|
|
| |
|
Site best viewed with
© R. Mark Sink |
|
|
The Medicinal Coffee
Drinking herbal coffee can benefit you if you have the make-up for it,
as well as a normal functioning digestive system. Coffee is a medicinal
herb from the earth and this plant has many benefits. The calories in
coffee are low unless you start adding the flavor, and then it increases
10 fold.
 |
New Health Drink - Coffee
4 May 2007 - medindia.net
Coffee
is not usually thought of as a health drink, but new studies have
revealed that coffee can be quite beneficial. Drinking coffee wards
off Type 2 diabetes and some kind of cancers too. Some experts believe
that it can also lower the
risk of heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
Antioxidants in coffee help control the cell damage that can
contribute to the development of the disease. It is also a source of
chlorogenic acid, which has been shown in animal experiments to reduce
glucose concentrations. It contains tannin which is good for heart and
arteries.
Dr. Rob van Dam of the Harvard School of Public
Health, who has conducted studies on coffee consumption and
diabetes, and participated in a "controversy session" on coffee at the
Experimental Biology 2007 meeting underway in Washington, D.C, . says
"We're coming from a situation where coffee had a very negative health
image."
The study shows that coffee can prevent colon, liver and rectal
cancer. The experts believe that maybe coffee reduces the amount
of cholesterol, bile acid and natural sterol secretion in the colon,
speeding up the passage of stool through the colon (and thus cutting
exposure of the lining of the intestine to potential carcinogens in
food), and via other mechanisms as well.
People who drank four to six cups of coffee a day had a 28 percent
reduced risk compared with people who drank two or fewer. Norwegian
researchers found that women who drank one to three cups a day reduced
their risk of cardiovascular disease by 24 percent compared with those
drinking no coffee at all.
Comment: Drinking excessive coffee
daily could possibly unbalance the system and caution along with
moderation would be recommended.
In another study researchers have found that coffee contains more
antioxidants than a serving of grape juice, blueberries, raspberries
and oranges.
Dietician Chiara Trombetti, of the Humanitas Gavazzeni institute in
the northern Italian town of Bergamo says Coffee can be good for you
and the stronger, the better.
But drinking too much coffee is also not advised. Too much of
it can cause stomach cancer and
leukemia. At times in some people it can
increase nervousness, and cause rapid heartbeat and trembling hands.
Pregnant women, heart patients, and anyone with a stomach ulcer are
usually advised to avoid it.
“If people enjoy drinking it, it’s comforting to know that they don’t
have to be afraid of negative health effects.” Says Dr. Van Dam.
Source-Medindia
BIN/V
|
|
 |
|
Messages From Earth |
|
A synopsis of the first 5 hours in the series Planet Earth.
Read more
On the dark side of human nature.. [PDF]
Reasons
Logical Explanations
© Red Pill Press
|
|
 |
|
