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According to a recent study carried out by The University of North Dakota, coffee may help to cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body (source: The Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2008).
Caffeine is a safe and widely used drug and its safety profile is excellent. Its proven ability to stabilise the blood brain barrier means it could have an important part to play in therapies designed to combat neurological disorders. It is substantially more than just a mere "pick me up" beverage; it is "brain food" with bells and whistles on.
A Harvard study, for example, found that coffee drinkers had one-third the Parkinson's disease risk of non-coffee drinkers, while another study published in Annals of Neurology, which looked at more than 47,000 men and 88,000 women, concluded that the subjects who drank 1-3 cups of coffee a day had a decreased risk of developing Parkinson's disease; similarly, a European study of patients over a 20 year period found that caffeine intake was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Individuals experiencing the very first stages of Alzheimer's should, arguably, be actively encouraged to discuss the various potential benefits of daily coffee consumption with their appropriate medical practitioner, for the reported benefits would seem to clearly outweigh the generally minimal side effects.
Coffee is accessible, cheap, safe and it may help to delay the onset of brain dementia, and it tastes yummy with a HobNob too. If it is safe and proper for you to do so, give it a creamy whirl; it offers a lot and yet it only costs the same as a cup of coffee a day. How fair is that?
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