Signs indicate that you’re getting old

Think that you’ve got another two decades left before pension? Think again; from grooming to table manners to parking to dishwashers, you’re already well on the way…

Not being able to bend over without groaning

Woops…dropped the car key – not far down though and yet legs placed firmly apart on the ground, and with the flexibility of a fried keropok, you force your backbones to uncharacteristically bow accompanied by the sound you usually heard when you eat muruku. Err…hello, excuse me? Can somebody give me a hand back up?

Tucking a polo shirt in

That’s it. Or worst, just a nerd hair cut and a chronic bowel syndrome to go, and viola; the transformation into your father is well done.

Talking to yourself during breakfast

“Well helloooo Mr. Scramble Egg! How are you doing? Aren’t you lovely and yellow? What’s that? You’re feeling cold? Don’t worry, Miss Chilli sauce here will warm you up. And here she comes…but what is this? Has Mr. Toast worked his magic?”…bla…bla…bla…

Over preparing for a car journey

When you get your licence meant one thing; freedom. Liberated from parental shackles, every weekend and every road held a different adventure. You were Dato’ Azhar Mansor sailing down the sea in a perodua Myvi. So what happened? Now any journey more than 3 km takes more planning than a shuttle launch. Oil level check, water stand-by for the radiator, umbrella, blanket case, tool box and etc…

Realising most of your team mates are younger than you

Hmmm…At some point we may have to give up on that unexpected national call-up.

Ending all sentences with the phase “rock’n’roll”

Suddenly after a speech you end it up with that magical phase…Dude, you ‘synergized’ the crap out of that seminar!

Really hating teenagers

Look at them – with their stupid clothes. Huu haa… And their weird hair. Hee hee…And their bad skin…yaiks… And their tuneless music… And look at the amount of pretty girls hanging around them! And their ample free time! Huh…what brats…

Suddenly no one to go for a ‘Teh Tarik’ with

After work or even on Saturday night, so you skidding round your apartment on your own singing to yourself and making jokes to the television and shouting by yourself watching soccer news… After that? Might as well go to bed. With the lights on… 

Talking about whatever you eat like you used to talk about drugs

“Gosh, that’s smooth and really mellow. Very smoky when it touches the tongue, earthy in the middle but it doesn’t stick in the throat. Mmm. Feels like fluffy clouds over my head ready to pour the rain. Like….err sorry, you wanna try some?”

Buying non-standing gig tickets

Need to say more?

Constantly needing a wee, going for a wee or nature calls

You now do realise because you take all those vitamins to make you feel better – because you belief that it’ll make you feel younger…Which it has done; like a child you could’ve wet yourself…

Coffee - Anti Aging Drink and a Life Saver

In the past, coffee has been overlooked as a healthy food. There has always been some level of suspicion around coffee and its long-term impact on health. For some reason, coffee has this association of being unhealthy. Well, it looks like that link between coffee and unhealthiness is wrong. In fact, there is a good bit of evidence that coffee is good for you and it may even be good for you. This is important, considering more than half of the people in the most of the countries drink coffee every day. 

 Coffee Reduces Diabetes Risk

When it comes to doing studies, coffee is a great thing to look at. People are so routine and predictable in the number of cups of coffee they have every day, it makes a pretty reliable survey questions. Researchers asked 126,000 people about their coffee drinking habits as part of a larger survey over the course of 18 years. What they found is fantastic: People who drink 1 to 3 cups of coffee have a decrease in their diabetes risk. But it gets better for people who drink lots of coffee (6 or more cups a day). These people had a 54% reduction in diabetes risk (for men) and a 30% reduction in diabetes risk for women. Another study showed even better results (though with less than 1000 people). In that study, current (or past) coffee drinkers had a 60% reduction of diabetes risk compared to people who never drank coffee.

Of course, anyone with diabetes or concerned about diabetes should also watch what they put in their coffee. 6 cups of coffee a day may help, but not if each cup is loaded with sugar and cream.

Should I Drink 6 Cups of Coffee Daily?

Not so fast. You need to make sure that your coffee consumption doesn't create a problem. While this study (and others supporting it) show that coffee can reduce diabetes risk, we also know that poor sleep habits can increase diabetes risk. There is also the possibility that people who drink lots of coffee have other behaviors that are healthy (like burning off calories from fidgeting or not drinking sugary sodas). So there might be a combination of health benefits going on, some linked to coffee and some linked to behaviors that coffee drinkers do (or don't do).

What About Decaffeinated Coffee?

Good question, looking at people who drank decaffeinated coffee can tell us whether the caffeine in coffee give it the health benefit or if other substances in coffee (like antioxidants) are doing the trick. Turns out that the answer is a resounding "Yes." People who drank only decaffeinated coffee showed about half the diabetes risk reduction as people who drank caffeinated coffee (compared to those who drank no coffee). So it seems the caffeine is part of the benefit, but something else in coffee helps too.

How Does Coffee Reduce Diabetes Risk?

As we saw above, the caffeine itself seems to have some benefit. Researchers also think that a certain type of chemical found in coffee (called quinines) may help. When lab rats are given quinines, their sensitivity to insulin increases. That means it takes less insulin for the body to do its job of regulating blood sugar. In diabetes, cells become less and less sensitive to insulin (so the body needs to make more and more until the pancreas (which makes insulin) just gets worn out). Other chemicals in coffee may help too (but we just don't know yet).

Why Coffee Is A Super-food?

It looks like coffee has two main ways of improving the health of your body: antioxidants and caffeine. Both these substances have health and anti aging benefits. Antioxidants, for example, help your body repair damage to cells caused by free radicals (which are produced as a byproduct of cells just doing their daily thing). Caffeine has been shown to help improve a range of symptoms and may even be important in fighting of Parkinson’s disease and other age-related brain problems. Coffee is loaded with both antioxidants and caffeine, and each has different potential benefits for improving health and reducing the risk of chronic illnesses.

Health Benefits of Coffee

If you surf the internet to find reliable sources of the health benefits of coffee, you’ll get almost 7,000 results back. Below are some of the major findings about health, life expectancy and coffee.

· Heart Disease (up to 25% reduction in mortality risk (for women))

· Diabetes (up to 60% reduced risk)

· Dementia (up to 65% reduced risk)

· Colon Cancer (up to 25% reduced risk)

· Cirrhosis (up to 80% reduced risk)

· Gallstones (almost 50% reduced risk)

· Parkinson’s Disease (up to 80% reduced risk )

· Headache Relief (because of the caffeine)

· Asthma Relief (caffeine again)

· Cavity Protection (because of anti-bacterial and anti-adhesive properties of compounds within coffee)

Coffee Goodness

This ancient substance has been revving mankind since 15^th century and with over 21,000 studies on its signature stimulants, caffeine, scientist have solved pretty much every mystery besides the secret house blends. Spilling the beans on how dark roasted coffee can bulk you up, make you smarter and save your life. Now add the cream of that scientific knowledge to your cuppa to maximize its benefits.

Healthy Heart Java

Scranton University of US found that coffee is a significant source of antioxidant, protecting us against cancer and heart disease. Researchers in Harvard also claimed drinking coffee more than four cups daily can keep away gallstones and cirrhosis of the liver. They also tracked 128,000 people for 20 years and found drinking more than six cups of coffee a day didn’t increase heart disease risk. Last couple of years, scientist at Brooklyn College found men who drank four cups of coffee a day had a 53% lower risk of dying of heart disease than those who never took a sip. Isn’t that the best reason to lurk around the coffee machine or a reason for you to hang out at Starbucks with friends then?

Brainy House Blend

Beside and beyond merely preventing you from nodding off in front of your boss in that 9am meeting, one or two cups of coffee before tasks can increase your short term recall and alertness. Caffeine has a mild mood-elevating effect. That’s because coffee releases dopamine, which stimulates the area of your brain that is responsible for pleasure (that’s why nowadays so many other substances such as ‘Tongkat Ali’ and ‘Ginseng’ rise in the market using coffee as their best friend). In the longer term caffeine has been found to slash your risk of developing Alzheimer’s by as much as 60% and by drinking four cups a day can halve your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

Muscle-Waistline Mocha

Caffeine’s an appetite suppressant, which also turns up the calorie-burning heat of your heart rate and metabolism. It revs your nervous system, increase heart bit and breathing, which primes your body for peak performance. Drinking four to six cups a day combined with exercise and a low-fat diet can boost fat-burning process. The experts reckon caffeine triggers extra calcium release and this means stronger muscle contractions. But to achieve these positive effects, you’re better off using caffeinated energy drinks because other chemical compounds in coffee appear to counteract caffeine’s ability to impact your exercise session. Too bad, because the latte protein shake sounded good.

No-aches Espresso and Smiley Latte

Sports big day? Just plug in the coffee maker. Caffeine increases production of stomach acid, helping your body absorb pain relief drugs more quickly, according to research in the Archives of Neurology. While an espresso a day may keep the dentist away. Chemicals in coffee prevent tooth decay by stopping bacteria attaching to the teeth enamel, said researchers from Milan University. A scrape could still be needed because it prevents bacteria sticking to the enamel by sticking to itself. Brush with a toothpaste containing bicarbonate of soda can keep your whites pearly.