Coffee has been used for years by athletes and normal people to increase performance, and boost resistance to fatigue, but can coffee boost your metabolism as well?

The answer to this is a resounding yes, as it boosts metabolism by several mechanisms.

After all, it should come, as no surprise that there is a reason caffeine is included in most popular weight loss supplements, as it has proven itself to increase the rate at which weight loss occurs.

Interested to learn how coffee can help boost your metabolism? Read on to find out!

Coffee Helps to Release Stored Fat

Though increasing caloric expenditure is good, unless stored fat is in a position to be released and burned, significant weight loss cannot be experienced. There are two ways in which coffee does this, and both are attributed to the presence of caffeine. Continue reading →

Depression is a silent killer. It does not necessarily manifest symptoms, as it is easily hidden by a fake smile. But the effects it can have on an individual is catastrophic, in worse case scenarios leading to the unfortunate suicide of that person.

As many as 16 million people are diagnosed with depression each year, with an unbalanced distribution of more women being diagnosed that men.

The reasons are not clear why, but may be attributed to hormonal changes that occur during menstruation, pregnancy and more.

Amazingly, everyone’s favorite beverage, good old coffee can reduce the risk of depression, as was chronicled in a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (Lucas et al. 2011).

The findings of that study include: Continue reading →