Some people drink coffee to wake up, while others wake up to drink coffee. I, for one, sit firmly in the latter camp. And, according to a new study in the European Heart Journal, my habit of starting the morning with a cup or two of java may keep both cardiovascular and overall mortality risk at bay. […]
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Some people drink coffee to wake up, while others wake up to drink coffee. I, for one, sit firmly in the latter camp. And, according to a new study in the European Heart Journal, my habit of starting the morning with a cup or two of java may keep both cardiovascular and overall mortality risk at bay. There’s just one catch: You have to cut yourself off by noon.
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