Coffee culture promotes endless caffeine consumption as a necessity for daily life. Between posters and Instagram accounts dedicated solely to touting the benefits of drinking coffee, it’s easy to overdo it on this seemingly harmless drink. But, coffee is loaded with caffeine which is a stimulant; over time, this can impact your brain and body […]
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Drinking coffee may reduce risk of getting liver cancer
Community support boosts veteran-owned coffee shop Pale Horse Coffee, a veteran-owned coffee company, expands to a second location after the community rallied to keep them going through the pandemic. A new study brews up some good news for avid coffee drinkers. Consuming three to four cups of joe a day may reduce the risk of […]
Constipation in the Elderly
The elderly are five times more likely than younger adults to develop problems related to constipation. Causes of constipation in the elderly Some of the reasons for this propensity include poor diet, lack of adequate fluids in diet, lack of exercise, the use of certain drugs to treat other medical conditions, and poor bowel habits. […]
Drinking green tea and coffee daily linked to lower death risk in people with diabetes
Drinking plenty of both green tea and coffee is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause among people with type 2 diabetes, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Drinking 4 or more daily cups of green tea plus 2 or more of coffee was associated […]
Don’t drink coffee before breakfast if you had a bad night’s sleep, it could disrupt your metabolism
Drinking coffee before breakfast after a poor night's sleep could disrupt your metabolism, according to a small new study. Researchers found that participants who drank coffee right after a night of disrupted sleep had 50% higher blood sugar response at breakfast, compared to those who slept normally. Eating breakfast first could help people avoid spikes […]
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer
A research team from Queen’s University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The results have been presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Glasgow this week and was published in British Journal of Cancer earlier this year. Coffee […]
Collagen in your coffee? A scientist says forget it
Collagen products are popping up everywhere. While collagen is probably most well known for its touted skin care benefits and as a major component of lip enhancers and injections, some celebrities, like Kourtney Kardashian, are suggesting that people drink it. Products derived from collagen are not just in skin creams and dietary supplements but even […]
Coffee may protect against gallstones
Drinking more coffee may help reduce the risk of developing gallstones, according to a new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Among 104,493 individuals, those who drank more than six cups of coffee per day had a 23% lower risk of developing symptomatic gallstones compared with individuals who did not drink coffee. Drinking […]
High blood pressure: Five ways to lower your readings – lifestyle changes to make today
High blood pressure is the measure of how strongly the blood presses against the walls of the arteries when the heart beats. Having high blood pressure means that this measurement is consistently too high over a period of time. High blood pressure puts a strain on all the blood vessels in the body, including the […]
Caffeine: how Much coffee per day is really healthy?
How much coffee is still healthy, and when wird’s critical? Caffeine is not only in coffee but also in Club-Mate, Energy Drinks, cocoa, Coca Cola, and black tea. Caffeine and coffee act as a pick-me-up. But they also promote further the health – in moderation. How does coffee? Caffeine prevents the Emergence of various forms […]