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Good question Carrie . Could it be that without the coffee protection the advance of PD would be more rapid and intense ?? I just wonder ... Another point is the pleasure one may get of the action of taking a cup of coffee or doing some sport ones likes , may release dopamine or endorphin and thus postpone or reduce the PD symptoms . Cheers, Carrie Barrott wrote: > I subscribe to a service provided by RealAge.com, called "Tip of the Day." I > have copied and pasted today's tip below. As I sit here sipping my coffee, I > am thinking that it is odd that my father, dx'd with PD about 13 years ago at > about age 50, drank at least a full pot of coffee the first 20 years of my > life. Anyway, I thought the list might find this interesting.Tip of the Day > Catch the Buzz > > Coffee-drinkers can wake up to some good news: Those cups of > java may deliver more than just a breakfast buzz. > > A recent study found that the caffeine in coffee might > protect against Parkinson's disease, a degenerative brain > disorder that affects more than 1 million Americans. > Researchers found that study participants who did not drink > coffee were five times more likely to develop Parkinson's > than those people who drank about five 6-ounce cups a day. > > Researchers have speculated that the caffeine in coffee > offers protection against the destruction of nerve cells in > the brain, and thereby guards against Parkinson's. > > To learn more about this tip, <A > HREF="http://kcsd.realage.com/RealAge123765218.4007.0.3820">click here</A> > http://kcsd.realage.com/RealAge123765218.4007.0.3820 Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil [log in to unmask]