Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Had Your Coffee Today?

April 21, 2010

Mmmmmmm!! I just took my first sip of coffee this morning, and oh, does it ever taste good! I used to drink quite a lot of coffee, always had a cup nearby. Now I usually only have one or two cups a day. I'm not really sure why I slowed down so much. I recently cut out an article that says how coffee is good for you.

According to this research, drinking three or more cups of coffee a day reduces stroke risk by 48 percent. Another study found that people who drank three to five cups of coffee a day had a 65 percent lower risk of developing dementia than those who drank little to none. Research also shows that coffee may help prevent Parkinson's disease, type-2 diabetes, liver cancer and gallstones.

Obviously this is not true if you are pregnant. During pregnancy, less coffee is better. More than 200 mg of caffeine a day (one to two cups of regular coffee) increased the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women by 25 percent.

Now I shall have a second cup of coffee, and share some photos with you. Today, I have another magnolia tree for you. I took these photos Monday on the way to my doctor appointment. The tree was in someone's front yard, and the owners were out working in their yard. I stopped and asked permission to take the photos. This is such a pretty flowering tree.
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And this is a close-up to show it's beautiful flowers.
Today, I have some laundry to do
(scatter rugs) lol, and then I think I might just do a bit of designing. I need to make a few more elements to finish up the month of June DD's, and then I'll be caught up through September. I also want to build up my supply of QP's. Tomorrow, I will have another QP freebie for you to match the "Spring Sunshine" kit.
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I'm off now to start my day. Till tomorrow, Y'all have a splendid day.
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Hugs, Edna B.
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"April Day 21"

4 comments:

CraftCrave said...

Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave in the DigiFree category today [21 Apr 02:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

Anonymous said...

Thank you for freebies. Link on your post was added to Lori's freebie list

Nani said...

I just LOVE the flowering trees at this time of year! Our Florida trip meant that we get extended spring colors this year!

I'm glad to hear that coffee is good for us! I shall definitely have to share your blog with David today! :)

The last few days I just leave your blog window open to listen to the music. Thanks for that, Edna!

Now to get back onto getting ready for today's work on my school project...and another cup of coffee!!

CBH said...

Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 4 post on Apr. 22, 2010. Thanks again.