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burn those fats with coffee!

When you think you already know everything about the most popular beverage in the planet, you will come to realize that what you know about coffee is just very little. There are so many things that you have to learn about this beverage and I have listed a few of them below.

Coffee Helps You Lose Weight

Coffee is a stimulant. As a stimulant, it increases your metabolism which results in a hyped up energy and a pushed down weight. Coffee contains caffeine. Caffeine is the main substance in coffee that is responsible for its stimulating effect. Most of the weight supplements sold as of this time have caffeine as its main ingredient because it is really proven to help lose weight.

Coffee Increases Concentration and Athletic Stamina

Recent studies show that those people who drink one to two cups of coffee a day gain a higher IQ test result than those who don’t drink it. Coffee is known to increase the person alertness and concentration making it a great best friend to people who needs to score high on exams that need concentration such as cognitive ability tests and tests of memory recall and perceptual ability.

It was also discovered that coffee can increase the performance of athletes. This is very true and is the reason why athletes competing during the Olympic Games are always tested for caffeine in their blood. In fact, coffee is a no-no for these athletes.

Coffee Can Reduce Some Common Skin Problems

coffee as an exfoliant!

The common ingredient found in most skin care products is caffeine. This is the reason why when you can’t afford to buy coffee anymore, it is very vital for you to make use of your used coffee grounds at home. Coffee is known for reducing cellulite appearance when mixed to your daily body creams or lotions. Coffee is also beneficial to those who have problems on dry skin. Coffee can be used as a facial mask when mixed with egg whites or milk. An anticipated result would be softer and moisturized skin. Coffee can also be used as an antioxidant. This is why most physicians suggest that you take an average dose of coffee per day because it helps in releasing toxic wastes away from the body. These toxins when retained inside our body will cause an unwanted effect such as faster aging process.

Coffee Prevents Workout Pains

coffee prevents workout pain

Coffee makes the muscles in your body utilize fats instead of glycogen for energy. When the latter is used for energy, lactic acid will be released. Lactic acid is the by-product of the chemical process wherein the muscles of the body breakdown glycogen and converts it into usable energy. When the level of lactic acid goes beyond the normal, the person will experience pain.  Since coffee makes the muscles in your body use fats instead of glycogen for energy, lactic acid production is prevented and therefore pain will not be experienced. Where will this lead then? What makes more people going to the gym stop exercising is pain. When the person does not experience pain yet, he or she keeps going. Since with coffee, pain is minimized, the person will tend to spend more time doing some workout routines. As a result, a greater amount of fats and calories is burned and the process of weight loss becomes shorter and faster.