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1. COFFEE - 3 Tricks to Make it Super-Healthy |
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by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer
Author of best-sellers: The Truth About Six Pack Abs
& The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging
Mmm, coffee... almost everybody drinks it... some people have 3-4 cups per day or more.
But most people don't think of it as a "health drink". And it's certainly NOT healthy the way
most people make it with loads of added sugar or artificial sweeteners and artificial
creamers.
But I'll give you my tips here on how I make a healthier cup of coffee and what to watch
out for...
First, you may have seen debate in the past about how coffee has some compounds in it
that could have negative health effects such as some tars or other possibly inflammatory
compounds in brewed coffee. But, the good news is that coffee has such high
concentrations of beneficial antioxidants, phenolic nutrients, chlorogenic acids, and other
healthy compounds, that it more than counteracts any bad compounds.
In fact, coffee provides the biggest source of antioxidants for most Americans. Although a
lot of that has to do with the fact that many Americans don't get enough antioxidants from
fruits and veggies, so coffee ends up being their biggest source. You should try to diversify
your sources of antioxidants from fruits, veggies, spices, berries, beans, unsweetened
organic cocoa, teas, and yes, even coffee if you like it.
So what's the best way to make a healthy cup of coffee? Well, here's my 3 most
important tricks to maximize the benefits of coffee and minimize the negatives:
1. First of all, you need to AVOID adding any refined sugar or harmful artificial
sweeteners. What I do instead is use either a very small touch of organic maple syrup or a
half packet of natural stevia to just lightly sweeten my coffee. If you like your coffee black
with no sweetener at all, that's the healthiest way.

2. If you're getting your coffee at a coffee shop, make sure to avoid all of those fancy specialty
coffees (sweetened flavored lattes, frappuccinos, etc) as they are almost ALWAYS loaded
with extra sugars or artificial sweeteners. Some of those fancy coffee drinks at Starbucks or
other coffee shops can have 300-400 calories in just one coffee! Definitely not good for
your body or your blood sugar or insulin levels.
A latte or cappucino can be okay as long as you make sure to ask for it unsweetened, and
then use your own stevia if you need a light sweet taste.
2. You also should try to AVOID at all costs any of those crappy artificial creamers (liquid or
powder), which are usually made with corn syrup solids and hydrogenated oils (harmful
trans fats). Instead, use a little bit of REAL full-fat cream (organic grass-fed if you can find
it, as the CLA in grass-fed cream is very healthy).
Or, better yet, what I've been using for a while now is coconut milk/cream as one of the
healthiest creamer alternatives. I get this by buying cans of organic coconut milk, and then
after opening the can (shake the can well before opening), I store the coconut milk in the
fridge in a container. Note that the cans of coconut milk are much creamier and better as a
coffee creamer than those cartons of "coconut milk drink" which are just watered down
coconut milk.
The thick creamy coconut milk is the healthiest option for coffee creamer because it's
loaded with super healthy saturated fats called medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), which
are known to boost your immune system and your metabolism! Plus, coconut milk in coffee
is just plain delicious! It's the best healthy creamer option by far.
When people visit my house and we make a pot of coffee, I'll have them try the coconut
milk/cream in their coffee and almost everyone always comments how much they love it!
3. If you want to load your coffee up with more healthy antioxidants and good taste,
consider trying some added cinnamon to your coffee (cinnamon can help control blood
sugar and has many other health benefits). It's also really tasty in coffee!
I also sometimes like to add a teaspoon of organic cocoa powder (non-sweetened) to my
coffee to make my own sort of mocha coffee (but without the loads of sugar in a typical
mocha you'd get at the coffee shop). The added cocoa powder also gives you great taste

3. and a good dose of extra healthy antioxidants (and cocoa is also known for helping to
lower blood pressure!)
I personally only drink coffee about 3-4 times per week, because I'm sensitive to caffeine
and don't want to get addicted to caffeine like some people are. I see people that drink 3-4
cups per day that get a massive headache if they don't have their daily coffee due to
caffeine withdrawal. I choose to avoid this addiction by only drinking it about 3-4 times a
week, and I drink various teas like green, oolong, black, and white teas most other days,
which are much lower in caffeine.
But despite the caffeine content, there is loads of data that show the high antioxidant levels
and health benefits to coffee.
Lastly, it's extremely important to choose organic coffee beans, as conventional coffee is
one of the most heavily treated crops with pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides.
Remember that one of the many health risks with these chemicals is that some pesticides
can act as "xenoestrogens" in your body, disrupting hormone balance for both men and
women. Chronic xenoestrogen exposure can also be one cause of "stubborn abdominal
fat" in both sexes as well as "man boobs" in men... so choose organic as often as you can
with most foods, but especially with coffee!
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