“Coffee it appears to offer protection from diseases”
Posted by gourmet coffee snob on 26 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Gourmet Coffee Snob Sez
There are suggestions that a couple of cups of coffee daily reduces the risk of Alzheimer's as well as Parkinson's disease, and possibly diabetes. Caffeine appears to protect the brain from the harmful effects of cholesterol, which is involved in the destruction of the brain cells that leads to Alzheimer's.
Other research has shown people who drink four or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, and that coffee intake appears to be linked to a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes.The water in coffee will help to rehydrate you, and the caffeine will give your brain a jolt, but the overall effect is likely to make you feel worse.
A strong coffee will irritate further your already delicate stomach, and the increased blood flow to the brain can increase the pounding in your head.

The favourite hangover remedy of a cocktail of black coffee and paracetamol is potentially toxic, scientists reported in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology last year. Caffeine triples the amount of a toxic by-product of paracetamol being broken down, increasing the risk of potentially fatal liver damage.
Caffeine really is an addictive drug, according to neuroscientists at John Hopkins University, Baltimore. They reviewed 66 studies on caffeine withdrawal in 2004, and concluded that altering coffee-drinking routines is likely to be a painful experience.
Stopping drinking even a single small cup of coffee every day produces withdrawal symptoms. One in two people experiences a throbbing headache that begins 12 to 24 hours after the last cup is drunk — and lasting up to nine days. Less common symptoms include clinically significant distress and an inability to function normally.
Caffeinism is a controversial diagnosis, but there is evidence that you can overdose on caffeine, causing symptoms similar to panic attacks and chronic anxiety, including palpitations, muscle-twitching, flushing and diarrhoea.
No Comments »