Coffee May Help You Live Longer

This document discusses the symptoms of mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It has two main types - pleural mesothelioma, which causes chest pain and difficulty breathing due to fluid buildup, and peritoneal mesothelioma, which causes abdominal pain and swelling. Mesothelioma symptoms often do not appear for decades after asbestos exposure and can be hard to diagnose due to their general nature. It is usually fatal within 1-2 years of diagnosis.

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Coffee May Help You Live Longer

Today we have more good news for all our coffee drinkers around the world.
Another new study finds that drinking coffee can help you live longer. Wow!!!
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health recently discovered that
drinking between three and five cups of coffee a day may prevent certain
illnesses. They found that coffee can protect against heart disease, brain
diseases, type 2 diabetes and suicide.
Walter Willett is a nutrition researcher at Harvard and co-author of the study.
Willet says the findings extend to both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee –
or decaf, as Americans often call it.
So, the health benefits come not just from the caffeine in coffee, but from the
compounds in the beans.

Study methods
The large study of about 200,000 subjects included data from three ongoing
studies. Subjects in the study had to answer questions about their coffee
drinking habits every four years over a 30-year period.
Researchers found that moderate coffee drinking was linked with a reduced
risk of death from many diseases. These diseases include cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s, and suicide.
However, the researchers found no link between coffee drinking and cancer.
Researchers also considered other habits such as smoking, obesity, and how
active the subjects were. They also looked at what kinds of food the subjects
ate, as well as how much alcohol — and what type of alcohol — they drank.
They published their findings in the journal Circulation.
All things in moderation
This Harvard research adds to a growing body of evidence. This body of
evidence finds drinking a moderate of coffee may have many health benefits,
including a longer life. This is according to one of the researchers involved in
the study.
Frank Hu is senior author of the study. He is also a professor of nutrition and
epidemiology. He studies how food affects illness.
Hu adds that data from the study support the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Report. This report found that drinking a moderate amount of coffee can be
part of a healthy diet.
But how much and when you drink coffee is important.
You may remember another study we reported on recently. That study said
drinking coffee too late in the evening can disrupt your sleep.
Symptoms of mesothiliomaMesothilioma

Symptoms of mesothiliomaMesothilioma is a tumor which transforms into

cancer and defunction all the important functions that are carried out in the
body. It is a fatal disease which kills silently, the affected cells get accumulated
in the body for long years and show signs of abnormality after years. This
cancer is mainly caused due to the inhalation of asbestos particles for a very
long period of time. The then active cancer cells starts showing their adverse
impact on the body and the organs starts malfunctioning. Mesothilioma is a
disease which attacks the patient only after the patient becomes old. As per
the medical records, the disease is mostly detected at the age of above 4
years. !enerally the symptoms of mesothilioma surface only after two to three
decades of time fromthe time the individual has been e"posed to asbestos. The
symptoms don#t appear soon after the asbestos particles has been inhaled in
large $uantities, but they get accumulated in the lungs over a long period of
time and take decades to react in the body, which forms a tumor which later
transforms into a dangerous cancer. The symptoms can#t be usually diagnosed
and after they are diagnosed the ma"imum period the patient is e"pected to
live is a year or two. %ut the period of survival is also stretched till five more
years if the symptoms have been diagnosed to be mesothilioma at a very early
stage and corresponding medical treatments have been taken into
consideration. The time of five years can only be managed byfollowing rigorous
routines of severe medication. The life of the patient cannot be saved though,
since the disease is not curable. It is absolutely fatal and does not have any
cure tilldate.The symptoms of mesothilioma are not very specific& the
symptoms resemble any disorder in the lungs and are very general symptoms
which are also the symptoms of many small, harmless diseases. This is the very
reason why the disease can#t be diagnosed at its initial stages and thus the
much needed steps for proper treatment can#t be taken. The general
symptoms are shortness of breath, pain in the chest, cough, and loss in weight.
There are two types of mesothilioma, pleural mesothilioma and peritoneal
mesothilioma, the symptoms for two different types of mesothilioma are'()*

+leural mesothilioma( pain in chest because of formation and accumulation on

fluid in the chest which further causes short breath, hoarseness, coughing up
of blood and difficulty in swallowing. Also shows some pain in upper abdomen,
arm or shoulder. *

+eritoneal mesothilioma( the symptoms of this are loss in weight, abdominal

pain and swelling of abdomen due to fluid
Diet and Effort to Have Offspring

What you eat can affect the sex cells, better known as 'sperm' for men and
'egg' for women. Fertility in touch with what food is in the eating, so do a
balanced diet can increase the chances to conceive and produce healthy
offspring in the future. You do not have the power to change something that is
derivative, but of course you can control what goes into the stomach.

Actual differences in the male reproductive cycle and women is that men
produce new sperm every day while women are born with a finite number of
eggs and are not renewable in their ovaries. Because the quality of the eggs
continued to decrease with age, so women who are aged above 35 years is
more difficult to conceive. On the other hand, men face different problems.
Their fertility levels are heavily influenced by the quality, quantity and
spontaneous movement of their sperm. Usefulness of their reproductive
organs, like testis, and epididymis skotrum (located in the vessel), also have an
influence.

Lack of food can damage the reproductive system. Zinc, folic acid and calcium,
which is a mineral that can be found in food, should always be part of the daily
diet to maintain fertility or fertility rates. Consumption is also A, C, E and
selenium, which in sufficient quantities to function as antioxidants, to fight free
radicals from cigarette, alcohol, drugs and others.

If you want to have offspring, then you need to pay attention to what you eat.
If you have not noticed your diet, get started, before it's too late.
Vitamins and your heart

Do vitamin and mineral supplements really promote heart health? Some older
studies suggested that calcium supplements have heart health benefits.
Studies on fish oil showed it was is good for your heart, too. But calcium
supplements have come under scrutiny following a report that men who took
more than 1,000 milligrams of supplemental calcium daily over a 12-year
period were 20% more likely to succumb to heart disease than those who
didn't take the pills. And while some studies have found that popping fish oil
capsules lowers the chance of having a heart attack or other related problem,
others have failed to find such benefits.

Some observational studies have also shown links between heart health and
higher intakes of certain vitamins — specifically, vitamins C and E, beta
carotene, and three B vitamins (folic acid, B6, and B12). But more rigorous
studies that compared people who took specific vitamins with those who took
placebos have come up short. In fact, guidelines from the American Heart
Association state that supplements of the vitamins listed above should not be
taken to prevent heart disease. Not only do they not help, there's even some
suggestion that taking vitamin E supplements may slightly raise the risk of
heart failure and hemorrhagic (bleeding) strokes.

The bottom line? It's better to get your nutrients from foods, not pills. When
you eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, and whole grains, you don't get
individual nutrients in isolation — you get a blend of vitamins, carbohydrates,
fiber, and healthy fat, all of which have been proven to be beneficial for heart
health.

To be on the safe side, you should always make sure that you get the proper
amount of vitamins in your daily diet. Taking additional vitamins and
supplements isn’t a bad idea either, especially if you are trying to boost the
health of your heart. Your heart is one of the most important organs in your
body, which is why you should always take care of it. If you eat the proper diet
and take the necessary vitamins - you’ll be well on your way to keeping your
heart healthy.
Air Pollution

Air pollution is caused by many things:

The increasing number of cars on our roads
Growing cities
The fast development of our economy
Industrialization
Air pollution, as we know it today, started with the Industrial Revolution in
Europe in the 19th century. In the last few decades, it has become a major
problem for our environment. Clean air is normally made up of nitrogen (76
%), oxygen (22%), carbon dioxide and a few other gases.
When harmful elements get into the air they may cause health problems and
can also damage the environment, buildings, and soil. They make the ozone
layer thinner and thinner and lead to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere
and climate changes.
Our modern lifestyle has led to dirtier air over the years. Factories, vehicles of
all kinds, the growing number of people are some things that are responsible
for air pollution today. But not all pollution in the air is caused by people.
Forest fires, dust storms, and volcano eruptions can lead to the pollution of the
atmosphere.
Major pollutants and where they come from?
Carbon monoxide is a colourless gas that is set free when wood, petrol or coal
are not completely burned. It is also in products like cigarettes. Because of it,
less oxygen enters our blood and it makes us confused and sleepy. Carbon
dioxide is a greenhouse gas that gets into the atmosphere when we burn coal,
oil or wood.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are gases that come from air-conditioning systems
or refrigerators. When they get into the air they rise high into the atmosphere
( about 20—50 km above the earth’s surface). There, they get into contact with
other gases and destroy the ozone layer. We need the ozone layer because it
protects us from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Lead is in petrol, paint, batteries
and other products. It is very dangerous if it gets into our bodies. In some
cases, it can even cause cancer.
There are two types of ozone that we know of: Natural ozone is in the upper
part of our atmosphere, but on the ground, people produce ozone too. Traffic
and factories cause ground ozone. It is especially dangerous to children and
older people. It makes them tired and doctors suggest not to go outdoors
when there is too much ozone in the air.
Nitrogen oxide causes smog and acid rain. It is produced when you burn fuels
like coal and oil. It can lead to breathing problems especially when children go
outside in the wintertime.
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that gets into the air when coal is burned in power
plants. Paper factories and other chemical industries also produce sulfur
dioxide. This pollutant can lead to lung diseases.
Acid rain
Another result of air pollution is acid rain. It happens when sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxide get into the air. When it rains the water that comes down on us
has these dangerous substances in it. Acid rain can also be caused by volcanic
eruptions. Volcanoes send poisonous gases high up into the atmosphere.
Acid rain leads to the destruction of forests, lakes, and soil. Many lakes and
rivers have been poisoned over the decades and even some types of fish have
disappeared. Buildings also corrode because of acid rain.
The pollutants can travel in the air for a long time before they come down to
earth. That’s why it’s sometimes hard to tell where dangerous pollutants
originate. Acid rain that destroys forests and lakes in Austria and Germany may
come from power stations in Eastern European countries.
What can we do about air pollution?
The job of cleaning up our air is difficult but not impossible. Choosing other
forms of energy, like solar energy, wind energy or tidal energy could be used
for controlling pollution.
Cities like London have shown that better air quality can be achieved in a short
time. But we individuals can also help make the air around us cleaner!
Walk or ride a bike to school or to your friend’s home.
Take a bus or a train to work
Organize carpools.
Don’t use spray cans anymore!
Make sure that your parents get a pollution check on the car every year!
Trees give us oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. They clean the air around us.
Take care of them!
Switch off the lights when you leave the room. Only use the number of lights
that you really need.
Don’t overheat your room during the winter months. It’s better to wear a
pullover than to be in a room that is too warm.
Smog
Smog is a combination of smoke and fog. It occurs when gases from burnt fuel
get together with fog on the ground. When heat and sunlight get together with
these gases, they form fine, dangerous particles in the air.