Happy Brew Year

Alright, perhaps it's a bit late for New Year's wishes. Our family's Ukrainian, though, so I'll ask that you be kind and consider that Ukr. New Year just took place on Jan. 14. (For a detailed explanation on the transition from a Julian to a Gregorian calendar, this article is quite interesting.) Regardless, I hope that you're having a good one so far and that you haven't already blown your New Year's resolve to learn to tango, lose 2.6 pounds of fruit cake padding, and learn conversational Urdu by the second week of January. If that is the case, then I do have some good news for you if you're a coffee drinker: new research - including a 125 000 person, 10-year study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers - shows that moderate consumption has health benefits due to the antioxidant properties of caffeine. Among other things, it's been shown to reduce the risk of liver cancer and kidney tumours. So, if the new year hasn't gotten off to the start you'd hoped for, I hope this bit of news perks you up (painful pun intended).