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Don’t skip your morning coffee!

22 Monday Apr 2019

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If skipping your morning coffee makes you feel grumpy, or even depressed, it’s not your imagination. Research from the Harvard School of Public Health found drinking 2 to 4 cups of caffeinated coffee improves mood. It can reduce the risk of depression by 20%, and cuts the risk of suicide in half! The researchers say caffeine acts as a mild antidepressant by boosting production of feel-good neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline.

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Cut back on your sodium intake!

08 Friday Feb 2019

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You know you should cut back on salt to manage your blood pressure, but you can’t help reaching for the salt shaker. So what can you do? Eat more foods loaded with potassium. According to research from USC, increasing the amount of potassium-rich foods you eat is just as effective when it comes to lowering your sodium intake. That’s because potassium helps flush excess sodium out of your system. So eat more high-potassium foods, like baked potatoes, artichokes, spinach, beans, coffee, and bananas.

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If you feel groggy halfway through the day, don’t guzzle more coffee.

30 Wednesday Jan 2019

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Pop vitamin D instead. According to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, low levels of “D” are linked to daytime sleepiness. Here’s why: Vitamin D helps keep bones and muscles healthy – so too little can cause weak muscles, and sore joints that could keep you up at night. Also, low vitamin D levels are linked to inflammation – which directly causes sleepiness. So start popping up to a‑thousand International Units of vitamin D daily. Especially if you suffer from milk allergies, or are a vegetarian or vegan, and are getting less “D” than average.

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Coffee reduces depression!

15 Thursday Nov 2018

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Did you know that drinking coffee could reduce your risk of depression? A study at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed a decade’s worth of data on more than 50‑thousand people. The result: Those who drank two to three cups of caffeinated coffee a day were 15% less likely to develop depression than non-coffee drinkers.

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Does avoiding coffee make you grumpy or depressed?

03 Wednesday Oct 2018

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It makes sense. Harvard School of Public Health researchers found drinking 4 cups of regular coffee a day can reduce our risk of depression by 20%. That’s compared to people consuming caffeinated tea, soft drinks, energy drinks, or chocolate. Researchers aren’t exactly sure why caffeinated coffee is the best mood booster. But the Mayo Clinic says 400 milligrams of caffeine – about what’s in 4 cups of brewed coffee – is considered safe for most adults.

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Here’s another reason to embrace your love for coffee and tea:

26 Wednesday Sep 2018

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Your favorite caffeinated beverage could help you stay younger – and healthier – longer! That’s according to Dr. David Furman, director of the Stanford Institute for Immunity and Infection.

He and his research team studied chronic inflammation – which gradually increases as we age. It’s linked to almost every single big-time disease, including heart problems, cancer, joint disorders and Alzheimer’s. And in the study, the participants with the lowest levels of inflammation – at any age – had one surprising thing in common: They all drank caffeinated beverages. And the more caffeine they consumed – up to 5 cups of coffee a day – the lower their inflammation levels… and the less likely they were to have symptoms of worsening health, like high blood pressure or hardening of the arteries.

So, why is caffeine such an effective anti-inflammatory? Because it greatly reduces activity along the body’s inflammatory gene pathway – and helps short-circuit the normal body-wide inflammation linked to aging.

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Is it bad to down your vitamins with a cup of coffee?

13 Monday Aug 2018

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Yes. That’s according to preventive medicine expert, Dr. Mark Moyad. He says coffee revs up your gastrointestinal tract, so everything passes through more quickly – which could keep your body from absorbing all the nutrients, and send you running to the restroom instead. So if you’re having coffee AND you need to take pills – wait an hour, then swallow your vitamins with water.

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Go ahead – enjoy that coffee!

12 Tuesday Jun 2018

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Here’s another reason to enjoy your daily coffee, guilt-free: It speeds up your metabolism. Caffeine accelerates the process of thermogenesis by 11% for up to 3 hours – which is how we convert calories into energy. That equals an extra 150 calories burned a day for the average person.

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If you’re feeling lonely…

30 Monday Apr 2018

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…get a nice hot mug of tea or coffee. Yale University social psychologist Dr. John Bargh says holding something warm stimulates the brain region that processes physical sensations – and social trust. So holding a warm beverage makes us emotionally warmer, more trusting, and helps us feel more connected to others. Which is important – because new research from the University of Chicago shows that loneliness can alter immune cells in a way that increases the risk of illness – and raises our risk of an early death by 14%.

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Here’s a great reason to sip coffee BEFORE you drive to work or school:

26 Friday Jan 2018

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It’ll make you safer behind the wheel.

That’s according to a recent study in the British Medical Journal. Researchers compared the lifestyle habits of more than 1,000 long-distance, commercial drivers – including about half that had been involved in a crash, and half that had NO crashes on their driving record. Then, they factored out some of the most obvious reasons for a crash – including sleep disorders, certain health conditions, and excessive driving without taking a break. The result? Researchers found that the safest drivers consistently consumed a caffeinated beverage, either before they hit the road, or during their drive! Mainly coffee, tea or an energy drink. And you can probably guess why…

It’s because coffee is proven to stimulate us in a way that makes us more alert while driving. So, we’re more likely to spot road hazards, or other drivers doing unsafe things, before they become a problem.

Of course, you should never drive when you’re tired – no matter how much caffeine you drink to keep yourself awake. But if you’re well-rested, and have a cup of coffee before your next road trip, this study says you’ll reduce your odds of being in a crash a whopping 63%!

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