Coffe - Is it good for our health ???

For many of us the day does not begin until we have enjoyed our first cup of coffee.

We know it helps increase our energy and alertness, but there is increasing scientific evidence to show that coffee may also help provide significant protection against the development of liver disease.

• In this post we'll try to show how coffee drinking specifically could be protective against:
  Cirrhosis of the liver (a disease causing progressive damage and scarring of the liver tissue and function)


• Gallbladder disease - by reducing the risk of gallstone formation.


• An increase of liver enzyme activity.
  A high liver enzyme activity is a recognised indicator that there has been deterioration in the functioning of liver cells and possible development of disease in the liver.

More recent studies confirmed the findings that it is specifically coffee, but not other beverages containing caffeine, that may be the key factor in inhibiting the onset of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.

In another large study, results showed that men who regularly drank two to three cups of coffee per day – filtered, instant or espresso - had about a 30-40% reduction in risk of gallstone disease.

For men who drank four cups per day, the reduction was even more significant – the risk was cut in half.

Other study results have demonstrated a similar positive effect in women.

We cannot live without a functioning liver – so here is some good news – that cup of coffee we all enjoy is not bad for us at all.

In moderation, drinking coffee not only helps increase our energy and alertness but may also be helping to keep our liver healthy.

Food poisoning

food poisoning is caused by consuming food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites.

Such contamination usually arises from improper handling, preparation or storage of food.

Food borne illness can also be caused by adding pesticides or medicines to food, or consuming or by accidentally consuming naturally poisonous substances like poisonous mushrooms or reef fish.

Contact between food and pests, especially flies, rodents and cockroaches, is a further cause of contamination of food.

Anxiety And Stress

Everyone feels a little stressed once in a while.

Stress is a very natural thing that happens to people who experience great change.

People can experience stress when they are happy or sad.

Stress is very normal; it can even help people feel motivated to accomplish tasks.

The danger is when the stress begins to cause undue distress.

Too much stress can even lead to physical exhaustion.

Sometimes diseases or illnesses can develop because of stress.

Too much stress include various heart diseases, migraines, high blood pressure and allergies.

Anxiety refers to a feeling of discomfort.

It's not a typical sense of discomfort but extreme unease that can be attributed to having to face stressful situations.

Anxiety, though another normal phenomenon for everyone, can be telling of a serious mental condition, especially useless and excessive anxiety.

Anxiety can be considered a mental health issue when it begins to interfere with a person's daily routine or daily life.

It is also true that when there is severe or long-term and consistent anxiety that this could mean that the person has serious mental health problems.

Physical stressors can act as agents in causing psychological symptoms.

Depression can result from a prolonged illness.

The opposite can also occur; psychological stressors in turn can also create physical symptoms.

The most common type of physical symptom is feeling nauseous when something bad happens or a shortness of breath when unexpected news comes.

When a person feels continuous and overwhelming stress, an anxiety syndrome can develop.

Anxiety is characterized by a feeling of apprehension, the "sick-to-the-stomach" feeling that is associated with fear and nervousness.

Most of the time, people can pinpoint the cause of stress or anxiety.

However, there are cases when the anxiety syndrome seems to be a result of many different things that may not necessarily be too overwhelming individually, but when put together lead to that feeling of mental distress.