An absolutely gorgeous, sunny, Sunday morning in the Ozarks. My birthday actually, 44 years old-not old for a tree as they say. They also say that you are only as old as you feel. I feel….about 42, I guess.
As I was perusing through the newly written blog selections, that come to my attention, in the morning, courtesy of the old Google reader, I found that my friend, Mr. President, at Textual Relations, had bestowed me with this honor.
Thanks Pres, it’s always nice to be recognized for Excellence. By always, I mean that it’s never happened to me before and I’m giddy; just giddy!.
I have been advised that, as the receiver of this honor, I must comply with strict blogging statutes-the “Share the Love” and the “Promote Your Fellow Blogger” statutes that appear prominently in the code of conduct.
To this end, it is my honor to bestow Excellence on these ten fellow bloggers. And, it is now their duty to do the same.
From BBC.
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.
Having a cup right now-I feel a little less demented than I did when I woke up, come to think of it.
A vital barrier between the brain and the main blood supply of rabbits fed a fat-rich diet was protected in those given a caffeine supplement.
The “blood brain barrier” is a filter which protects the central nervous system from potentially harmful chemicals carried around in the rest of the bloodstream.
Other studies have shown that high levels of cholesterol in the blood can make this barrier “leaky”.
“Caffeine appears to block several of the disruptive effects of cholesterol that make the blood-brain barrier leaky,” said Dr Jonathan Geiger, who led the study.
Grab a cup right now-you don’t want to have a leaky blood-brain barrier, do ya’?
UPDATE:::::
Whew! Sorry this took so long, but I had to wait on my technicians over at the darkroom. I decided to do a scientific experiment this morning and the results are pretty clear. I took a couple of self portraits, here in the Winnebago, to demonstrate how coffee works on dementia.
First before coffee-
Obviously, in that one, I am experiencing a little leakage of the blood-brain barrier.
This next one was taken after two hearty cups of Cain’s Custom Roast, in the red and yellow can.
The camera doesn’t lie, people.
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