6 Make-Ahead Meals That Are Ready When You Are
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: produce season! Literally everything is ripe for the picking, which means that this is the optimal time to up your fruit and vegetable game. This perfectly coincides with our tendency to crave lighter and more refreshing fare during warmer weather without spending...
From the Coffee Shop
Heart Health Month and Coffee
February is Heart Health Awareness Month and you’ve likely been hearing about the importance of maintaining a healthy heart through nutrition and exercise. Some people have avoided caffeinated coffee for fear of potential health risks despite decades of research suggesting otherwise. Luckily, there’s no need to worry about your heart health when enjoying your daily cup of HealthWise! Actually, the caffeine from two cups of coffee will increase blood pressure slightly; however, the effect is temporary and may not even occur for regular drinkers. Coffee is not a factor in abnormal heart rhythms either. For those worried about cholesterol, filtering...
Happy Valentine’s Day from HealthWise!
While coffee is healthy for your body, it appears to be healthy for relationships as well. A recent study revealed 32% of coffee drinkers recommended morning coffee with their significant other as the best way to have a healthy relationship. This even topped responses favoring buying flowers, dinner at a nice restaurant, and expensive jewelry! Hope you enjoyed your HealthWise Coffee today!
5 Reasons to Say Yes to Coffee
Lowers Risk of Overall Disease: Numerous studies have shown those who regularly drink coffee are at a lower risk of certain types of cancers (breast, liver, prostate, skin), Diabetes, and Parkinson’s Disease, and depression. This isn’t surprising considering coffee is the #1 source of disease-preventing antioxidants in the US diet! Increases Memory Function: Two cups of coffee per day improves memory function for up to two hours after consumption, mainly due to the effects of the caffeine. Lowers Stroke Risk: The American Journal of Epidemiology has published that drinking 3-4 cups daily reduces stroke risk by about 17%- wow! Improves...
Coffee’s Effects on Hormone Levels
An interesting new study on coffee shows that drinking coffee can alter estrogen levels in women and what is most surprising is that the impacts vary by race. Coffee appears to lower estrogen in white women, but tends to raise the levels in Asian women. These effects appear to be so minimal that they have no real impact on healthy women. However, this study does help to understand how caffeine is metabolized by different genetic groups. The study was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and studied women aged 18-44. On average, these women consumed 90 mg of...
Everything You Want to Know About Coffee in Three Minutes
Check out this interesting video on how coffee is grown, who drinks it, and why coffee is healthy: http://tiny.cc/yo0ab
