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COFFEE & HEALTH
Health Benefits of Coffee
By Chris Weaver
If you are looking for a drug that will lower your risk of developing diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and colon cancer, than continue reading this article. If you are looking for a drug that could lift your mood and help headaches, keep reading this article. If you are looking for a drug that could protect against cavities, keep on reading.
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Heavy Coffee Drinking Doesn't Hurt the Heart
No risk of heart disease found in two long-term studies
By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 24 ( HealthDay News) -- If you're reading this over your morning cup of coffee, you can sip away with the comforting thought that a new study found no relationship between drinking lots of the brew and coronary heart disease.
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 Q. Should I Store My Coffee in the Fridge?
A. No. A generation of yuppies ruined their coffee by keeping it in the refrigerator. The best coffee comes from beans stored at room temperature in an airtight container. At the store you’ll find that the best beans are packaged in vacuum-sealed bags with freshness dates. Once a bean is ground, it’s more exposed to air, “which makes it easier for coffee to lose its flavor,” says Nicole Soley, a coffee-and-tea education specialist for Starbucks. A few tips for a better brew:
- Buy just two weeks’ worth of beans at a time. One pound makes about 35 8-ounce cups. Do the math to figure out how much to buy.
- “You want to protect it from air, moisture, light and heat,” Soley says.
That doesn’t mean keep it cool — a refrigerator or freezer can kill the flavor. When you move the container in and out of a fridge or freezer, condensation forms, and that little bit of moisture saps the freshness from the beans. Freezing coffee also removes flavor oils, Soley says.
- Grind your beans as fine as table salt. Measure 2 heaping tablespoons of ground coffee for every 8 ounces of water.
- Use filtered water. Yes, it makes a difference. And try adding cinnamon to the ground coffee before brewing to boost its flavor.
Source: Men’s Health Magazine
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