The GOOD, the BAD and let's not worry about the UGLY.
January 6th 2008 22:17
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Coffee has beneficial effects against diabetes, Alzheimer's, kidney stones, gall stones, depression, cancer, suicide, and may hinder the development of cirrhosis of the liver.
Even excessive coffee drinking does not increase your risk of coronary heart disease.
Coffee protects women at high risk of getting breast cancer.
Drinking coffee and exercising a lot in combination may help reduce the risk of skin cancer.
Four or more cups of coffee a day may prevent gout.
Coffee possibly protects women's memories. Provisional research suggests that women over 65 who drink three or more cups a day suffer less memory loss than women the same age who drink no coffee at all.
CHOCOLATE:
Eating dark chocolate, having plenty of sex, and eating cold meats and fish for breakfast to boost your brain power.
Resistance to thoughts of chocolate is futile. Those who try hardest to suppress their longing for chocolate, especially women, end up by eating significantly more.
Eating chocolate can help sharpen the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills. It can possibly even help fight fatigue, sleep deprivation, and the effects of ageing.
Researchers had couples melt chocolate in their mouths, then kiss. They found that all regions of the brain get a bigger boost from chocolate, and it's longer lasting than the effects of kissing.
Women crave chocolate more than men do when they're depressed. This suggests that chocolate may play a role in improving mood.
A stroll followed by a glass of chocolate milk could help maintain muscle function and promote longevity among older people.
The Kuna Indians of Panama are being studied because they drink large quantities of flavonoid-rich cocoa. Members of this tribe do not have age-related rises in blood pressure.
A few squares of dark chocolate a day is as effective as aspirin in preventing blood clots.
A group of Wellington's Courtenay Place businessmen, owners of pubs, clubs and restaurants, is considering handing out free chocolate to people leaving clubs as they close, a tactic trialled successfully Britain in an effort to help prevent violent crime.
RED WINE: ALL GOOD NEWS
There are definitely cardiovascular benefits for men who drink two 140ml (5oz) glasses of red wine a day, and for women who drink one. This can also decrease risk of stroke, and may help longevity.
One or two glasses of red wine a day may improve memory.
Men who drink between five and seven glasses of red wine per week have half the chance of getting prostate cancer of those who drink no red wine at all.
People who drink red wine occasionally lower their risk of developing dementia.
Wine drinkers have healthier diets in general than beer drinkers. They typically buy fruit and vegetables, poultry, cooking oil, low-fat cheese, milk and meat. Beer drinkers tend to buy pre-cooked food, sugar, cold cuts, chips, pork, butter, sausages, lamb, and soft drinks.
Red wines made from cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir and shiraz grapes are potent killers of bacteria.
Resveratrol, a naturally occurring compound in red wine, may help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Flavanols found in red wine (and chocolate, green tea and blueberries) can help sharpen the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills.
BUT
Women who drink three or more glasses of red wine a day increase their risk of getting breast cancer by as much statistically as women who smoke a packet of fags a day increase their risk of lung cancer.
WHITE WINE: ODD NEWS
White wine kills salmonella within seconds, and is a good counter-top stain remover.
SEX: SO-SO NEWS
Having less sex leads to having no sex, because the less sex you have, the more work you take on. German researchers found that 36% of men and 35% of women who have sex only once a week take on extra work to compensate, which means they have even less time for sex. On the other hand, people having sex twice or more a week just don't want to work.
An internet survey by the Australian Women's Weekly found that 73% of women have sex when they're not in the mood, on the basis that they'll probably end up enjoying it.
OVERWEIGHT: NOT ENTIRELY BAD NEWS
Being overweight is a major risk factor for developing, and for the progression of, osteoarthritis.
Being overweight increases the risk of breast cancer after menopause.
Half of all womb cancers and a type of oesophageal cancer are caused by being overweight or obese.
Being overweight creates an increased risk of kidney cancer, leukemia, multiple myeloma, pancreatic cancer, and breast and bowel cancer.
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy leads to overweight children.
BUT
Overweight people are less likely to die from diseases including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, from infections, and from lung disease. This is not counteracted by the increased risks of dying from any other diseases.
RED MEAT: UNWELCOME NEWS
Eating red meat increases women's chance of developing breast cancer. Post-menopausal women who eat as little as 40g (2oz) a day of beef, pork and lamb increase their risk by 56%. This rises to 64% if they also eat bacon, sausages and pies.
Eating red meat does not increase the risk of colorectal cancer.
Red meat and processed meat eaters are 30% more likely to develop bowel cancer.
A safe level of red meat eating is 18oz (500g) a week.
High red meat consumption could be a risk factor in developing rheumatoid arthritis.
Eating red meat and ham increases the risk of endometriosis by 80-100%.
Colon cancer patients who eat red meat, French fries and desserts may raise their chance of relapse and dying early.
Patients on a so-called Western diet were 300 times more likely to have a recurrence than those eating poultry, fish, vegetables and fruit.
BUT
Well done red meat, grilled or fried, not does appear to increase the risk of breast cancer.
CANNABIS: GOOD AND BAD NEWS
Just half a joint can trigger short-term symptoms similar to schizophrenia: small amounts of the drug can cause paranoia, hallucinations and delusions associated with other mental illnesses. Schizophrenics' psychotic symptoms worsen with cannabis use.
BUT other research found that one active ingredient in cannabis inhibits psychotic symptoms in schizophrenics.
Aids patients with debilitating nerve pain get as much pain relief from cannabis as from prescription medications, and with fewer side effects.
Occasional use of cannabis is not harmful to teenagers, but those who smoke cigarettes as well develop problems, and are likely to be heavier cannabis users.
Smoking cannabis eased pain induced in healthy volunteers but less was more.
Marijuana skin cream could help with allergies.
Experienced cannabis smokers perform tasks as accurately when stoned as when they're sober.
An ingredient in cannabis may help prevent mad cow disease.
A single joint has the same effect on the smoker's lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go.
Heavy cannabis use among vulnerable young people leads to more social problems.
The greatest number of social problems is found among the heaviest users.
Driving under the influence of cannabis is more common than previously thought, and more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol.
This is from an article by ROSEMARY MCLEOD - Sunday Star Times
All of this is not the most scientifically accurate result but much of it is accepted and in line with reputable research.
But take care, it may be your life you are taking into your own hands.
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