It’s National Coffee Day! Over here at Health, we celebrate java and all its perks just about every day: Coffee is brimming with antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties that help protect your health long term. We’ve rounded up the benefits of your morning cup (or two, or three) here.

And as you sip, check out these buzzworthy articles:

• Here’s how much caffeine is really safe (even when you’re pregnant)

• Light roast vs. dark roast: which packs more health perks?

• 23 creative gifts for coffee lovers

• ‘Coffee naps’ might change your life—here’s why

• The easy way to make pour-over coffee

• Do coffee body scrubs really help fix cellulite?

• 7 surprising beauty uses for coffee

Have a java-filled Friday,

Jacqueline Andriakos
Senior editor