Caffeine has been found to have Neuroprotective Effects in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease.

Study findings published in Neurology suggest that absolute lower levels of caffeine and caffeine metabolite profiles are promising diagnostic biomarkers for early Parkinson’s Disease. This is consistent with the neuroprotective effect of caffeine previously revealed by epidemiologic and experimental studies.

A study of serum levels of caffeine in patients with Parkinson’s Disease, published online in Neurology, found that serum levels of caffeine and 9 related metabolites were uniformly and significantly decreased in patients with Parkinson’s Disease, despite an equivalent caffeine intake to controls. More importantly, serum levels of caffeine in patients with Parkinson’s Disease related to caffeine intake significantly, but those in controls did more significantly, indicative of less caffeine absorption in patients with Parkinson’s Disease.

There have been several reports suggesting an inverse association between daily caffeine consumption and a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease in men, and in women not taking hormone replacement therapy, according to information cited in Neurology. Fujimaki M, Saiki S, Li Y, et al. Serum caffeine and metabolites are reliable biomarkers of early Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2018 Jan 3.

You might be surprised with some of the name brands that don’t have very good reviews. This is because they are not Organic Certified and may contain chemicals and mold.

Not very good reviews:

• Folgers
• Maxwell House
• Nescafé
• Lavazza
• Dunkin Donuts (Primarily the grocery store brand)
• Keurig K-Cups
• Seattle’s Best
• Store Brands

Instead choose these brands:

• Peet’s Coffee
• Cafe Don Pablo organic
• Tiny Footprint organic coffee
• Mount Hagen organic fair-trade instant coffee
• Ethical Bean Coffee – Exotic blend
• Illy Caffe

This Information is sourced from:

https://www.caffeineinformer.com/coffee-brands-to-avoid

Is There a Healthy Alternative to Coffee?

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