Health
Is Coffee a life-saver?
It seems I’m always seeing some new article touting the health benefits of coffee. This time around, I came across a single article that seems to cover most of them. Let’s see, coffee: Coffee reduces the risk of skin cancer (basal-cell carcinoma, specifically) reduces stroke risk reduces depression in women reduces risk of type 2 … Continue reading
Kids and coffee
Should kids drink coffee? Of course not, right? Well that’s what I USED to think. Sure, I’d let my daughter taste my espresso. Not a big deal. But I’d never dream of letting her drink much at such a young age. However, like everything in life, the reality is much more complicated. It turns out … Continue reading
Coffee vs. Tea
The website HowToGeek has a cool infographic that has all sorts of facts of coffee compared to tea. Health benefits of each, caffeine, etc. For example, did you know that adding milk to your tea may decrease or eliminate the benefits tea has in preventing cancer? Cool stuff. Click ‘more’ to view the full graphic.
How coffee helps prevent skin cancer
There are so many articles touting health benefits of coffee that it begins to sound like snake oil at times, but there really does seem to be solid science behind the claims. One of recent times was that coffee, or rather the caffeine therein, is associated with a decreased risk of developing skin cancer. Problem … Continue reading
KonaRed energy drink
The fruit of the coffee cherries, previously discarded as waste in pursuit of the precious seed inside, has found a new usefulness as the main ingredient in a new energy drink, KonaRed. The fruit is said to be rich in antioxidants and nutrients. Source: ecoprenurist.com
Coffee…and MSRA?!
There’s been quite a bit of news about the potential health benefits of coffee, especially in the past few years as you’ll notice if you poke around the posts on this website. It’s become almost comical in a sense, when coffee is linked to yet another health benefit. This time, it’s the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA … Continue reading
