee powder

1 table spoon of honey

Instruction

Boil the milk until it bubbles, let it cool to your desired temprature then seive it.

Put the coffee powder in a cup then fill it with milk, add honey then stir the mixture gently.

You can enjoy it with your favorite breakfast meal or snack.

Similarity Between Coffee and Tea

Unlike coffee which is made from coffee beans tea is made from tea leaves, but they both have similar nutrtional component and properties

In many countries people like drinking them in the morning thats why they are called 'morning brew'

They are mostly used in powder form

Coffee and tea contain caffeine a compound that stimulates the body