A recent study at Rutgers University found that caffeine and exercise may help prevent skin cancer. The tumor suppressing protein, phospho-p53, is boosted by 18% with exercise and is boosted 27% by drinking two cups of coffee. When exercise and caffeine are combined the effects are much more dramatic...the levels of this protein are doubled!

So drinking coffee and exercising may prevent cancer in sun-damaged skin cells by increasing the level of a tumor-blocking protein in the body.

The study's senior researcher, Allan Conney, believes that further research needs to be done with this combination of caffeine and exercise..."We think this points out a need for more studies to see if the combination will protect people against sunlight-induced skin cancer".

It was found in a previous study that the caffeine in green tea was significant on its ability to repair damaged skin cells. While the caffeinated version of green tea was effective, the decaffeinated version of green tea was not.

Here is How I Combine Caffeine and Exercise Effectively

1) Eat as little as possible 4-5 hours before your workout

2) 30 minutes before exercising drink two cups of black coffee or 3-4 cups of green tea

3) Perform intense interval training cardio for an extended time to take advantage of caffeine's fat burning potential

See...I knew coffee was good all along! How could something be wrong if it feels so right! Now don't go crazy here and add a bunch of cream and sugar. Stick with plain tea and plain coffee for maximum fat burning and health benefits. I really enjoy the "Iced Americano" or just Iced Brewed Coffee the best. I guess I am biased about all of this stuff, since I live in Seattle...which is basically the espresso capital of the U.S.

Not only will caffeine reduce your risk of skin cancer, it will give you energy on a low calorie diet to burn body fat like crazy!