6 Myths About Drinking Coffee To Stop Believing Now
Channel: TAJ coffee
Date: 08/06/2018

6 common myths about drinking coffee that are dispelled in my video, and all the healthy attributes of this great beverage.

1. Coffee Causes Insomnia

Caffeine after being consumed is processed through the liver and almost half of it may be flushed out of the body within 4-5 hours and in another 5 hours almost 75% of it is eliminated out of the body. You should not face problems getting sleep due to caffeine if you just consume 2.-3 cups of coffee on a daily basis. 

2.Coffee Causes Dehydration

While no drink is metabolically effective as water, coffee is known to have a mild diuretic effect, yet doesn't increase the risk of dehydration. Some studies have even shown that coffee has the same hydrating effect as water. 

3. Coffee Will Sober You Up
Coffee sadly cannot magically remove the alcohol in your bloodstream and sober you up. A study by Temple University in Philadelphia that appears in the journal Behavioural Neuroscience provides the evidence on this. However, coffee can affect your drunken state by tricking your mind into thinking you're closer to sobriety. The caffeine in coffee is a stimulant, which can make you feel like you're ready to handle activities you wouldn't attempt intoxicated.

4. Coffee Should Be Stored in the Fridge
Somewhere, somehow a rumour started that keeping your beans in the fridge will make them last longer. Not so. They will absorb all the lovely things in your fridge like that fishy smell. Storing beans in an air-tight container or sealable bag at room temperature will keep them fresh till brewed. Thankfully the National Coffee Association of America have good guidelines on bean storage. 

5. You Can't Burn Coffee with Hot Water
Water that's just boiled and used to brew coffee will cause the water to to extract some of the bitter oils from coffee and might even scorch them. Water temperature varies slightly on your brew method but it's best to wait 30 seconds after boiling to use water between 91 C (195 F) and 96 C (205 F). Otherwise you'll get a slightly nasty tasting cup. 

6.  Coffee Doesn't Help You Focus
Research has shown that caffeine in coffee can affect the areas of the brain responsible for memory and concentration. In a 2005 at the Medical University at Innsbruck, Austria, MRI scans showed that caffeine increased activity of the anterior cingulate and the anterior cingulate gyrus in the prefrontal lobe of the brain. These areas are involved in planning, attention, monitoring and concentration, and although caffeine has been shown to stimulate concentration, there is inconclusive evidence of how long this effect lasts or precisely how it varies in individuals. 

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