Results of the HealthWise “pH Challenge”!

As announced in the October 2009 Newsletter and a recent press release, HealthWise Gourmet Coffees is pleased to announce the results of its recently conducted “pH Challenge”. Not surprisingly, HealthWise came out on top with the least acidic results. HealthWise recorded a pH value of 6.18. Amongst nine similar-in-origin national brands...

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Proton Pump Inhibitors

With all of the acidic foods in the typical American diet, it’s no wonder why Acid Reflux is one of the most common complaints at the doctor’s office. In 2009 there were over 9 million visits related to it!  Acid Reflux has caused millions of people to take PPIs, or Proton Pump Inhibitors, the most common type of medication used to suppress stomach acid production in people with reflux.  Most people who take this stay on it for years, or the rest of their lives.   PPIs have some nutrition implications associated with long-term use, mainly with bone and blood...

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Today September 29 is “National Coffee Day”

Something so ubiquitous as coffee deserves its own day…and today’s the day! Legend has it that a goat herder by the name of Kaldi in Ethiopia first came across coffee in the 9th century when his goats ate the berries off a bush.  The goats seemed more lively to Kaldi, so he chewed some himself, was excited by what ate, and then took some cherries to a Muslim holy man at the local monastery. The holy man discarded the cherries in the fireplace; the beans roasted; the delicious aroma spread; the roasted beans were recovered and were then dissolved in water.  From there, the first cup of...

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FDA Gives Warning on Acid Reflux Pills

Last August 2009, we reported in this Blog about a study that was reported that month in the Canadian Medical Association Journal about the potential negative effects on bones of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI).  That journal reported on a study which found that long term exposure to PPI was associated with osteoporosis related bone fractures.  Commonly known PPI include Nexium, Prilosec, Protonix and Aciphex. This past week on May 25 the FDA issued a warning about PPI…that several studies have shown an increase in hip, wrist and spine fractures particulary among users of PPI that are older than 50 years old.  In a statement by Joyce Korvick, deputy director...

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Results of the HealthWise “pH Challenge”!

As announced in the October 2009 Newsletter and a recent press release, HealthWise Gourmet Coffees is pleased to announce the results of its recently conducted “pH Challenge”. Not surprisingly, HealthWise came out on top with the least acidic results. HealthWise recorded a pH value of 6.18. Amongst nine similar-in-origin national brands (which of course do not claim low acidity), the pH ranged from 5.01 to 5.69.  Amongst brands claiming low acidity, one competitor was close at 6.15, and another was more acidic at 5.75. For further detail, check out the posted press release.

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Acid Reflux Pills May Lead to Bone Loss and Hip Fractures

If you have acid reflux and are taking pills for it, this would be of interest to you. According to a study published in the August 12 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, long term exposure to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) is associated with osteoporosis-related fractures. Commonly known PPIs are Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec and Protonix. Doctors studied 60,000 people aged 50 and older who had experienced hip fractures. For people who had been taking acid reflux pills for less than five years, the study found no association with hip fractures. However, at five years of pill usage, the doctors...

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