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Why you should drink Organic Coffee

Coffee is the most popular drink in the world with 12 billion pounds of coffee being produced each year. To keep up with the demand, farming methods have had to evolve at the expense of human, animal and environmental health as coffee is now one of the most heavily sprayed crops in the world.

Coffee has a bad reputation but it actually has several health benefits when consumed correctly. It’s an excellent source of antioxidants like flavonoids and polyphenols as well as caffeic acid which are all known to have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Coffee also has significant benefits for liver health including slowing down the progression of liver disease.

If we want to include the health benefits of coffee in our daily routine then we need to understand the importance of consuming organic over conventional coffee. As it is one of the most heavily sprayed crops in the world, conventional coffee is contaminated with residues of chemical pesticides and fertilisers.

Growing coffee conventionally is also a burden on the environment because, although coffee crops prefer shade, the density of forests makes it difficult to plant, tend to and harvest. Forests are cleared to make room for fields of coffee crops therefore indigenous plants and wildlife is destroyed and as a result over population of certain pests occurs. This explains why conventionally grown coffee is one of the most heavily sprayed crops. When it rains the lack of cover from trees result in increased water runoff causing soil erosion and chemicals from these sprays end up in local waterways. 

Organic coffee is grown and processed without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or chemicals which benefits the health of the environment, workers and consumers. The majority of organic coffee is grown naturally in the shade of trees which means the ecosystem remains intact.

The market for organic coffee grows in response to the demand, so it’s important to buy organic coffee whenever you can or ask for it when it’s not available and educate those around you on the benefits of organic coffee. Be careful not to load your organic coffee with synthetic coffee creamers, sugar and artificial sweeteners because you’ll be cancelling out any potential health benefits.

You can buy organic coffee online by looking through our listers who offer the best organic coffee brands available in Australia.

Sources

http://www.ecowatch.com/why-you-should-drink-organic-coffee-1881940567.html
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/08/31/benefits-drinking-coffee.aspx