Caffeine Benefits Boat Sails onto the Mainstream
We’ve been touting the incredible list of caffeine’s health benefits for some time. (See our post, “Caffeine: Unexplored Source of Pharmacological Treasures.) However, ever since the first use of coffee in the Yemen around 1500, many nay-sayers have been trying to brand coffee and caffeine as harmful and dangerous. That’s why we find it encouraging […]
Can Coca-Cola Kill You?
A crazy report from New Zealand is making the rounds on the web. A thirty year old woman with numerous physical and mental problems died, apparently of a heart attack. Before her death the woman had been drinking about two gallons of Coca-Cola every day. Remarkably, Dr. Dan Mormin, described in news reports as “her […]
Boosting Caffeine Levels in the Blood Reduces Alzheimer's Risk
In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers at the University of South Florida tracked elderly patients over a four year period and found that those with the highest levels of caffeine in their bloodstream at the inception of and throughout the term of the study were less likely to contract Alzheimer’s disease. These […]
Caffeine Zone App Doesn't Do the Job
All over the web people are talking about the Caffeine Zone 2 app, which supposedly lets you keep track of how much caffeine is in your system. It considers factors such as how much caffeine you’re consuming, the caffeine source (e.g., coffee or tea), and how long it takes you to consume it. The app […]
Caffeine in Green Tea and Coffee Protects Against Lung Cancer
A Chinese research study of laboratory animals, only recently reported on the web, confirmed a body of evidence already accumulated that green tea protects against cancer development at various organ sites. This study showed that green tea inhibits lung tumor development in mice that had been dosed with a potent nicotine-derived lung carcinogen found in tobacco. […]
How Coffee and Caffeine Prevent Diabetes
It’s been known for some years that the regular consumption of even a modest amount of coffee greatly reduced the chances of developing diabetes. And studies have found that people who drink four or more cups of coffee a day have a 50% lower risk of contracting the disease. Now, researchers in China may have discovered […]
Spending on Coffee a Significant Expense for Many
How much are you spending on coffee in a year? Maybe more than you realize. A recent study shows that Americans consume an average of three large cups of coffee per day. Some of this coffee is made at home and doesn’t cost very much to brew. However, a great deal of this coffee is purchased at […]
The Caffeine Cure for Jet Lag
After taking a long airline flight that crosses several time zones, most people experience difficulty adjusting to the schedule of mornings and nights at their point of arrival. When the traveler is “out of step” with the new time zone, he is said to suffer from “jet lag,” which is really a disturbance of the biological clock. […]
Coffee Tasting – Jamaican Blue Mountain
My friend Casey gave me a half pound of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans for Christmas, and today I performed a taste test against my favored Guatemalan Huehuetenango. I first prepared a small pot of the Huehuetenango, grinding the beans fairly finely and making enough for five six-ounce cups (three ten-ounce cups). I drank two […]
Coffee Faucet — Turn the Handle for a Cup!
An interesting innovation in the world of coffee preparation is a device called the Scanomat TopBrewer. It looks like a spigot that is mounted on a kitchen counter without a sink. Turn the handle and coffee is automatically prepared and delivered into your cup! The undercounter installation conceals a set of components that enable you to […]
