coffea arabica

BOOSTS MEMORY IN SENIORS

A cup of joe can jog your memory,
especially if you're over age 65,
say researchers at the University of Arizona.
Memory in older adults often is best
in the morning and wanes in the late afternoon,
explains Lee Ryan, lead author of the study and an
assistant professor of psychology.
She and her colleagues tested 40 active and independent
seniors, having them drink caffeinated or non-caffeinated
coffee at 8 a.m. and at 4 p.m., and following each cup
with a standard test of memory.
Memory performance declined significantly
between morning and afternoon
in people who drank the decaf,
while people who drank the high-octane
stuf fshowed no such effect.
While she is not making an across-the-board
endorsement of coffee, Ryan does say that
"administration of a simple stimulant, caffeine, in a dose
that most adults readily consume daily,
ameliorates memory impairment
arising from time-of-day effects in older adults."


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In a message dated 8/14/02 7:21:48 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
I wouldn't count TOO much on the coffee.....
I am on my second year, and I am waiting in trepidation! :o)
that is on my arabica....

I'm not sure but I think it takes
about 3 years for the trees to make coffee
beans. or maybe that was gruavas or bananas.
Anyway, alot of those plants like that
have to mature for about 3 years.
Crystal

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