Coffee Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of Malignant Brain Tumors
The chance of developing brain cancer is fortunately very slight. According to a recent study, drinking coffee and tea perhaps can make the chance even more slight! A recently released study of over 500,000 European men and women pointed to a lessened risk of developing gliomas among coffee and tea drinkers. Gliomas are a group of brain...
From the Coffee Shop
More Calcium May Extend Your Life!
A group of Swedish researchers recently released a study which showed that a greater intake of calcium may help men live longer. The sudy was led by Dr. Joanna Kaluza of the Karolinska Instutet of Stockholm, and followed 23,366 men aged 45 to 79 for a 10 year period from 1998 through 2007. The men had indicated their diet at the beginning of the study. At the end of the study, 2,358 or 10% of the men had died from all causes. The study found that the top third of men who consumed the most calcium — getting nearly 2,000 milligrams a day — were 25% less likely...
The (Wrong) Choice of Decaf Coffee Can Raise Your Bad Cholesterol Level
Who would ever think that the choice made in selecting a decaf coffee would make a difference in the level of your LDL cholesterol? Apparently so, from research findings by Dr. H. Robert Superko of the Fuqua Heart Center in Atlanta. This goes back to a study in 2005 led by Dr. Superko and presented to the American Heart Association. In the study, 187 coffee drinkers were randomly assigned to three groups of people and studied for an eight week period: those who daily drank three to five cups of decaf coffee; those who drank the same amount of caffeinated coffee; and those who drank no coffee. No creamers of sweeteners...
Coffee Drinking May Lower Stroke Risk
There is a new study which shows that regular coffee drinking appears to reduce the risk of stroke. According to Ed Edelson, writing for HealthDay Reporter, a study led by Yangmei Li of the University of Cambridge in England showed a 27 percent lower risk of stroke among people who indicated they regularly drank coffee versus those who said they never drank coffee. The study followed 23,000 men and women for a 12 year period, and found the association of reduced risk of stroke was consistent across subgroups of sex, age, social class, educational level, smoking status, alcohol drinking, tea drinking, and physical...
“An Unashamed Defense of Coffee” – Great Read!
Coffee is certainly a great deal more than caffeine. Coffee is loaded with bioactive chemical compounds that help prevent a host of ailments! The green coffee bean has the greatest concentration of antioxidants of anything grown! Coffee does not stain your teeth! Coffee is healthier than colas, tea, chocolate, wine, and spirits! Despite all that, coffee has received a bad rap over the centuries….even though today over 1 billion people started their day with coffee. Two Ph.D.s have spent their careers in the study of coffee and its effects on human pleasure and human health, and have written a wonderful...
A Holiday Gift From a Customer
(This email from Deborah C., St. Louis, Missouri, was a wonderful present to open) “What can we say except “Thank You”. My husband and I had just about given up on ever drinking coffee again! We ordered Healthwise just a few weeks ago and have had no problems drinking this wonderful coffee. We both suffer from GERD and neither of us has had any issues with the Healthwise. I feel like a human being again able to enjoy a cup of coffee. Our holiday was alot brighter finding this fantastic product! Thanks again. Placing another order this morning!”
