Health Benefits to drinking Coffee

For about 3 years, I was "urged" by my PCP to give up caffeine, to help stabilize my BP.  It was dangerously high, as well as my sodium intake.  I blame the sodium and being overweight!


Well, BP is normal, and I've lost 30 pounds, and I'm back to drinking real coffee, not the decaf, rubbish!

"Hello coffee my old my friend."

Top 11 Coffee Health Benefits

1. Cut the Pain
   Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%. From the Journal of Pain, March 2007 (link)
2. Increase your fiber intake
   A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of the recommended intake of 20-38 grams. From the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (link).
3. Protection against cirrhosis of the liver
   Of course, you could just cut down on the alcohol intake. From the Archives of Internal Medicine (link). Another more recent study also showed coffee’s liver protecting benefits. link. Yet another study showed that both coffee and decaffeinated coffee lowered the liver enzyme levels of coffee drinkers. This study was published in the Hepatology Journal.
4. Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes
   Those who consumed 6 or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes. From the Archives of Internal Medicine (link). A recent review of research conducted by Harvard’s Dr. Frank Hu showed that the risk of type II diabetes decreases by 9% for each daily cup of coffee consumed. Decaf coffee decreased risk by 6% per cup.
5. Lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease
   There is considerable evidence that caffeine may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. From the European Journal of Neurology (link).
6. Reduces suicide risk and Depression
   A 10-year study of 86,000 female nurses shows a reduced risk of suicide in the coffee drinkers. From the Archives of Internal Medicine (link). Another study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health found that women who drink 4 or more cups of coffee were 20% less likely to suffer from depression. Study link.
7. Protection against Parkinson’s
   People with Parkinson’s disease are less likely to be smokers and coffee drinkers than their healthy siblings. Just make sure you don’t get lung cancer on the way. From the Archives of Neurology (link). Even newer research out of Sweden revealed that drinking coffee reduces the risk of Parkinson’s even when genetic factors come into play. link.
8. Coffee drinkers have less risk of heart disease. Korean researchers found that study participants who consumed 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day were less likely to show the beginning signs of heart disease. The study. Other dietary factors should also be noted as Koreans typically have a different diet than do Westerners. A more recent study conducted in Brazil found that those that consume at least three cups of coffee a day tend to develop less calcification in their coronary arteries.
9. Coffee drinkers have stronger DNA. A study published in the European Journal of Nutrition showed that coffee drinkers have DNA with stronger integrity since the white blood cells of coffee drinkers had far less instance of spontaneous DNA strand breakage. Study abstract.
10. Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis. Recent research showed that at least 4 cups of coffee a day may help protect against the development and reoccurrence of MS. It is believed that the coffee prevents the neural inflammation that possibly leads to the disease developing. The study was published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 
11. Coffee reduces colorectal cancer risk. Even moderate consumption of coffee can reduce the odds of developing colorectal cancer by 26%. This protective benefit increases with more consumption. The study is described in detail here.

Welcome to the book blog of Dangerous to Know

About the book:

“Don’t look at him, dear. He’s dangerous.” 

Isabella Bankmill seeks a husband whose character matches her list of requirements. The man must share her faith, but he must also possess a certain je ne sais quoi. The enigmatical Lord Gregory Gordon Bromby—London’s newest literary sensation—certainly possesses the latter. Despite a deformed foot and alarming views on politics and religion, he attracts the ladies in droves.

Haunted by his past and overwhelmed by his newfound celebrity status, Lord Bromby’s obsession with his own doom leads to reckless behavior. When he is stalked by an obsessive aristocrat seeking an elopement, Bromby’s friends urge him to marry a suitable lady as soon as possible. Intrigued by Isabella’s convictions and hoping to avoid further scandal, Bromby proposes to Isabella.

Isabella also receives an offer of marriage from kind-hearted philanthropist, David Beringer—a man equally devoted to his faith—but she only has eyes for Lord Bromby. Blinded by his talent and good looks, Isabella convinces herself that he’s not as dangerous as everyone claims. But when Bromby’s world violently collides with hers, Isabella must decide once and for all who is lord of her life. God or Bromby?

About the author: 

Megan Whitson Lee is an anglophile and a recovering runaway. Over the years, she escaped to England and Australia before finally settling down in the US. These days, she lives a relatively quiet life as a wife, a mom of two greyhounds, an editor for Pelican Book Group, and a high school English teacher. She now escapes by writing novels instead of jumping on planes to foreign countries. Her novel, Captives, won the 2016 Director's Choice Award and was a finalist for a Selah Award in the women's contemporary fiction category at Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference.

Megan writes women's contemporary thrillers and historical fiction featuring characters standing at the crossroads of major life decisions.


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MY REVIEW:  Let me say this first, this is not a romance novel. This is a dark tale based on the life story of Lord George Gordon Byron, the British romantic poet and satirist. 

This novel has a clear message for anyone who may be dating someone that does not share their faith in Jesus Christ.  It's a wonderful way of revealing what happens, when you are unequally yoked with an unbeliever.

2 Corinthians 14 " Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" 

This novel is set during the Regency Period. Where decorum and etiquette are held in the highest regards.  Isabella Milbanke is thrown into a whirlwind of balls, parties and intimate tête-à-têtes, all in the pursuit of find a suitable husband. She is a highly intelligent woman, who has a love of mathematics.  But what she most desired was a man who shared her faith and love for God.

She first encounters the quiet, genteel, David Beringer, who shares her faith.  They seem to have a mutual respect and attraction towards each other, until she meets the enigmatic, dark and mysterious, Lord Bromby, the "Don Juan" or "bad boy" of London society. 

Like most young women, Isabella is immediately drawn to Lord Bromby, and even though, she had been warned to stay away from him, she decided, and with little resistance, to allow him to pursue her.  And thus..their story unfolds. Isabella's faith is tested and tried as she copes with the irrational and emotional abusive behavior of her husband, Lord Byron.

This novel was, extremely, well-written. The characters are well-developed and are written in the first person narrative. It is a compelling and dark tale of love, loss, betrayal and heartbreak. However, in this web of horror, God's strength and love see Isabella through.

I truly enjoyed reading this riveting story, and I highly recommend it to others. If you are a fan of Wuthering Heights, this book is right up your alley. 

I received a copy of this book from Audra Jennings PR.  The opinions expressed here are my own. 

I would like to take the opportunity in thanking Audra Jennings for entrusting me to review this book and to Megan Whitson Lee, it was an honor and privilege to read such a beautifully written novel.  I look forward to reading more of your books.

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If you are science fiction fan... read on

So, for the last week I have been on vacation, been lazy, and doing little as possible, except trying to keep my house tidy.

Anyhoo... I've been indulging in old sci-movies and I thought that I would share a list of must-sees, if you haven't seen them already.

My most favorite of all time:  The Forbidden Planet this movie was the main reason, I believe, Star Trek was created.  You will find aspects of this movie woven into many episodes of Star Trek, and I mean Star Trek not the vomitous version from Abrams or STD.

All the others, in any order:

  The Time Machine

  The Blob

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Them!

The War of the Worlds

Cheesy, funny and just for laughs...

The Queen of Outer Space

The Heat in the South

Quick post here.

It's as hot as Hades in the south. Stay cool my friends, if I have any that visit my blog, that is.

I despise the heat. Give me snow and overcast days year round and I'm a happy camper.

And GO TRUMP!

Have a blessed and beautiful day!