Constantly having to come up with BS to justify my excesses is exhausting, so it’s a relief to discover actual proof that supports one of my habits. Recently in the news, two separate scientific findings show that not only is coffee safe but it has incredible health benefits.
According to one of these findings it’s the fountain of youth. In the article, “Act Your (real) Age – YOU Control Your Rate of Aging,” from The Costco Connection, Sept 2011, Dr. Mehmet C. Oz and Dr. Michael F. Roizen both recommend drinking three or more cups of coffee a day as number 5 on the top 10 list of tips on how to make your real age younger. In it they also claim it decreases your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Another unrelated article that appears in the Oct 2011 issue of the Bottom Line sites that “Coffee protects against aggressive cancers of the prostate and breast… Recent finding: Women who drank more than five cups of coffee a day had a 57% lower risk for ER-negative breast cancer – the most aggressive subtype – than women who drank less than one cup a day. Men who consumed six or more cups of coffee daily had a 60% lower risk for lethal prostate cancer. The coffee in the women’s study was caffeinated…in the men’s study, both regular and decaffeinated coffee reduced the risk for cancer.” Wellness Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
Yes! Meet me at Starbucks?
According to one of these findings it’s the fountain of youth. In the article, “Act Your (real) Age – YOU Control Your Rate of Aging,” from The Costco Connection, Sept 2011, Dr. Mehmet C. Oz and Dr. Michael F. Roizen both recommend drinking three or more cups of coffee a day as number 5 on the top 10 list of tips on how to make your real age younger. In it they also claim it decreases your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Another unrelated article that appears in the Oct 2011 issue of the Bottom Line sites that “Coffee protects against aggressive cancers of the prostate and breast… Recent finding: Women who drank more than five cups of coffee a day had a 57% lower risk for ER-negative breast cancer – the most aggressive subtype – than women who drank less than one cup a day. Men who consumed six or more cups of coffee daily had a 60% lower risk for lethal prostate cancer. The coffee in the women’s study was caffeinated…in the men’s study, both regular and decaffeinated coffee reduced the risk for cancer.” Wellness Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
Yes! Meet me at Starbucks?
Tip: If you want to savor a hot cup of coffee at the cafe, request a take-out cup. Coffee in a porcelain cup cools rapidly.
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