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How Morning Coffee Boosted My Sleep and Longevity: A Personal Journey Backed by Science
In 2018, I embarked on a journey to reshape my sleep habits and enhance my overall healthspan.
Dr. Matthew Walker’s book Why We Sleep was particularly impactful, especially its discussion on how caffeine affects sleep patterns.
As a result, I made a significant change: I now only drink coffee and only before noon. After about 30 days, I noticed a clear improvement in my sleep quality, and I haven’t looked back since. It’s encouraging to see research that supports these lifestyle adjustments.
Compared with non-coffee drinkers, those who mostly drank coffee in the morning had a lower risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.74-0.95) and cardiovascular mortality (HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.55-0.87) when followed over a median 9.8 years.
It appeared that survival was particularly improved with morning consumers drinking moderate (>1 to 2 cups and >2 to 3 cups/day) and heavy (>3 cups/day) amounts of coffee rather than lesser amounts, reported Lu Qi, MD, PhD, epidemiologist of Tulane University in New Orleans and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues in European Heart Journal.
Source: www.medpagetoday.com/primaryca…
National Geographic: Your body ages rapidly in two ‘bursts,’ at 44 and 60. Here’s how to prepare. (Apple News)
The scientists used the samples to examine more than 135,000 different molecules and microbes including metabolites, lipids, proteins, and precursors to proteins (RNA molecules) that are known to be associated with immune health, cardiovascular function, metabolism, kidney function, and muscle and skin structure.
Altogether, the samples formed some 246 billion data points (biomarkers) for the team to measure across the 50-year age span of the participants. …
The results show that 81 percent of the molecules didn’t change continuously—as would be expected with linear aging—but instead transformed significantly around ages 44 and 60.