{"id":18936,"date":"2013-12-10T23:45:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T21:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=18936"},"modified":"2013-12-10T23:45:31","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T21:45:31","slug":"choose-a-pint-over-a-coffee-for-medical-reasons-live-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/10\/choose-a-pint-over-a-coffee-for-medical-reasons-live-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose a pint over a coffee.  For medical reasons.  Live longer."},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2519343\/Coffee-beer-Your-choice-affect-lifespan--way-expect.html\">Choose a pint over a coffee.  For medical reasons.  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