| Coffee Drinkers Rejoice: Aroma Good for Health |
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| Written by Kiki Hubbard | |
| Tuesday, 24 June 2008 | |
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Need to rationalize your coffee vice? Here’s one more reason to brew that cup (or three) of coffee in the morning. Scientists have found that the aroma of coffee alone changes the activity of genes related to stress caused by sleep deprivation in rats. The report was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and NPR interviewed one of the project’s neuroscientists about the benefits of merely sniffing our morning coffee. Or, as he put it: "coffee aromatherapy." It appears, then, that you don't have to like the taste of coffee to reap this benefit. If you have a bad night's rest, try stumbling into a coffee shop on your way to work and take some deep breaths. If this theory holds true, you might reduce some of the stress caused by lack of sleep. But what I found most interesting is that the rats apparently didn't like just any coffee, they preferred Columbian coffee. Who knew? Source: NPR
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  written by James Andrew, June 24, 2008
Yes i have read this in some book that it is found that the aroma of coffee can change the activity of genes related to stress caused by sleep deprivation in rats.
written by john fletcher, June 26, 2008
Coffee - truly poison with a capital C and very non enviromental considered all the good food that people could be growing that is used for coffee.
Danger is Brewing in the Cup It is a drug. It is the worlds most popular stimulant. Children and adolescents gulp it down by cansful; adults and seniors drink it by cupsful and pop it by bottlesful. The culprit is caffeine! Whether you get it in your coffee, tea, soda, eat it in your chocolate and cocoa, or swallow pills, caffeine is affecting your health in dozens of dangerous ways. Many people cannot start their day without a cup of coffee. Others must have it at their 10:00 o
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It's true what our moms said...we are what we eat. In fact, it's truer than they thought. What I eat doesn't just affect me anymore, it affects all of us.
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