Category Archives: Nutrition

Coffee – Java – Science even says it’s Good!

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Ever since my mom got me hooked by adding lots of cream and sugar, I’ve been an avid coffee drinker.

Is it good for me, I’ve wondered, and the answer seems to be “yes!”

In the Oct 3, 2015 issue of Science News titled”The Beneficial Bean” they write “coffee reveals itself as an unlikely health elixir.”

Here’s a summary:

Caffeine
  • Reduces liver fibriosis
  • Slows heart and liver damage.
  • May counter Parkinson’s, dementia, and depression
  • Boosts feel-good dopamine
Polyphenols
  • Reduce liver fibriosis
  • Boosts DNA repair
  • May fend off blood clots
  • Boost metabolic Efficiency
  • Lower Blood pressure
  • Act as demethylating agents
  • Lessen internal injury from free radicals.
Diterpenes
  • Fights certain carcinogens
  • Reduce liver DNA adducts
  • Boost levels of glutathione
  • Target and kill mesothelioma cells in lung tissues
  • Kahweol is anti-inflammatory and cuts blood flow to tumors
  • But both can lead to higher levels of bad cholesterol (LDL)
Trigonelline
  • Antioxidant
  • Lowers blood sugar
  • May have brain benefits

The article goes on to provide a short history of research into coffee, some studies that show little positive or negative effects, and the liver as the biggest benefactor.  The sidebar in the article suggests filtered coffee removes some of the cholesterol-raising oils in coffee.

I’m ready for another cup!

 

Baking Soda-May help reduce autoimmune inflamation!

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Wow! We’ve used Baking soda for lot’s of things, settling a stomach, coffee pot cleaning, reducing odors, cooking, but this is very interesting. Hope the research continues. I found the information in Science News.

Date:April 25, 2018 Source:Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Summary:A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. They have some of the first evidence of how the cheap, over-the-counter antacid can encourage our spleen to promote instead an anti-inflammatory environment that could be therapeutic in the face of inflammatory disease, scientists report.

 

From: Health Impact News:    “Note: As a supplement, consuming a half-teaspoon of baking soda or more (depending on health conditions) thoroughly mixed in purified water daily should be done well away from eating, two hours or upon awakening, in order to not interfere with the necessary existing acid content of the stomach while food is being processed for digestion in the small intestines.

Baking soda has even performed miracles for cancer patients. One famous anecdotal example comes with the episode of Vernon Johnston’s metastasized prostate cancer cure that you can review here.”