Millions of people around the world start their morning with a cup of strong coffee. Experts told about how to make this morning drink the most useful for health.

To start with, coffee itself is useful, because it contains a substantial dose of antioxidants. Scientific studies have shown that with coffee a person can protect themselves from type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, intestinal and breast tumors. But these benefits can be maximized by observing some simple rules.

Let's start by drinking a glass of water before coffee. The fact is that coffee is a diuretic, that is, a diuretic. If we do not use enough water to remove it from the body, coffee will run dry, which is harmful to health.

Give up artificial sweeteners. They may not contain calories, but they are associated with an increased risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Try to get used to unsweetened coffee or use a small amount of real sugar. A great importance is the choice of milk. If you can not live without cow's milk, then take care to receive a natural product from cows that grazed in meadows and ate grass, and did not stand in the stall and did not feed on fodder. But it is better if you make a choice in favor of milk of vegetable origin, for example, soybean, almond, coconut and the like.

Try adding a little cinnamon and other spices to the drink. By the way, this is a good alternative to sugar. All these spices not only enhance the taste and aroma of coffee, but also significantly increase the content of antioxidants in it. Do not think that coffee plays the role of an exclusively awakening drink, it can be drunk and before going to bed. The invigorating effect of coffee begins in 30-40 minutes after consumption. In other words, you can drink a cup of coffee and sleep for 20-30 minutes, and then wake up under the influence of the drink vigorously and vigorously.

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