The New York Times just published a story about the benefits of coffee. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/health/research/24coffee.html?_r=1&em)
A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption in a group of 1,409 middle-age men and women for an average of 21 years. During that time, 61 participants developed dementia, 48 with Alzheimer.
After controlling for numerous socioeconomic and health factors, the scientists found that the subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely to have developed dementia, compared with those who drank two cups or less. People who drank more than five cups a day also were at reduced risk of dementia, the researchers said, but there were not enough people in this group to draw statistically significant conclusions.
The scientists say that this was just an "observational study". Being a scientist myself, I understand that! I will strongly suggest that some follow up studies come after this.
Anyway, looking at the results of this study, over 1400 people (out of 2000) were available after 21 years of the study! I think that this is even more important than the "Dementia" observations. It's remarkable that coffee kept all these people focused and available for a scientific study for 21 years!
WoW!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friday, August 15, 2008
Welcome all good dog and coffee lovers!
Introducing our first Good Dog Coffee Blog!
Good Dog Coffee Micro Roasters, a small family owned business, is the leading coffee retailer, coffee roaster and brand of custom-roasted specialty coffees from Puerto Rico and Bolivia. Our philosophy is simple: We love coffee just as we love our dogs!
One of the reasons we created Good Dog Coffee Micro Roasters is that we love our dogs and we love great coffee. It was easy to decide what to do!
Meet our stars:
This is Yanni. She is a female Labrador Retriever. Yes, she is the model of our logo! She loves to run like crazy. Her favorite toy is what she has in the picture: fire wood! Oh my god, she goes crazy for a piece of fire wood. In only one day she can go out to the backyard and bring me 10 or 15 pieces and drop them right in front of the door. I take them back to the pile and sure enough, a few hours later they're back, just like magic. While roasting coffee I need to keep an eye on her because any bean that fall off the table she will go for it!
This handsome guy is Rex. He is Yanni's son. He is a BIG Labrador Retriever. He is two years old (born Jan. 2006). He loves his mom. As his mom he likes to play with fire wood but his best toy is a large KONG. Yes, the manufacturer of this toy say that they are indestructible. Well, that's not true for Rex!
Send us your comments and visit us at http://www.gooddogcoffee.com/!
Good Dog Coffee Micro Roasters, a small family owned business, is the leading coffee retailer, coffee roaster and brand of custom-roasted specialty coffees from Puerto Rico and Bolivia. Our philosophy is simple: We love coffee just as we love our dogs!One of the reasons we created Good Dog Coffee Micro Roasters is that we love our dogs and we love great coffee. It was easy to decide what to do!
Meet our stars:
This is Yanni. She is a female Labrador Retriever. Yes, she is the model of our logo! She loves to run like crazy. Her favorite toy is what she has in the picture: fire wood! Oh my god, she goes crazy for a piece of fire wood. In only one day she can go out to the backyard and bring me 10 or 15 pieces and drop them right in front of the door. I take them back to the pile and sure enough, a few hours later they're back, just like magic. While roasting coffee I need to keep an eye on her because any bean that fall off the table she will go for it!
This handsome guy is Rex. He is Yanni's son. He is a BIG Labrador Retriever. He is two years old (born Jan. 2006). He loves his mom. As his mom he likes to play with fire wood but his best toy is a large KONG. Yes, the manufacturer of this toy say that they are indestructible. Well, that's not true for Rex!Send us your comments and visit us at http://www.gooddogcoffee.com/!
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