Coffee Lowers Stroke Risk

Coffee drinkers can now claim—yet another —good reason to feed their caffeine craving. According to the Journal of the American Heart Association, women drinking four or more cups of coffee a day witnessed a whopping 43% reduction in risk for stroke. But caffeine from your cup o’ tea, can o’ cola, or cocoa bean won’t do the job; that’s because the benefit does not appear to come from caffeine, but rather, from antioxidants and other compounds specific to coffee. If four cups a day seems daunting, you’ll be happy to know that women who averaged even one cup per day saw a significant risk reduction. So, go ahead and drink to your health!