Coffee!

By LORI MATSUKAWA / KING 5 News
Coffee may protect the brain of aging women
NEW YORK - Can't find your car keys? Forgot the name of the movie you saw last week? If you find your memory is slipping, remember your morning coffee.
A growing body of research suggests coffee can help protect the aging brain. A four-year study of 7,000 people found women who drank three cups or more a day had fewer age-related memory problems compared to those who drank a cup or less.
The benefits kicked in for women 65 and older, but not for men.
Duke University's Dr. Jim Lane has been studying the health effects of caffeine for more than 25 years.
He says,"We don't know that caffeine actually improves mental function or prevents decline in functioning," Lane warned.
The Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Ronan Factora agrees.
"It's a lot of coffee, it's a lot of caffeine, about 300 milligrams a day, and this doesn't even take into account the caffeine that you get from things like caffeinated beverages," he said.
Researchers note that women who drank tea got the same memory boosting benefits. They don't know why the benefits didn't show up in men

I needed a good excuse to justify my caffine addiction! Now I can drink coffee all day and say it's because I'm boosting my memory!