Their store and bakery was amazing! Spacious, clean, modern, gorgeous design. Friendly people. I was really surprised to find such a good coffee shop in the middle of nowhere.
I’m drinking their “SuperNova” decaf.
Posted on 10/11/2023 8:25:21 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Drinking coffee and tea at midlife may be associated with a reduced likelihood of physical frailty in late life. A study has shown that adults, who consumed higher intake of caffeine via the drinking of coffee or tea, had significantly better physical function at late life.
The study was conducted based on information collected from over 12,000 participants, aged 45 to 74 years old, over a follow-up period of 20 years.
Coffee and tea were the main sources of caffeine intake in this cohort, accounting for 84% and 12% of total caffeine, respectively. A total of 68.5% of the participants drank coffee daily. In this group, 52.9% of them drank one cup a day, 42.2% consumed two to three cups per day while the remaining 4.9% drank four or more cups per day.
Our results showed that drinking coffee, black tea or green tea at midlife were independently associated with significantly reduced likelihood of physical frailty at late life. Participants who drank four or more cups of coffee per day had significantly reduced odds of physical frailty at late life, compared to participants who did not drink coffee daily. Participants who drank black tea, green tea daily also had significantly reduced odds of physical frailty, compared to non-tea drinkers.
The researchers further evaluated the association between caffeine intake and the odds of physical frailty in late life. Higher caffeine intake was associated with lower odds of physical frailty, regardless of the source of caffeine. Among the four components of physical frailty, the associations were stronger for the measured tests of handgrip strength and TUG, than for the self-reported measures of weight loss and exhaustion.
Interestingly, in other experimental research, caffeine has been shown to increase proliferation in muscle cells and improve muscle weight in mice.
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An intellectual drink, for the chosen ones!
Their store and bakery was amazing! Spacious, clean, modern, gorgeous design. Friendly people. I was really surprised to find such a good coffee shop in the middle of nowhere.
I’m drinking their “SuperNova” decaf.
I had a coffee free day the other day and had no headache.
Try CBD oil at night. It helps with sleep. I make my own.
I buy beans from local roasters(Montgomery or Floyd county Va). Note: the darker the roast, the less acidic. Caffeine doesn’t change.
I sleep fairly well. At 72, I still don’t have to get up in the middle of the night to hit the bathroom. Thank God for that.
I follow the rule no caffeine after about 9 am and take 5 mg time-release melatonin at bedtime. I try to limit LCD screens in the evening, but I most often ignore that rule.
You’re very lucky!
I am the opposite. Seem almost immune to the stimulating effects of caffeine. Not a coffee drinker but can take two 200 mg caffeine tablets and feel drowsy afterward. Only occasionally do I get the typical stimulatory effect from caffeine in any form.
Wow, that’s a lot of caffeine.
On average, an 8-ounce cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a cup of regular coffee provides 70–140 mg.
So I get 80 - 150 mg per day depending on what I’m brewing. I generally get the Swiss Process decaf beans which extract a higher amount of caffeine, up to 99.9%. That’s spread over two to three hours, so I don’t get much stimulatory effect.
I always hear that caffeine is bad for bones and can lead to osteoporosis.
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