My job

One of the things that I usually enjoy about my job is searching the internet for the random surveys and things going on in the world that people may find interesting. It's quite a thrill when you stumble on something that people get into. I think I've found one that is going to be the topic of the show for today. I'm going to copy the summary below:

There’s growing evidence that caffeine consumption may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, thanks in large part to two new studies. In one study, Florida researchers discovered that a daily dose of 500 milligrams of caffeine – the equivalent of five 8-ounce cups of coffee – reversed memory loss in mice bred to develop Alzheimer-like symptoms. The Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in Tampa, where the studies were done, found that caffeine in early adulthood appeared to prevent memory loss, possibly because of caffeine’s ability to calm the brain inflammation that causes loss of memory. Other experiments have shown that caffeine did not improve memory performance above normal levels. Rather, it appears to benefit those destined to develop Alzheimer’s.

Is this a terrible time to give up Mt. Dew or what? It sounds like complete BS, but since Busboom and I have given up caffiene, it is worth bringing up.

Speaking of the weight loss challenge, I haven't had the official weigh in yet, but I can say I'm down around 8 pounds for the first 2 weeks. I didn't have a very good week of getting out and walking, but I was still able to eat pretty well. I did some major ab stuff yesterday and let me tell you it was hard to get outta bed!

-Lithgow