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Book Cover for: Coffee the Magical Elixir: Facts That Will Astound and Perk You Up, Sanjiv Chopra

Coffee the Magical Elixir: Facts That Will Astound and Perk You Up

Sanjiv Chopra

2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally everyday. Coffee has a myriad of health benefits the overwhelming majority are which not known to the lay public and even physicians. There has been a plethora of research published in peer reviewed scientific journals attesting to the health benefits of coffee. They are mechanistic explanations and often a dose dependent benefit. Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of seven common cancers, cirrhosis of the liver, type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's Disease, and many other common ailments. Astoundingly coffee drinkers, both women and men have lower total and cause specific mortality. Telomeres are caps at the end of our chromosomes that protect the chromosomes from sticking to each other and from fraying. Shorten telomere length implies accelerated cellular aging and is seen in mothers of chronically disabled children and care givers of folks with Alzheimer's Dementia. Longer telomere length is seen in individuals who exercise, meditate, are on the Mediterranean diet and those who drink coffee. Here is a mind boggling fact. Increase caffeine intake is linked with shortened telomeres, while increased coffee intake is linked with longer telomeres. Coffee has thousands of constituents and it is not caffeine that confers the health benefits.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bookbaby
  • Publish Date: Dec 3rd, 2021
  • Pages: 100
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.49in - 5.57in - 0.26in - 0.32lb
  • EAN: 9781098384333
  • Categories: Healthy Living

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About the Author

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
A world-renowned Hepatologist serving as editor in chief of the Hepatology section of Up To Date an online text book subscribed to by 1.5 million physicians in 195 countries. He is a best-selling author and a sought after Inspirational Speaker addressing audiences throughout the world on topics related to medicine, leadership, happiness and living with purpose. He is a connoisseur of coffee and believes that BC stands for before coffee and AD for after double espresso.

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