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Those "Double Tall Latte's" may be healthier than you think! A study at Rutgers University studied the effects of caffeine combined with exercise. What they found was very surprising. When used together, exercise and caffeine doubled the levels of a tumor-suppressing protein(phospho-p53). So drinking coffee and exercising may prevent cancer in sun-damaged skin cells by increasing the level of a tumor-blocking protein in the body. "We think this points out a need for more studies to see if the combination will protect people against sunlight-induced skin cancer," said the study's Senior Researcher, Allan Conney, the Director of the Laboratory for Cancer Research at Rutgers University. This research was conducted as a result of a previous study on Green Tea. It was found that only the caffeinated version of Green Tea helped get rid of DNA damaged skin cells. The decaffeinated Green Tea had no effect to repair damaged skin cells. Here is a Great Way to Combine Caffeine and Exercise for Maximum Benefits 1) Eat as little as possible 4-5 hours before your workout 2) 30 minutes before training drink two cups of coffee or 3 cups of Green Tea 3)Hit cardio hard for at least 30 minutes, since the caffeine will have an increased fat burning effect on an empty stomach It looks like mother nature wants us to drink coffee! So Starbucks is a health food store...I knew it! Don't go crazy here...coffee and green tea is great as long as you don't load it down with sugar and cream. Stick with black coffee. My drink of choice is a "Double Tall Iced Americano". This is basically a fancy way of making iced coffee with espresso shots, water and ice. You can make a similar drink with brewed coffee, but it isn't quite the same. I have always been a big believer of drinking a calorie-free caffeinated beverage on an empty stomach to have the best fat burning workout. Little did I know that caffeine was also reducing my chances of getting skin cancer. This is great news to all coffee drinkers out there!
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