It’s no surprise that coffee is the most popular beverage in the world. Coffee is not only delicious, but also good for you, particularly your brain. Caffeine and antioxidants in coffee can help improve mental alertness and memory. Did you know you can make your coffee taste even better by adding spices? Spices have many cognitive benefits, as well as being delicious. We will examine how adding spice to coffee can improve your brain health and focus as well as prevent cognitive decline. We will give you tips on how to use spices to achieve synergistic results and how to consume the spices mindfully to optimize brain health.
The foundation: coffee’s cognitive benefits
Coffee is rich in antioxidants. These compounds protect your cells against oxidative stress. Many chronic diseases are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation, including neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Antioxidants protect your brain cells and enhance their function to help delay or prevent the onset of diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Caffeine is also found in coffee, which can help improve mental alertness and attention. Caffeine blocks the adenosine-receptors in your brain that are responsible for you feeling sleepy and relaxed. Caffeine increases activity of other neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine and dopamine, which are responsible for mood, motivation and learning. Caffeine also improves your memory, by improving the retrieval and consolidation of information.
The science: Boukje van Gelder, and his colleagues, studied 676 older men for 10 years in order to investigate coffee’s effect on cognitive decline. The results showed that males who consumed coffee had less cognitive decline than non-coffee drinkers. This suggests a positive association between caffeine consumption and brain health among the elderly population.
Spices can enhance cognitive function
Spices can enhance the benefits of coffee for your brain. Spices have many cognitive benefits. They are delicious and also tasty.