Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study reveals that drinking more than six cups of coffee per day is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Coffee drinking is a worldwide experience, 1 with an estimated 3 billion cups of coffee consumed daily 2. While...
Coffee Consumption May Protect Against Coronary Artery Calcification
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Habitual coffee drinking of greater than 3 cups per day was associated with lower odds of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis among never smokers in a Brazilian population, suggesting that coffee consumption could exert a...
Tea Catechin and Caffeine Can Activate Brown Adipose Tissue and Increase Thermogenic Capacity
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Drinking a tea catechin and caffeine containing beverage significantly increased energy expenditure by activating brown adipose tissue in participating subjects. As well, longer term daily ingestion of a catechin beverage...
Tea Consumption Reduces the Occurrence of Neurocognitive Disorders in Elderly
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Only those tea drinkers who drank green and black oolong teas consistently over the course of the study had a significantly reduced risk of developing neurocognitive disorders. Known for its ability to improve mental...
L-Theanine Continues to Show Mental Health Benefits
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participating healthy subjects who drank 200 mg of L-theanine had significantly decreased cortisol levels 3 hours later, which validates the anti- stress effects of L-theanine. Green tea’s numerous health benefits are attributed in...
Effects of L-Theanine and Caffeine on Blood Pressure Under Stress
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study participants with high blood pressure significantly decreased both systolic and diastolic blood pressures while taking 200 mg of theanine daily for 7 days compared to those participants in the caffeine plus placebo group. On...
Research Review Highlights Heart Health Benefits of Coffee
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Drinking 1-2 cups of coffee per day reduced stroke risk by 22% while 3-4 cups per day provided a 25% reduced risk. In the United States, coffee is second only to water as the most widely consumed beverage in the United States....
Coffee and Tea Consumption Influence Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Drinking more than 3 cups of tea daily decreased the risk of rheumatoid arthritis by 61% while drinking more than 4 cups of decaffeinated coffee increased the risk by 63%. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control states that...
Review finds Concern with Coffee Consumption in Those with High Blood Pressure
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. High blood pressure has been called a worldwide epidemic (1) and cost our healthcare system $73 billion in 2009 (2). The National Institutes of Health classify a healthy blood pressure as 120/80 mmHg or lower, a blood pressure...
Coffee Found to Adversely Affect Blood Vessel Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study in 20 healthy males showed that one cup of coffee could decrease flexibility of blood vessels by 22% and increase diastolic blood pressure by 6%. As the most consumed beverage on earth, coffee is second only to oil as the most...
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