Is Coffee Good or Bad to you?

I love coffee but people telling me not to drink too much because coffee bad for health. Therefore, one day, I typed in google search "Is coffee good or bad?" The result turned out surprising, our understanding about coffee is a myths. My findings are below:-

Drink at least 3 cups of coffee daily are less likely to suffer memory loss. (French study by researcher Karen Richie, of the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research).

A morning cup of coffee followed by a workout can help to fight skin cancer (Researchers at New Jarsey's Rutgers University).

Men who drink large amounts of coffee (6 cup or more) are 59 percent less likely to develop gout. (Canadian and American researchers - June 207 issues of Arthritis and Rheumatism). It could be due to coffee has strong antioxidant.

Drink at least six cups of coffee daily are less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. (researchers from University of Minnesota). Each additional cup of coffees consumed in a day may achieve 7 percent reduction in the excess risk of diabetes. Hence, if drink three to four cups a day had a 25 percent lower risk than those who do not drink coffee.

Coffee has high antioxidants that can help curb inflammation and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (Research from the University of Oslo and the University of Minnesota). Coffee can inhibit inflammation and lower risks of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, including arthritis.

Tomas DePaulis, PhD researcher at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Coffee Studies, said, "the studies show that coffee is far more beneficial than it is harmful.". People who drink coffee on a regular basis have up to 80% lower risks of developing Parkinson's disease. Drinking at least 2 cups per day can lead to a 25% lower risk of colon cancer, an 80% drop in the risk of liver cirrhosis and nearly 50% the risk of gallstones.

However, the articles pointed out that don't go for the commercial coffee such as Starbucks, because of high amounts of creams and sugars. People should also aware that coffee do have the side effects, when overdose, it may cause insomnia, nausea, irregular heartbeat, breathing difficulties.

In conclusion, I think every thing we consume should be in moderate form. Don't overdose ourselves even coffee has many health benefits. At least I know now I can enjoy one or two cups of Coffee a day without worry so much.

Cheer..... :)

Source :

http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/coffee.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/18/earlyshow/health/main4358103.shtml
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/14/f-research-coffee-tea-good-for-you.html

Learning Tai Chi Chuan

Due to various health reasons and still facing obesity problem despite having exercise in gym, I decided to learn Tai Chi Chuan 太极拳.

Tai Chi Chuan 太极拳 is a Chinese martial art practiced many centuries in China for both its defence training and health benefits. It emphasizes hard and soft martial art techniques which involve internal strength control, breathing exercise and moving in slow movement.

All these years, I am hoping to learn this martial art but I don't know where to learn. So, I decided to search in the internet. Nowadays, seaching information in internet is very easy and convenient; I type in Google search for "leaning Tai Chi at ", relevant websites will appear and I find a Tai Chi Chuan training center near my house.

I started my first class of Tai Chi Chuan yesterday night. There are about 30 people and most of them are elderly. I think younger generation not interested in Tai Chi Chuan because of the slow movement and it takes patience to practice the arts.

Begining, the master said we need loosen up our body, not only physically but emotionally. It is so true because city lives generally are stressful. In this competitive world, especially those who live in Kuala Lumpur, life here is moving so fast, generaly people are feeling stressful and tension. I wouldn't be surprise many are suffer stiff neck and muscle.

On the other hand, I have my day dream about one day I can be a Kung Fu master that flight like the Karate Kid. Ha! Ha! I imagine one day I use my Kong Fu to beat up the bad guys…….wow.. Lol

So I stand there, carefully observe and follow the movement of the master. It is a simple movement whereby we are moving both legs and arms slowly. We kept repeating the same movement again and again until it becoming natural. The whole night, I just learn two movements but my knee is feeling soreness … but I still looking forward for the next class.