Wellness Corner

There are a lot of rules and beliefs about what we should and shouldn't drink as we get older. We should drink more water and drink less soda. We should moderate the amount of juice that we drink and only drink juices that are natural and fresh. We should give up alcohol except for red wine which we should drink regularly. And apparently we might want to consider having that second cup of coffee in the morning because it might be the key to living a longer life.

In the past, people believed that drinking coffee into the older years was bad for the body. However, a new study has revealed that drinking up to six cups of coffee per day has no negative effects on longevity. In fact, moderate coffee drinking is linked with a slightly lower incidence of heart problems in both men and women. Additional factors indicate that it's coffee specifically, and not caffeine alone, that has this effect.

Learn more about this study here.

Question of the Day: Would this be true for people who start drinking coffee now or only for people who have been drinking it throughout their lives?

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