[Janelle Ward]

Coffee gets the brain in gear and makes the world go round for many of us. It’s also associated with an improved life span due to its antioxidants, as well as caffeine and trigonelline, which  support brain function. But Dan Buettner, longevity expert, National Geographic fellow and founder of Blue Zones, goes one step further and reveals the specific type of coffee that he says is best.

He touts Ikarian coffee, which is more or commonly known as ‘Turkish coffee’, as the ‘bees knees’.

“It’s ground very finely and then boiled, and that process seems to bring out these oils, these polyphenols that are good for your heart,” he says.

A study in the journal Vascular Medicine found that elderly participants who drank boiled Ikarian coffee had improved endothelial function (which plays a role in blood clotting and overall heart health), MindBodyGreen reports. And on the subject of polyphenols, a big study in Europe reports that a higher intake of those powerful antioxidants is associated with a longer life span.

Drink up! How do you like your coffee? Will you try Turkish coffee?

[HOLA]

I’m not a big Coffee drinker, 1 cup daily. A friend of the family had an Italian restaurant and was used to drinking umpteen cups of espresso. He was advised by his Doctor to cut back on the Coffee as it was not good for the Kidneys. He died from Kidney failure at the age of 54 years leaving a wife and three young children. 

[Suze]

I drink 3 cups of Maccona instant coffee , 2 in the morning and a decaf at night.

No Turkish coffee for me

[Celia]

I gave up coffee 25 years ago and feel much better for it.

On a light note, a girl friend of mine drinks a cup daily with breakfast to make her regular she says!

[Mondo]

According to the Mayo Institute the most healthy coffee is freshly ground filter coffee as drunk in Northern Europe. I blend four to five different beans depending on availability, use imported German unbleached paper filters and fortunately we have our own un=chlorinated, un-fluorinated water supply. The resultant coffee is delicious.

If coffee has anything to do with life expectancy, according to the World Health Organisation the ranking for Turkey is No. 52 and every country (especially the Northern Europeans) with a tradition for drinking filter coffee has a life expectancy greater than Turkey.

[Farside]

Mondo observes “If coffee has anything to do with life expectancy, according to the World Health Organisation the ranking for Turkey is No. 52 and every country (especially the Northern Europeans) with a tradition for drinking filter coffee has a life expectancy greater than Turkey.”

Seems compelling in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

[Frankly]

Bali coffee, like Turkish, is also a fine powder and prepared the same way,  less the sugar. It’s the only way I drink my coffee, simple is best!

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