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Sokolova 1 Tatyana Sokolova Professor Maenhardt EN 1010 53 4 December 2013 Annotated Bibliography Anitei J. 10 November 2007.

Top 15 Effects That Coffee Has on Your Health. Retrieved from http://news.softpedi.com/news/Top-14-Coffee-Effects-on-Your -Health-70537.shtml Stefan Anitei, a respected researcher, analyzes all different perspectives to coffee. This is a very illuminating article. The author shows both the good and the bad sides of coffee and how much is safe to drink. He is not arguing; he is giving very refreshing facts which prove to people that it is a simple matter of deciding what each individual can lose or gain with his consumption habits. Gonzales R. 25 March 2013. 10 Things Coffee Does to Your Body. Retrieved from http://www.alternet.org/drugs/10-things-coffee-does-your-body Robert Gonzales explains five reasons why coffee is good and five reasons why coffee is dangerous. For example; Pro: Coffee + Pain medication = extra relief. According to WebMD, Caffeine can make pain relievers 40% more effective in treating headaches, and also speeds the bodys reaction to the medications. Con: Those who use a press need to watch their cholesterol. Paper coffee filters can actually help to bind cafestol and kahweol molecules in the

Sokolova 2 course of brewing. Author presents a few fresh ideas on the topic, and his article is well documented. Dr.Hensrud. 4 November 2013. What Does the Research Say about Coffee and Health? Is Coffee Good or Bad for Me? Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coffee-and-health/ANO135 Doctor Donald Hensrud is a Mayo Clinic preventive medicine specialist. He tells that coffee has high content of antioxidants. Dr.Hensrud says; But this doesnt mean you should disregard the old maxim Everything in moderation. Heavy caffeine use on the order of four to seven cups a day can cause problems such as restlessness, anxiety and sleeplessness in susceptible individuals. Kristjian K. 23 May 2011. Is Coffee Bad for You, or is it Good? Retrieved from http://www.kriskris.com/is-coffee-bad-for-you/. According to Kris Kritjian, there have been several research studies that show how coffee can reduce chance of developing type II diabetes, Parkinsons disease, colorectal cancer liver disease. Author shows both sides of the coin; coffee can increase risk of heart disease, it can produce unfavorable effect on blood pressure for people with hypertension, it can modestly increase the risk of osteoporosis in women with a low calcium intake and can cause a decreased quality of sleep. Dr.Lane J.D.(2009). Coffee and Your Health. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/feature/coffee-new-health-food?page=2 The article Coffee and your Health was written by James D.Lane, PhD of medical psychology

Sokolova 3 and behavioral medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. He says that caffeine can raise blood pressure, as well as blood levels of the adrenaline. It may counter several risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Dr.Lane shows that high consumption of coffee is associated with decreased risk of Parkinsons and Alzheimers diseases. Miller S. 23 October 2013. The Best Time for Your Coffee. Retrieved from http://neurosciencedc.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/the-best-time-for-your-coffee.html Steven Miller is Ph.D. candidate at the University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda. His research focuses on identifying The Best Time for our Coffee. This is how he began his article: Ever wonder what the best time is to drink your coffee? You probably know it is not a good idea to drink part of your daily caffeine in the afternoon. Especially for those who have problems sleeping. But, do you ever drink your coffee and feel like it just didnt work? I know I have that feeling sometimes. The explanation for this has to be with a concept that I think is extremely interesting but rarely discussed: chronopharmacology. Chronopharmacology is the study of the interaction of biological rhythms and drug action. Dr.Miller writes about your sleep-awake cycle, feeling and energy consumption, sugar homeostasis and cortisol (stress hormone). Noever D., Cronies R.J., Relwani R.A. April 1995. Using Spider-Web Patterns to Determine Toxicity. Retrieved from http://www.endalldisease.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NASA-Study.png In the journal Life Science, in April 1995, was published a scientific article with pictures of spider-web patterns. This research was done by scientists of Marshall Space Flight Center;

Sokolova 4 David A. Noever, Raymond J. Cronise, and Rachna A. Relwani. Spiders were exposed to various chemicals, one of them was caffeine. The web looks badly deformed in comparison with a normal web. The one of the most telling measures of toxicity is a decrease of the numbers of completed sides in the web cells. Reddy S. 26 October 2013. The coffee Withdrawal Diagnosis. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/news/artiles/SB10001424127887324904004578537263312778902 Sumathi Reddy is a health researcher. According to the author if you stop drinking coffee abruptly, you may have symptoms of withdrawal from caffeine. These symptoms of withdrawal from caffeine include: headache, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, difficulty concentrating. Writer supports the main point of his view on this issue with a lot of scientific evidence, illustrations, and details. He appeals to logos by giving names of scientists, professors, psychiatrists who worked on this research. Also, we can read about patients experience. The article is a very well documented. Patenaude F. 1 November 2013. The Dangers and Side Effects of Drinking Coffee. Retrieved from http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=2600 Health researcher Frederic Patenaude has negative concerns about regular coffee consumption. In his article he relates that for him coffee has been always a love/hate relationship. Because he is more sensitive to caffeine than most people he was experiencing following symptoms: irritability, clouded thinking in the morning until he had coffee again,

Sokolova 5 regular migraine headaches, back pain, extreme symptoms of depression. He shows that coffee is bad for you. Dr.van Dam R. 5 November 2013. Ask the Expert: Coffee and Health. Retrieved from http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/coffee/ Dr.Rob van Dam is assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health. In this research he looked at the relationship between coffee consumption and overall mortality in the Nurses Health Study, which included about 130,000 study volunteers. Researchers followed them for 18 to 24 years, to see who died during that period of time, and to track their diet and lifestyle, including coffee consumption. They did not find any relationship between coffee drinking and increased risk of death from cancer or cardiovascular diseases.

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