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A Month Without Coffee

June 27, 2021 by Michael Allen Smith

This article was originally posted on November 15, 2012. I did it. I went an entire month without coffee. No coffee and no decaf either. I didn’t even consume coffee ice cream. And somehow I survived, although at times I didn’t think I would make it. You see I have had a very strong relationship […]

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How Caffeine Affects Kids: Global Coffee Culture Influences

May 29, 2021 by Bethany Ramos

Kids and Caffeine

For most parents, the thought of giving their young child a cup of coffee ranks right up there with some of the worst parenting sins, like giving a child an alcoholic drink. But what many parents fail to consider is that kids consume caffeine on a daily basis from a number of other sources, including […]

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The Coffee Lover’s Diet – 10 Ideas from the Book

August 3, 2019 by Michael Allen Smith

The Coffee Lovers Diet

I recently read the book The Coffee Lover’s Diet by Bob Arnot M.D. I really enjoyed the first part of the book as it broke down the current state of information regarding the health benefits of coffee. The second part of the book covered coffee brewing and roasting. And the final part covered dieting and […]

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Can Pregnant and Nursing Mothers Drink Coffee?

March 14, 2019 by Bethany Ramos

Nursing Coffee

One moment you’re jumping for joy at the thought of welcoming a new life into the world, and the next, you’ve hit a wall – a little something called caffeine withdrawal. As any expecting mother can tell you, the excitement of pregnancy brings with it a long list of contraindications: foods, drinks, substances, and activities […]

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Your Brain on Coffee: How Caffeine Affects Brain Chemistry

January 19, 2019 by Bethany Ramos

brain caffeine

In your love affair with coffee, have you ever struggled with a pesky caffeine crash mid-afternoon? For most of us, this mid-afternoon slump is the perfect time to reach for yet another cup of Joe to keep energy levels high so that we can make it through the rest of the workday. Although coffee has […]

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Hacking Decaf – The Swiss Water Story

September 15, 2018 by Joseph Robertson

hacking decaf

Today, I want to break some walls down and talk about ‘Decaf Coffee!’ “GASP!” If you are like most people, you probably take a negative view towards Decaf. It does, after all, carry with it an extensive stigma. Upon reading the first sentence, did you scoff, raise an eyebrow in disbelief or astonishment, or think/mutter […]

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