Given our global love affair with coffee, are there any benefits from enjoying our caffeine?
The short answer is yes. There is even some suggestion that coffee works as a cognitive enhancer.
How Coffee Benefits Our Body, Mind and Brain
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Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
The Surprising Benefit of Coffee That’s Hidden in Plain Sight
Do you want to meet for coffee? It’s hard to imagine a week going past without at least several such invitations. Coffee it’s the ultimate pick-me-up and productivity booster, but there’s something else about coffee that makes it especially valuable.
What you need to know about your brain and coffee
It’s the world’s most widely consumed psychostimulant. What you need to know about your brain and coffee. Every year, around 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide and with 42 coffee beans needed for every cup of espresso, that's a lot of beans. No wonder...
Does drinking coffee boost your memory?
Last week I asked the question whether caffeine really gives us the mental edge. Sadly the evidence appeared to say no, the caffeine in our coffee makes us more alert, but makes no difference to our mental performance. Rats. This week I came across another study from...
Does coffee really give you that mental edge?
As a medical student at University I must have consumed the equivalent of a small lake of instant coffee. Battling the demands of essays to be written and information to be memorised, I kept myself going with my trusty kettle and large jar of instant coffee. By the...