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Recently I found an article on sciencedaily.com how caffeine decreased memory loss in aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The article began with the angle that “Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup.”  It continued by reporting on back-to-back studies published online July 6 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease that showed that caffeine notably decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, both in the brains and in the blood of mice displaying symptoms of the disease.

But, before you opt to add an extra cup of coffee to your daily routine, let me, Dr. Jamie Phillips warn you that also on the website, under “Related Stories,” were a couple of articles about studies that professed to prove the not-so-healthy effects of caffeine, “Morning Jolt of Caffeine May Mask Serious Sleep Problems,” and “Coffee Consumption Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack For Persons With Certain Gene Variation.”

In my experience, I’ve noticed that there are probably studies that will corroborate, or at least support, any angle of thought, in particular when it has to do with health and longevity. The “yin-yang” of caffeine benefits-deficits certainly aren’t, by any means, the only ones. Even so, it did get me to pondering about the reasonableness that there will not ever be any “one thing” that will absolutely aid we, humans, in living longer, healthier lives. We are dynamic, biological creatures. We are free to participate in life. We’re not bred in a cage! And, furthermore, though Alzheimer’s disease apparently is on the rise, obviously no one has been “bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease,” so caffeine isn’t absolutely the “one thing” that will prevent or reverse it.

The human body is an exquisite, complex system that is based on homeostasis (balance). It is likely, then, that good health is about a healthy, balanced approach to living, instead of our being briefly convinced by the latest health study and “doing” or “overdoing” one particular thing fooling ourselves into believing that it will reverse all of the other immoderate and unhealthy things we do to our bodies.

As a doctor of chiropractic in Santa Barbara, I believe that every single day we have an opportunity to make decisions that will help us to live longer, healthier lives, healthy choices for our body and mind. We know what actually “feels” right and what doesn’t when it comes to what is good for our body. So, I just wanted to offer a little something for you to keep in mind the next time you consider having that extra cup of coffee or second glass of red wine. There is no “one thing” that will do “everything” for your good health.

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