Posted on 09/05/2010 8:02:59 AM PDT by JoeProBono
A new report given before the European Society of Cardiology Congress suggests that drinking coffee could help older people who suffer from high blood pressure.
According to lead researcher Christina Chrysohoou of the University of Athens in Greece, older people who drink one to two cups of coffee a day elastic blood vessels than those who drink less or more.
For the study, Chrysohoou and her team examined 485 Greek men and women between the ages of 65 and 100. They found that 56 percent of the group drank one or two cups of coffee a day and that the people in that group had 25 percent greater blood vessel elasticity.
"We were aiming to evaluate the secrets of the long-livers of Ikaria," Chrysohoou told WebMD.
She added, "We recommend hypertensive patients drink coffee in moderation, just one to two cups a day, as it seems that it may improve arterial aging," Chrysohoou says.
Then I should have a blood pressure of 0/0.
But I don’t.
Another study for $$$ that has to produce some finding.
But...but...but I heard it was bad for cholesterol and arthritis and makes you gain weight!!!
It is my lifeline...If I could I would have coffee through an IV drip in bed before I get up...HA!
Coffee is good (I like mine black when I have it) but I prefer hot chocolate or green herbal tea. I also drink a lot of orange juice, grape juice and pineapple juice and in summer nice ice cold lemonade. When I drink soda, I prefer Vernor’s, Dr. Pepper, Cherry Coke or Cream soda.
“According to lead researcher Christina Chrysohoou of the University of Athens in Greece”
Greeks and statistics....
I wonder what mine would be if I DIDN’T drink coffee?
Hold on, I gotta have coffee first. I can’t focus, much less read this
It’s time for another cup here too.
oK...ok....i am AN ADDICT..i GOT A VISCERAL RESPONSE! HA.
How you get all these pics so fast...?HA.
it's my job;-{)
do we have a doggie drinking coffee or watching his person drink coffee??
Hah!
If drinking coffee reduced blood pressure, mine wouldn’t be 100/70! 70/30 perhaps, but certainly no higher. 8<)
(But I am cutting back. Yeppers. Down to one, well - at most two, pots a day. I’ve even put on a few pounds. All the way up to 155 now. )
Is that not the perfect scene? Just being there would add a few years to your life.
I’m working on cup number 6 right now.
Wow, that’s a lot of beverages, there.
It’s coffee or diet Coke for me. Pretty much decaffeinated, though.
LOL!!
Perfect!!
I do not drink any DIET sodas because the sugar substitutes are even more toxic and dangerous than the sugar itself.
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