Coffee: The Original Wonder Drug?
July 24, 2012
Mental and Medical Benefits of Coffee: Introduction
The best part of waking up...is reducing your risk of neurodegeneration. And depression, and cancer, and cardiovascular disease... It's becoming increasingly clear that coffee is more than just a morning routine. The body of data suggesting that the world's most widely used stimulant is beneficial in a variety of mental and medical conditions is growing at a staggering rate. A recent study published in theNew England Journal of Medicine found that coffee consumption lowered all-cause mortality by over 10% at 13-year follow-up.[1]Based primarily on recent Medscape Medical News coverage, the following slideshow reviews the potential medical and psychiatric benefits of coffee consumption.
Photo courtesy of Darbe Rotach
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