Alcohol is bad for you. Coffee is bad for you. Apparently NOT!
If you want to live a long life, you have to ditch alcohol and coffee. We heard that numerous times, and we ignored it or not. New scientific research shows that if you want to live into your 90s you should not give up on coffee and alcohol.
Well, the scientific research shows that people who have two alcohol servings per day and two cups of coffee get to live more. In all fairness, we don’t discover if alcohol and coffee are the cause, or the reality that we better genes help us beverage more of the stuff. Anyway, the research study is interesting…
A new study has found that consuming moderate amounts of both caffeine and alcohol may help you live into your 90s.
According to researchers at the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, sipping two servings of alcohol day to day decreased chances of premature death by 18 percent, while sipping two cups of coffee per day decreased premature death by 10 percent.
he study, known as the 90+ Study, has looked at information from over 1,600 nonagenarians since 2013 in order to determine what may contribute to longevity and long-term health. All of the participants (discussed as “the oldest old”) see a doctor twice a year, address questions about their lifestyle and health, and undergo several physical and neurological tests. And this latest finding is freaking amazing.
“I have no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe that simple consuming improves longevity,” Dr. Claudia Kawas, one of the study’s lead researcher, said at a recent scientific conference.
The study has also found that while a bit extra padding can help you enjoy a long life, typical exercise is also key to sticking around on earth. So is having a regular hobby to keep you mentally sharp and healthy. Specifically exercising for 15 to 45 minutes per day reduced the risk of early death by 11 percent, while those who spent 2 hours on a hobby day to day had 21 percent reduced risk of early death.
One thing to note: all of these findings involve the word moderate. Heavy drinkers didn’t fare well, and neither did drinking tons of coffee. And while a few extra pounds brews your heartier in your 70s, being obese wasn’t related to a longer life.
another little warning: while drinking caffeine and alcohol in mild amounts may be okay, sipping caffeine and alcohol together might not be the perfect thing in the world. Why? Coffee can mask the depressant aspects of alcohol, making people more alert as they beverage and perhaps allowing them to consume more than they would. Also, it’s a myth that coffee helps sober you up if you’ve been drinking. So, maybe space out your morning and evening mind-altering beverages.