Is coffee bad for your heart? Cause dehydration? Addictive? Help you lose weight? Or is barrister-made coffee stronger in caffeine than your coffee at home? Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope and nope. Read more about it in Prevention here.
– Jet Buzzed Cannon
Spring is here and it’s time to break out the Spring cocktails. Liquor.com has a number of them here and we picked Spring Fever.
“This fruity floral cocktail from New York City drinks pro Jamie Steinberg tops a combination of strawberries, elderflower syrup, lemon juice, and rhubarb bitters with sparkling rosé wine. It’s exactly what you’ll want to be sipping on the first day of patio season.”
Ingredients
Steps
-Add the strawberries, elderflower syrup, lemon juice and bitters into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
-Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
-Top with the sparkling rosé.
-Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Image: Liquor.com / Tim Nusog
That’s if you wake up in the middle of the night. It won’t help and can only make you more anxious. If you’re still awake after 15 minutes get up and do something that makes you sleepy. Listen to Sade. Have any old textbooks from school?
– Jet Cannon
National Geographic says lifting weights does this so it must be true.
– Jet Cannon
Prevention Magazine suggests some exercises we can try before the weather turns nice. Some of them may be a little extreme for Buzzed Boomers but the rest could be great to incorporate into the exercise rotation. Here they are:
Mountain Climbers – those are tough!
Mall Walking – that’s more like it
Skiing and Snowboarding – wear a helmet
Jumping Rope – timeless classic
Chores – kill two birds with one stone!
Strength Training – you’re already doing that
Ice Skating – sounds good on paper
At-Home Abs – ouch!
Take the stairs – two at a time?
– Jet Cannon
Earl Grey is a type of tea traditionally made by flavoring black tea with the oil of bergamot, a type of citrus fruit native to Italy. Earl Grey tea is made with a blend of black tea and bergamot oil, which is extracted from bergamot orange, a citrus fruit native to Italy. According to Health.com, black tea, which is the base of Earl Grey tea, is an excellent source of plant compounds that have antioxidant effects in the body.
Antioxidants help protect against cellular damage by neutralizing highly reactive substances called free radicals. When free radical levels get too high, it overwhelms the body’s antioxidant defenses, which leads to a condition called oxidative stress. Oxidative stress, which is associated with tissue damage and chronic inflammation, is considered a main driver behind the onset and progression of several health conditions, including certain cancers and heart disease. Studies show that people who regularly consume black tea, are less likely to develop certain health conditions compared to those who don’t.
For example, regularly drinking black may protect against ovarian cancer, depression, heart disease, and several other health conditions. Black tea drinkers may also have a reduced risk of developing oral cancer. Additionally, drinking Earl Grey tea may help reduce heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure.
But where’s the Buzz? Well, black tea can boost cognitive and exercise performance.Though the caffeine content of black tea varies, research suggests it contains around 47 mg per cup on average. That’s a little more than half the amount found in a cup of brewed coffee.
Sounds like some pretty good reasons to throw some Earl Grey into the mix!
– Jet Cannon