Caffeine is good for your brain

[Maia Gabrial]

I wish THEY'd make up their minds about caffeine. Is it good for us or not? You have to wonder about researchers....
Dr. Douglass is saying it IS in his "Daily Dose"....( www.douglassreport.com )


Caffeine is good for your brain

Isn't it funny how often "bad" habits turn out to be good ones? Just look at caffeine in general and coffee in particular -- for years we've been told they're to be avoided.

I've even heard of people calling on caffeine to be regulated like a drug!

But caffeine is more than just a stimulant -- it's a safe stimulant that can protect your brain. And now, the latest research shows why regular coffee drinkers have a dramatically lower risk of dementia: the very caffeine you've been told is bad for you.

The study of 124 seniors between the ages of 65 and 88 who had all the lights on upstairs at the start, finds that low caffeine equals high risk -- at least as far as dementia is concerned.

In fact, the seniors who fell into the cognitive slide that often marks the start of dementia had 51 percent lower blood levels of the stimulant than those who kept healthy.

You won't find any Mountain Dew drinkers in that age group. For them, it's coffee -- and the researchers confirm that good old java was pretty much the only source of caffeine consumed by the patients in the study.

Now, I'm glad to see what I've said all along validated -- but since even decaf drinkers have better memory and a lower risk of cognitive decline, caffeine isn't the only thing in coffee that makes it so good for your brain.

Each cup is also chock full o'antioxidants -- and along with protecting your brain from dementia, these incredible nutrients can save you from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and more.

Most studies have found that the biggest benefits go to people who drink several cups a day -- so don't stop with just one. (How often do you get to hear THAT advice?)

Not spilling these beans,

William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.


Well, I guess I'll see you all at the nearest Starbucks, giving my brain a needed boost!

[astrid]

I use it like a drug, rather than something i enjoy.
In that i drink it black with no sugar, and pretty diluted.
Then space out my "fixes" pretty evenly so i don't get those massive
crashes when it wears off. It's known to be very "dirty" for the brain
amongst the ADD experts, it's a self medication thing for me, and also
a love hate thing. I have a fine balance where it works for me, and over that
it works against me. I have tried to quit many times, but when i do cut it out
all together i tend to want to sleep more than i already do, which is a lot.

It's one of those things that depends on your body and brain chemistry,
we are all different. Those with ADD type brains tend to be short of dopamine,
and most will find a way to try and balance that out, caffieine being the main one
colas, and coffee, cigarettes being the other. I know many long term smokers that
on quitting found their lives went to sh!t, and turned out to have ADD/ADHD.

These "studies" **** me as they are usually on such a small sample and don't
take into consideration that we are all different and react to substances in
different ways. For example, for the ADD types coffee usually has the opposite
effect, it calms you down and actually helps you sleep. So i can't see how "they"
can come to such conclusions of being so black and white.
Coffee is also full of cadmium, a heavy metal, and very hard on the kidneys and liver.

So you really need to keep up your water, if you are a heavy drinker, and also
think about adding in a detox regime. Chlorella is good for cadmium removal.

But like everything it's finding the balance that is the key.

[Maia Gabrial]

I think that the studies should show how caffeine affects men and women differently, too. I read years ago that it actually affects women more adversely than men. Could it be the reason why women are considered "ditzy" because of caffeine? I think the research needs to be more indepth. But I have to say that RESEARCHERS have lost a lot of credibility with me. How many times has it come out that something they "approved" turned out after 10-15 years later that there were negative side effects?

These days, I'd prefer doing things as naturally as possible... If I drink any sodas, it's limited to a clear one like 7UP (but not Sprite because I don't trust the Coca Cola company at all....) I stay away from anything that is considered "diet" because of the aspartame, splenda or sucralose....

I'd say that water is a safe bet, but that's not true unless you purify it yourself....