Recently, I have written on the studies that show that lack of sleep can torpedo your efforts at dieting. "How to lose weight while sleeping," December 11, 2012. Well, a recent study in the medical journal, Sleep, has shown that losing sleep may also reduce your tolerance to pain. Although it is not known why, there appeared to be a connection between chronic sleep loss and acute pain. So there is another reason to get your 8 hours every night.
In my November 29, 2012 post, "The Benefits of Tea and Why Starbucks is Getting into the Act," I wrote about all the health benefits of drinking tea. A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has now demonstrated that coffee may also have some unexpected benefits. The study conducted by a researcher from the National Cancer Society has found that drinking caffeinated coffee may reduce the risk of oral cancer. The risk was shown to be reduced significantly by those drinking 4 to 6 cups of coffee a day.
Today's New York Times contains an article entitled "Grapefruit is a culprit in More Drug Reactions." I first reported on this same subject in my December 6, 2012 post, "Should You Be Eating that Grapefruit?" The Times article reiterates that eating grapefruit can heighten the effects of certain common medications including birth control pills and estrogen. The full list is on the Times' website, www.nytimes.com.
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