A cheerful good morning begins with coffee. It invigorates, drives away sleep, improves mood, increases brain concentration and maximally increases a person's attention. However, it is not always useful due to a sharp increase in blood pressure in the vessels.
Hypertensive patients, for example, cannot drink such a drink – people who have high blood pressure. To ease this effect on the body (high blood pressure), it has become popular to drink a decoction of chicory root.
It tastes somewhat similar, especially if you add milk and sugar. And by its properties, it does not sharply raise blood pressure, does not excite a person and his nervous system, but gives vigor.
Lots of information about chicory, what it is and how it is useful
Chicory is a herb from the Asteraceae family. Two types are popular - salad and common. The root of this plant, swollen from moisture, contains a large amount of inulin. Inulin is a complex carbohydrate, a polysaccharide, which is prescribed to diabetics to replace sugar, which they cannot take.
Thanks to insulin, chicory root decoction is used to replace coffee. But, unlike coffee, which constricts blood vessels, raising blood pressure, inulin, on the contrary, dilates blood vessels, thus having a calming effect. Chicory decoction contains a large amount of vitamin B.
The decoction perfectly lifts the mood, relaxes the work of the heart, nervous system, and also normalizes the digestion process, affects people with liver, kidney and gallstone diseases.
It is not without reason that chicory has become a substitute for coffee. It lowers blood sugar levels, which is great for treating diabetes. The decoction contains components that fight microbes, increase appetite, and are a choleretic agent. It removes urine well, which helps with insufficient kidney function.
Sometimes roasted roots are added to coffee to give the drink an exquisite taste, which improves blood function and removes bile from the body. The leaves of salad chicory are used in salads and as a side dish for meat and other dishes.
Information about coffee and its benefits
Coffee has taken a large share of popularity from tea, and most of the world's population runs to brew a drink from roasted beans in the early rays of the sun.
The drink is useful for raising blood pressure, for those with low blood pressure, it improves heart function, and greatly accelerates blood flow throughout the body. It invigorates, greatly excites the central nervous system. It is effective for migraines, enhances painkillers, improves metabolism, and especially regulates blood sugar levels, which helps reduce the risk of diabetes in humans. But you should not abuse it, as it can lead to insomnia.
Which is healthier?
If you ask yourself what is healthier - coffee or chicory, then we recommend combining these two drinks, especially if you have heart problems. This drink will have a beneficial effect on blood vessels, will not raise blood pressure much, but will add vigor like a cup of coffee, and at the end of the day you will be able to fall asleep peacefully, without thinking about insomnia. Apart from the effect on blood vessels, there is no particular difference between these drinks.
