THAT MORNING CUP OF JOE
Coffee and Its Relationship to Your Health
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“Once we called Lathe’s office, everything was handled very quickly and professionally,” Travis recalls. “We always had our calls returned promptly, and the projected amount we were supposed to get after the sale was what we got.” “I was so happy that we were able to sell the house and we each got what we needed and what he told us we could come out with,” Mary adds. “We were happy. We closed with no problem in a matter of days.” We had more success with this case than Travis and Mary’s original agent did because of the options available to us. As a cash buyer and an agent, Lathe has many options on the table pop up, known as “Schools of the Wise” for the intellectual conversations that happened there. In addition to coffee’s long-standing popularity, science has found several reasons to give our morning habit the thumbs-up. In 2015, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines evaluated the effects of coffee and caffeine for the first time, concluding that coffee can be part of a healthy lifestyle “along with other behaviors, such as refraining from smoking, consuming a nutritionally balanced diet, maintaining a healthy body weight, and being physically active.” The guidelines cite “strong and consistent evidence” that consuming coffee within the moderate range (3–5 cups per day, or up to 400 mg of caffeine per day) is not associated with an increased risk of major diseases. In fact, according to observational evidence, caffeine intake may be linked to reduced risk for certain diseases in healthy adults. Scientists think that antioxidants found in coffee, such as polyphenols, might contribute to its positive effects.
There’s one major caveat, however. While coffee shows potential benefits when consumed in moderate amounts, the sugar and other additives that many of us like to put in it get a thumbs-down. The Dietary Guidelines also note that health alone isn’t a reason to start drinking caffeine. Folks with blood pressure concerns should be especially careful and should consult their doctor about how much coffee is okay to drink, as studies have shown evidence of increased blood pressure with caffeine consumption. Everything in moderation, as the saying goes, at least when it comes to caffeine. CAFFEINE BY THE CUP
thing you do in the morning? For most of us in the United States, it’s one crucial task:
Our team is often approached by people facing tough situations. This was the case with Mary Blosser and Travis Reinink, who’d inherited a home with a lien placed on it. Having tried their luck with a Realtor, they eventually turned to Lathe for help. Here’s what Mary and Travis had to say about the experience. “I was working with an agent who was going to make me pay money to sell the house I had recently inherited,” Mary remembers. This agent had been failing to meet their needs, or as Travis puts it, “[he] promised everything in the world to us and never delivered and changed the deal on us two times.” That’s when Mary decided to give Lathe a call. “The house was upside down, so I thought, “What do I have to lose?” she explains. getting that morning cup of joe. Our obsession with coffee is nothing new. A paper entitled “The Consumption of Coffee in the United States,” published July 18, 1861, noted that “the people of the United States habitually consume more coffee than the inhabitants of any other country.” Its popularity has only increased with time; people in the U.S. consume an estimated 400 million cups of coffee a day. Of course, we weren’t the first to find out how great coffee is. Long before anyone in the Americas enjoyed the beverage, legend has it that an Ethiopian goat herder discovered the amazing effects of coffee beans — on his goats. He noticed that after eating “berries” from a certain tree, his goats became so energetic they didn’t want to sleep. News spread around the Arabian Peninsula, and cafes began to
Type
Milligrams/fluid ounce
Brewed or drip coffee
12 63
Espresso
Instant coffee
8
Decaffeinated coffee
2-5
CASE STUDY GIVING MARY AND TRAVIS OPTIONS
for structuring a sale, and our team prides itself on finding an avenue that works for each client. We were able to get both Travis and Mary money for relocation and other expenses. Rather than having to pay to offload this upside-down property, they actually got money. We were glad to have two more happy sellers, and we’re grateful they both had such great things to say about us. We’re always glad to help out folks in tough situations. As Mary says, “If anyone is interested in selling their home and they have a short time frame to do it, or they’re having a bad time selling a home, they should call Lathe. He helped me tremendously.” If you have a home you would like to sell, or are currently struggling to sell, take Mary’s advice and call 702-476-2000 today!
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