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More than half of the employees declare that they regularly drink coffee at work. 28% of them reach for as many as 3 cups of this aromatic drink a day! Most coffee is drunk by catering employees, scientists, sales representatives, business consultants, journalists, media professionals working in marketing and PR. Coffee, apart from its excellent taste and energizing properties, has many more advantages!

So why is it worth reaching for coffee during working hours?

1. coffee improves mood and reduces stress levels

After drinking coffee, the body's serotonin and dopamine levels increase - substances responsible for good mood, increasing motivation to act and affecting the quality of relationships with other people. People with deficiency of these substances are often apathetic and prone to depressive states.

Drinking coffee in the office has a positive impact on the atmosphere and relations between employees - it stimulates to action, relieves stress and makes work more pleasant.

Coffee reduces fatigue

Caffeine blocks the receptors in the brain that are responsible for feeling the need to sleep. This is because the caffeine molecules in their structure resemble adenosine - a chemical compound that transmits information about fatigue. Caffeine, on the other hand, does not allow adenosine to be combined with the receptor - it blocks it. Therefore the feeling of being stimulated after drinking a cup of aromatic coffee.

(3) Coffee increases the efficiency of the body

Coffee accelerates heart rate - it increases blood flow by up to 30% and improves brain blood circulation. It also stimulates the central nervous system and increases the secretion of neurotransmitters.

The body becomes better oxygenated, so you can see:

• improving concentration,
• accelerating the response time to stimuli,
• improving intellectual performance,
• Increasing physical endurance.

The positive effects of coffee can thus be seen in people running a marathon, as well as in employees taking part in creative brainstorming or analytical tasks.

4. coffee improves memory

Research conducted by John Hopkins University scientists has shown that caffeine improves memory, and this effect lasts up to 24 hours. A cup of coffee has a positive effect on the consolidation of memory, in other words - the consolidation of information. So it is worth drinking coffee already at the stage of assimilating new facts (then the consolidation process begins) - so during the preparation of a presentation for the client, and not just before the meeting.

Coffee integrates employees

Drinking a cup of coffee is a great opportunity to take a break and talk to colleagues. The best way to meet, of course, is by the coffee machine. Even a few minutes' separation from professional duties allows you to relax, gain distance and solve problems faster.