What Level of Coffee Consumption is “Healthy?”
Razi Berry Up to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.1,2 “To our knowledge, this is the largest study to systematically assess the cardiovascular effects of regular coffee consumption in a population without diagnosed heart disease,” […]
Eating to Ease Anxiety
Nicola Dehlinger, ND As the days start to shorten and an autumn chill comes back into the evening air, many people start to experience an uptick in feelings of anxiousness. Anticipating dark cold days, returning to school, and letting go of the “freedom” of summer can cause us to worry more, and feel less at […]
Good versus Evil: The Great (or not so Great) Coffee Debate Continues
Razi Berry Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn’t as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest. 25 cups a day is a-ok! The research from Queen Mary University of London has shown that […]
Connection Between Coffee and Cannabis?
Node Smith, ND Studies on coffee are always fun. Anything to support our love and craving for our favorite morning beverage. A recent study from Northwestern Medicine, looked at over 800 blood metabolite changes after consuming between 4 and 8 cups of coffee.1 The study adds further research to the dozens of ways that coffee […]
Coffee-Talk: Health Outcomes from Pre-Conception, Pregnancy and Beyond
Dr Sarah King, ND Caffeine Metabolism and Much More! Many of us crawl out of bed each morning and go straight for a cup o’ joe, infusing delicious caffeine into our bodies, like a car needing gasoline to start its engine. For others, a morning coffee is a ritual. Perhaps it’s the brew, the type […]
Physiological Timeline of Coffee Consumption
I always love writing about coffee. Its seems such a ubiquitous drink; it’s everywhere, and we all love it. Even non coffee drinkers understand the absolute love of the stuff! So, here’s a little blurb about what exactly happens in your body when you drink just 1 cup (mostly it’s the effect of caffeine, so […]
The “U” Shaped Curve of Coffee: Most Recent Coffee Study
The most recent study on coffee has attempted to show the relationship between coffee and tea consumption and hypertension. Since caffeine, contained in both beverages, is a stimulant, it is intuitive to assume there would be some effect. Caffeine is known to have dramatic effects of increasing blood pressure over the short term, but this […]
Coffee Could Reduce Suicide Risk
(NaturalPath) A newly published review examined three large cohort studies to examine suicide risk and its relation to coffee consumption. Consumption was assessed every four years with food-frequency questionnaires and deaths from suicides were obtained from death certificates. Coffee consumption was grouped into ≤1cup per day, 2-3cups per day, and ≥4cups per day. Results showed that […]
Coffee to Help With Fitness Goals
There might be a simple way to get you moving toward your fitness goals right in your morning cup of jo. The caffeine found in coffee and many teas might be the thing you need both to wake you up and to get you through a tough workout. In a study published in the scientific journal […]
Raw Salted Caramelccino
Publisher Razi Berry With everything we know about sugar and cancer, Alzheimers and accelerated skin aging, I just can’t get myself to start the day with an unhealthy coffee chain frap drink. I’m always looking for alternatives, and I am happy to report that I have perfected the “NotBucks” Healthy Salted Caramel-ccino! The blend of […]