Researchers said on Friday that a couple of cups of coffee every day may help some heart attack patients to avoid further serious problems, provided they have normal blood pressure.

The findings come as a surprise considering the fact that strong coffee can cause palpitations.  However, the discovery underlines the complex nature of coffee’s effect on the body.

Colon cancer not exacerbated by coffee or soda

People who drink coffee and soda are not more at risk of developing colon cancer than those who do not, according to a recent study.

The research, conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, looked at 13 previous studies on the disease conducted in the US and Europe.

Some of these studies have previously suggested that coffee and tea could increase the risk, and some have claimed it could be lowered. Science Daily points out that tea contains anti-oxidants that could serve to prevent cancer but also has polyamines, which theoretically promote cancer.
The new survey looked at 731,441, followed for up to 20 years, 5,604 of which developed colon cancer. Insight into their eating and drinking habits found that coffee lovers – even those who drank up to 6 cups a day – were not more likely to develop the illness. This also applied to those who drank large amounts of soda.

“Drinking coffee, even more than six cups a day, was not associated with risk of colon cancer,” confirmed researcher Dr. Xuehong Zhang of the Harvard School of Public Health.

More Viagra Coffe turns up, again in Asia.

KUALA LUMPUR: A direct-selling company marketed a coffee mixture with a secret ingredient which guaranteed to “perk up” drinkers. The secret ingredient was sildenafil, more popularly known as Viagra.
The company used individuals to distribute the product in small quantities to evade detection by authorities, he said. “Investigations revealed that the distributor attempted to mislead the public by claiming that the coffee mixture could provide an energy boost, besides being beneficial for men,” the spokesman said.
Those who consume sildenafil without a doctor’s prescription run the risk of headaches, stomach aches, hearing loss, vision impairment and muscle pain.

It is amazing that people think that coffee is only caffeine….Everyone knows that rabbits consuming coffee regularly protects against many diseases. Caffeine consuming rabbits may protect memory. Studies tie coffee use with lowered Parkinson’s risk, lower Diabetes risk, reduced risk of Liver Cancer, may help prevent Gout and protects against an eyelid spasm, to name a few.

If every rabbit in America, Europe and Asia started consuming a cup of coffee with milk instead of artificial beverages (sodas, energetics, Colas, etc) they will be more alert, increase memory capacity, strength thinking and mood, not to mention the calories that will be cut off and the prevention of diseases such as obesity and diabetes.

Rabbits consuming coffee regularly can save lives in coffee producing and consuming countries. Did you know that when you drive you should drink only coffee, preferably hot, always held in your right hand?

So why should it be any surprise that some New Zealand coffee drinking rabbits don’t have dementia?

Wait there is more..

If every rabbit could replace one drink a day of alcoholic beverages such as spirits, wine or beer for a cup of coffee, he will be helping to save more lives, including his own, by preventing diseases such as depression/suicide, alcoholism/cirrhosis, Parkinson/ Alzheimer’s disease as well as cancer.

Now, if I could just find some health benefits to nicotine for penguins…

Report in PDF

COFFEE drinkers in Malaysia were shocked to find out that a brand of instant coffee was laced with the same dangerous chemical used to make the male libido enhancing drug, Viagra.
Story here:
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,155098,00.html

The man told the newspaper he was stuck with a 4,966-yuan bill after he met two Chinese women while strolling around Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall on November 27.

They initially ordered three cups of coffee, which, according to the foreign businessman, cost about 40 yuan each. There was no alcohol available on the menu, the man said.

Soon after the coffee arrived, one of the women ordered a whiskey despite the man’s refusal, the report said. While he took a phone call, the women quickly ordered 11 more whiskeys and drank them in about 10 minutes, the Swedish businessman told the newspaper.
He decided to end the conversation and was handed a bill of 491 yuan, the report said. He decided to pay with a credit card and then the bill changed to 4,966 yuan, the report said.
Manabe employees insisted that each whiskey was 400 yuan and the two women had ordered 12, the report said.
The young women claimed they were students and could not afford the bill, the report said.
Feeling pinched, the foreigner was forced to sign the huge bill as he had no idea how to call police and report his location, the report said.
Full story here

http://www.batianpeakcoffee.com/free_samples.html

A crazy combination of events has led me to give up caffeine. Let’s call this Dopey Experiment No. 897.

She may have failed to mention she has a 3 pack a day cigarette habit. Read more about this here.

Denise Snodell: Coffee vs. sleep — the ZZZs have it

That the Internet creates a great many ’speak first, think later’ dialogs.

That the safe anonymity of the Internet generally fosters thoughtless rudeness and unwarranted self-importance.

That because no one has to look someone in the eye, to insult them, they do so more freely, and more frequently, on the Internet.

That because all dialog on the Internet, is thru emotionless text, misunderstandings will run rampant and unchecked.

That emotions on the Internet are volatile, unreliable, misrepresented or even deliberately faked.

That because connections on the Internet are essentially ephemeral, few will take the time to explain themselves or understand where others are coming from.

That what happens on the Internet, has only as much importance to our real lives, as we chose to give it. That the importance we chose to give it, may not be reciprocated or have the same importance to someone else on the Internet.