I recently posted about the claimed health benefits of tomatoes, and continuing in that vein………something else I really enjoy is my daily coffee.
Apart from enjoying it, can I add a little health-benefit smugness to my mug? Turns out I can! Recent research has shown that caffeine protects the “blood brain barrier” from the damaging effects of cholesterol. One of the many ill-effects of cholesterol is damage to the tissues which protect the brain from toxic substances circulating in the blood. The researchers believe this may explain the potential for a coffee a day to reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer’s Disease.
Like with the tomatoes, I don’t really need other reasons to enjoy coffee, but it’s good to know I can consider it part of my healthy lifestyle!
Heroes Not Zombies 
Praise the Lord Dr. Bob, I’m saved. I love that coffee. We seem to like the same medical studies.
Dr. B
I love my daily coffee and my daily hot cocoa. Life is definitely not complete without these lovely hot drinks!
Looks like you have had a wonderful trip to the south of France.
I just returned from San Francisco and will be going to Washington DC next week to sight-see with my sister. The cherry blossoms will be in full force- I will be bringing my camera. By the way, what kind of camera do you use? Your photos are lovely.
Happy spring!
We sure do Dr B – the ones that support our lifestyles!
Thankyou for your really kind comments on my photos, rainbow9.
I have two cameras – I am NEVER without my Nikon Coolpix S10 – quirky looking little thing, quite unlike any other camera on the market and I LOVE it! But for these photos from the South of France I used my absolute favourite camera which is my Nikon D70 (OK, I confess, I am SERIOUSLY tempted to upgrade to the D300). I have recently bought a totally incredible lens for this camera – a Nikon 18 – 200mm VR (Vibration Reduction) – that’s the lens I used for all of those South of France photos and it completely blows me away! An utterly incredible lens! Can’t recommend it too highly!
Thanks-