good morning joe

GOOD MORNING JOE

every morning i crawl out of bed
all sleepy eyed
all croggy headed
blurry eyed

i scoop out enough coffee into my filter in my new pot
enough to make strong coffee
i pour in my filltered water
i then push all the buttons on the pot
especially paying close attention to the one labeled
bold
i punch it and make sure it lights up
i dont know what that pot does when i push that button
but
it makes a good strong cup of coffee
ok
so my tj coffee also has the word bold on it
so
i drink bold coffee

i was disappointed the other day when i saw where
this judge had ruled coffee may cause cancer
i thought
how can a judge make that ruling
should someone like the cdc or some coffee researcher
be telling us this
something doesnt seem right here

now
i gave up my cigarettes years ago
i smoked the same number of packs a day as coffee cups i
drink every morning
3
now
it wasnt hard to tell that smoking was bad for you
i started wheezing and coughing a lot when i was
in college
so i quit
plus
as a doctor you know that things like heart attacks strokes
emphysema chronic bronchitis lung cancer bladder cancer
can all be caused by smoking

i had no problem knowing that smoking is bad for you
it will kill you

but morning joe
a cup of java
i dont think so
it cant be bad for you

for with alzheimers it may have a positive effect in slowing
down the disease
up to three cups a day may be the magic number in helping with
alzheimers disease
thats why i drink three cups a day
he makes folks alert especially in the morning
folks who drink coffee may live longer

so when coffee is made a chemical called
acetylwhatchamacallitmaybeitsbad
may be produced during the roasting process
maybe
probably
i dont care if it does

apparently this acetylwhatchamacallitmaybeitsbad
cant be removed because its part of the process of
making coffee

so
we be stuck right
nope

that can put that cancer warning on my morning joe coffee
it aint going to stop me one bit
i will continue to drink my three cups each day
no matter what the label says

sometimes you just have to do what you feel best
for yourself
maybe
even think for yourself

so
im sipping my 2nd cup right now
all alert and perky now
and
thats the way i want it


the reason that call it morning joe
they dont really know
it may be cause a joe is a normal average guy
its the drink of the regular guy
so
thats me
a morning joe kind of person

the organicgreen doctor

keep that level up

KEEP THAT LEVEL UP

the bmj @bmj_latest

when i first retired i wasnt on any blood pressure medications
i was looking for ways to lower my blood pressure without
taking drugs
one way was to drop my caffeine intake
i tried caffeine free coffee
that only lasted one day
i tired half caffeine and half no caffeine
that only lasted one day

then
i later read an article on drinking 2-3 cups of java a day
it helped it seem to clear the mind
make one sharper in the morning
it may help to slow the memory decline in dementia
so
thats all i needed to know right there
back to the caffeinated coffee
like
it should be
strong and black

so
i went back to my three cups a day
i felt better
i felt more alert
i felt more energized

now i only drink it the first thing in the morning
not drinking any after lunch
since i noticed it seemed to interfere with my sleep
at night
something i already have problems with from the
alzheimers drug aricept (donepezil)

then
after reestablishing my caffeine levels back to my
normal levels
i
then attacked my blood pressure
using a low dose blood pressure medication to keep it
down to the new recommend levels of less than
130/80

im happy
with my blood pressure and my caffeine levels now

then
last week i read this article
british medical journal coffee consumption and health...
on caffeine intake
well
it just reinforced what i already knew and felt

it seems drinking 3-4 cups a day of java
lowers the incidence of
premature death
cardiovascular disease
liver disease
dementia
several types of cancer
gall stones
type 2 diabetes
im sure theres more

thats all i need to know about keeping my levels up
of caffeine
im in

the organicgreen doctor

garden starter

GARDEN STARTER
every morning when i first get up i go straight to the
coffee pot
i use this oganically grown nicaraguan coffee that i
grind at the grocery store
i make it strong
just ask people who come to visit

i get that first cup that comes through the dripper
since its the strongest
thats why i have been able to grow my beard all
these years
wish it would grow on my chest but it wont
ill take the face instead
i guess nowadays its good i dont have a lot of chest
hair since they just shave it all off now
i dont have to worry about that

im boosted real good until lunch time when it tends
to wear off
that caffeine rush plus my aricept (donepezil) i take
for my possible alzheimers disease
really make me alert and very active in the morning
i can get stuff done in the morning
but in the afternoon and evening it all comes down

but
ill accept things as they are
as least for 6 hours im real productive
i just rest the rest of the time

all my coffee grounds go into our compost bucket
which along with any scraps from our kitchen go
into our compost pile
remember mine is 4 ft x 20 ft long inside my
country n chicken run
those girls go after those scraps like sharks after
blood in the water
instead of water splashing its all my compost splashing
along with my coffee grounds

if they would only eat those coffee grounds maybe they
would be more active egg producers huh

i read this morning in the texas gardener seeds newsletter
that a new program in austin diverts 16 tons of coffee grounds
from the landfill to area gardens each month
our soils around here are alkaline and the garden soil is
boosted by this acidity and by the nutrition in the coffee grounds
maybe we should be eating the coffee grounds ourselves huh

coffee houses convenience stores restaurants and other
businesses provide 4 gallon containers of the grounds
for those who want it

we all know at least i do that starbucks has always
bagged up their grounds for people to take
first come first served

i just wish that i had access to these places but
since i would have to drive so far ill
just have to stick to my
country n compost method

why dont you start your own compost pile today
if not at least sprinkle your grounds in your yard
your garden or your flower beds

lets stay green

the organicgreen doctor

etal, wonder drug

Walk to End Alzheimers
we are walking in the bell county/temple 
walk to end alzheimers on saturday november 3 2012

you can walk free but a donation to and or joining
my organicgreendoctor team is appreciated

join us there

ETAL

just why would mitt say he was going to get rid
of big bird
he has lost the vote of those under 6 years old voters

joe and paul debate tonight
good contrast in ideas and age
should be interesting
joe needs to not make a guffaw tonight

seems mitt has to win virginia florida and ohio
dont you just hate it when they already know
stuff before it happens
it takes the fun out of all of it

its not the popular vote its the electoral vote that 
mitt or obama needs to win the election

again when you vote in my state whichever way
you vote romneys going to win
thats just the way it is 
but i still plan on voting anyway as should you 

WONDER DRUG

theres this wonder drug that does all these great things
it may even help cure cancer heart disease and alzheimers

its an old drug
its caffeine
yep a cup of coffee or a spot of tea may do the trick 

i ran across this article this am form medscape
as i sat drinking my cup of coffee

warning potential side effects are nervousness insomnia
glaucoma increase blood pressure increase anxiety affect
glaucoma and those withdrawal symptoms if you stop it
like headaches

otherwise that 1st and 2nd cup of coffee may be good for you 

although it can increase blood pressure it can lower the risk 
for coronary disease and protect against heart failure
it may lower ldl cholesterol and decrease inflammation 
often the increased blood pressure is short lived

it can cut stroke risk by 25%

it increases glucose metabolism reduces risk for type 2 
diabetes and increases weight loss

it may decrease cancer risk from several types of cancers
at higher doses like 3-4 cups a day

 it may slow progression of dementia and parkinson disease
in mild cognitive impairment it may delay progression for 
2-4 years

maybe thats why my short term memory loss seems stable
or is it the aricept (donepezil) or both

it may decrease the risk for getting depression 
it may affect dopamine and serotonin levels
the same chemicals some depression meds affect

it slows progression in liver disease in alcoholic cirrhosis
non alcoholic fatty liver disease and maybe decreases
the risk of hepatic cancer

it helps in dry eye syndrome gout and may help prevent 
mrsa infections

yep 
think ill sip on that second cup this morning
maybe itll help me find my billfold

the organicgreen doctor