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Could a Cup of Coffee Reduce Your Chances of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s?

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola

Could a simple cup of coffee be your immunization against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases? It might be possible, as new research found that a group of compounds known as “phenylindanes,” which emerge after roasting coffee beans, can inhibit the clumping of protein fragments responsible for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. According to Metro, however, the study’s investigators said this doesn’t mean coffee is a cure for either; it just...