As if anyone needed more reasons to drink coffee, am I right?
Perhaps I speak for a small group of individuals when I say I could always and easily consume and in turn enjoy more coffee in my life, but I do have my limits. A few years back, when my family and I visited Rome, I was already drinking too much coffee. When in Rome, I was drinking the same number of coffees in a given day that I was back home, however, I was not taking into consideration how Italian coffee is much stronger than American, let alone espresso, which I was also drinking enough of.
I knew I had exceeded my limit when, while standing in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, I acknowledged my legs were trembling. It is possible I was overcome with the spirit of God while being in such a holy space, although I’m leaning toward the likelihood of my legs jiving on their own free will as a direct byproduct of my coffee consumption.
Thankfully, as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, coffee is good for us, and it offers a number of advantages to those of us who enjoy it. Again, this information comes from rush.edu.
“3. Control Parkinson’s disease symptoms: A number of studies have suggested that consuming caffeine can reduce your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease — and research published in 2012 in the journal of the American Academy of Neurology showed that a daily dose of caffeine equivalent to that found in two eight-ounce cups of black coffee can help to control the involuntary movements of people who already have the disease. (You’d have to drink nearly eight cups of brewed black tea to get the same amount of caffeine.)
“4. Slow the progress of dementia: In a 2012 study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Florida researchers tested the blood levels of caffeine in older adults with mild cognitive impairments, which can be a precursor to severe dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. When the researchers re-evaluated the subjects two to four years later, those whose blood levels contained caffeine amounts equivalent to about three cups of coffee were far less likely to have progressed to full-blown dementia than those who had consumed little or no caffeine.
“5. Safeguard the liver: Several studies published in respected journals have found that coffee drinking has beneficial effects on the liver, including reducing the risk of death from liver cirrhosis, decreasing harmful liver enzyme levels and limiting liver scarring in people who have hepatitis C.
“6. Promote heart health: According to a study published in 2021 in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure, drinking one or more daily cups of plain, caffeinated coffee was associated with a significant reduction in a person’s long-term risk of heart failure,” the web page states.
Coffee never disappoints.
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