How to Upgrade Your Morning Coffee
These 5 simple additions to your morning coffee could benefit your health.
I like my coffee black, plain and simple. Don’t get me wrong, I like all coffee and espresso, including milk-based drinks like lattes and cappuccinos, but my morning go-to is a black cup of brewed coffee. For the longest time, I was an overall supplement skeptic. I was confident in my balanced diet and didn’t think that I was missing anything nutritionally. In the fall of 2019, this changed.
It began with my gastroenterologist pointing out that I probably wasn’t getting enough fibre. As I started my fibre-related research, I learned that many people, whether they had a balanced diet or not, are deficient in nutrients. I also quickly concluded that fibre alone might not improve my gut health. I learned that even the type of fibre matter.
The more complicated my supplementing and healthy eating became, the less I wanted to do it. I started looking for shortcuts, and the best shortcut I found was adding ingredients to my coffee. It may not be a plain and simple morning pick-me-up anymore, but it’s better than cleaning a blender multiple times a day.
First, I highly recommend getting a handheld frother. The easiest way to mix any powder into your coffee is by putting the powder into your…
