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Green tea, coffee may reduce stroke risk by 20 percent
CBS News ^ | March 15, 2013 | Michelle Castillo

Posted on 03/16/2013 9:54:26 PM PDT by Innovative

Coffee or green tea drinker? Don't put that cup down: Those beverages may lower your stroke risk if they're a regular part of your daily diet.

Researchers discovered that people who drank at least one cup of coffee a day lowered their stroke risk by about 20 percent compared to those who drank it rarely.

Compared to those who rarely drank either beverage, those who drank at least one cup of coffee or two cups of green tea a day had a 32 percent lower chance of having an intracerebral hemorrhage, a type of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel bursts and bleeds inside the brain. Intracerebral hemorrhages account for 13 percent of strokes.

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KEYWORDS: coffee; greentea; health; medicine; stroke
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To: Innovative

Beer never put me in a hospital.
Neither did Gin & Tonics.
Neither did Diet cokes or Tea.
But coffee put me in hospital with stomach issues.

IMHO the best way to fight strokes is exercise.
Exercise helps clean out sludge buildup in arteries and
strengthens arterial walls. Side benefit is better resistance to heart attacks.


21 posted on 03/16/2013 11:14:54 PM PDT by entropy12 (The republic is doomed cuz people have figured out they can get free stuff by voting democrats)
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To: Innovative; Robert357

May be donating blood is like changing the dirty oil in your car? Get rid of some of the cholesterol & other bad stuff in your blood, and the body will produce replacement new blood which is cleaner and fresher!


22 posted on 03/16/2013 11:44:00 PM PDT by entropy12 (The republic is doomed cuz people have figured out they can get free stuff by voting democrats)
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To: Innovative

I used to have cluster migraines years ago. These things are caused, basically, by tiny veins in your head and fluctuating blood pressure. No painkiller will even make a dent in them.

But if I could drink a small cup of coffee - and keep it down - that would be it. A couple of hours, and poof! Gone!


23 posted on 03/17/2013 12:04:48 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
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To: Robert357

Sweet! I do both!


24 posted on 03/17/2013 12:07:08 AM PDT by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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To: mowowie

You sound like you need a pot of coffee (which is what I use instead of a cup)...


25 posted on 03/17/2013 12:07:51 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
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To: Carry_Okie

Gets rid of iron. Unfortunately, if you lived in England for more than 6 months, you can’t give blood.


26 posted on 03/17/2013 12:24:30 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Innovative

Coffee is like Viagra. It keeps you up all night.


27 posted on 03/17/2013 12:24:39 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Next week there will be a story about how coffee and tea will kill you.”

The older I get, the more I think, WTF, we all have an expiration date. I always marveled at interviews of persons who reached the age of 100 or greater. When asked what their secret is, the response was often, Jack Daniels and Cigarettes.


28 posted on 03/17/2013 1:01:06 AM PDT by Artie (We are surrounded by MORONS)
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To: Daffynition; JoeProBono

Between you and Joe it’s a “push”!


29 posted on 03/17/2013 2:47:45 AM PDT by poobear (Socialism in the minds of the elites, is a con-game for the serfs, nothing more.)
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To: entropy12
"May be donating blood is like changing the dirty oil in your car? Get rid of some of the cholesterol & other bad stuff in your blood, and the body will produce replacement new blood which is cleaner and fresher!"

There is research that says it is due to reducing total iron load in the body. Men and post-menopausal women are at higher risk than pre-menopausal women (studies corrected for age). What the iron actually effects.....?????

30 posted on 03/17/2013 4:54:11 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog
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To: Innovative

What’s the effect of yerba mate (cuppa Jorge)?


31 posted on 03/17/2013 5:10:47 AM PDT by gasport (LIVE FREE or Comply)
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To: entropy12

As an ACE certified fitness trainer, I agree with you.


32 posted on 03/17/2013 5:33:38 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Right back at ya! Here is a piece on green tea from Sloan-Kittering:

Herb-Drug Interactions of green tea
• Adenosine: The caffeine content in green tea may inhibit the hemodynamic effects of adenosine (18).
• Anticoagulants / Antiplatelets: Theoretically, consumption of large amounts of green tea (.5-1 gallon/day) may provide enough vitamin K to antagonize the effects of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, though this effect has not been reported in humans (29) (34).
• Atropine: The tannin content in green tea may reduce the absorption of atropine.
• Iron supplements: The tannin content in green tea may reduce the bioavailability of iron. Green tea should be taken either 2 hours before or 4 hours following iron administration.
• Codeine: The tannin content in green tea may reduce the absorption of codeine (18).
• Bortezomib: EGCG and other polyphenols in green tea can inhibit the therapeutic effect of bortezomib (Velcade®) and other boronic acid based proteasome inhibitors (37).
• Tamoxifen: EGCG was shown to increase the oral bioavailability of tamoxifen, increasing the potential for their interactions (38).
• Verapamil: The bioavailability of Verapamil increased significantly in the presence of EGCG, thought to be due to P-glycoprotein inhibition by EGCG (39).
• Irinotecan: A study found EGCG to inhibit transport of irinotecan and its metabolite SN-38 into biliary elimination, resulting in their prolonged half-life which can increase toxicity (40).
• Cytochrome P450 3A4 substrates: Green tea extract inhibits CYP 3A4 enzyme and can affect the intracellular concentration of drugs metabolized by this enzyme (43) (44).
• UGT (Uridine 5’-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase) substrates: Green tea modulates UGT enzymes in vitro and can increase the side effects of drugs metabolized by them (51).
• Acetaminophen: Green tea was shown to increase acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice when administered following acetaminophen (53).


33 posted on 03/17/2013 6:20:27 AM PDT by Makana
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To: JoeProBono

Interesting picture, it must be from the forties or earlier based on the fact that all three people are rail thin. I was born in 1944 and I remember when most people were really skinny, very few are now.


34 posted on 03/17/2013 8:00:48 AM PDT by RipSawyer (I was born on Earth, what planet is this?)
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To: Artie

Actually I recall reading a report decades ago that was based on interviews with people who made it to 100 and the standout line was that most were, “HEAVY coffee drinkers and MODERATE alcohol drinkers”.


35 posted on 03/17/2013 8:03:54 AM PDT by RipSawyer (I was born on Earth, what planet is this?)
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To: RipSawyer

Nighthawks

Artist Edward Hopper

Year 1942

Type Oil on canvas


36 posted on 03/17/2013 8:14:01 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

AHA, two years before my birth, my instincts are still good.


37 posted on 03/17/2013 8:37:27 AM PDT by RipSawyer (I was born on Earth, what planet is this?)
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To: RipSawyer

;-{)


38 posted on 03/17/2013 8:44:03 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: Salamander; JoeProBono

As keeper of the worlds worst coffee, I have to say that I have yet to hear of it inducing a stroke.


39 posted on 03/17/2013 12:43:16 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: JoeProBono; Salamander

That coffee is spying on you Joe.


40 posted on 03/17/2013 12:46:05 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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