When we think of something having side effects we usually expect something bad. But, that is not the case with organic coffee. Organic coffee side effects are all good! You may be someone who drinks coffee in the morning to get started. Or you may need a cup of java to make it through a long afternoon at work. And you probably like the aroma and flavor of a good cup of coffee. It does not matter why you drink coffee or how much you drink. You will experience positive organic coffee side effects even if you are not aware of them.
Organic Coffee Side Effects
- Better quality coffee
- Health benefits of coffee
- Benefits of organic versus regular coffee
- Helping save the environment
Organic Coffee Side Effects, 1: Better Quality Coffee
Your organic coffee is almost always Arabica organic coffee.
There are two basic species of coffee, Arabica and Robusta. Arabica coffee is generally believed to be the first type of coffee to be cultivated with a tradition stretching back over a thousand years. When you buy Arabica organic coffee you are choosing the species of coffee with superior taste.
Arabica has less caffeine than Robusta, the other basic coffee type. But Arabica has more complex flavor and aroma and is the ingredient of most gourmet coffees. So, when you choose organic coffee for whatever purpose, the side effects are better aroma and better taste.
Organic Coffee Side Effects, 2: Health Benefits
Coffee has many health benefits. And most of those benefits come from the antioxidants found in green coffee and also those formed during roasting. Higher quality coffee such as organic coffee typically has more antioxidants and therefore more health benefits.
For the complete lowdown on organic coffee health benefits, take a look at our article of the same name. The short version is that if you drink coffee you are less likely to get a whole bunch of bad diseases. These diseases which you can perhaps avoid include Type II diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, liver cancer, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, death by suicide, and progressive dementia.
Not only are you likely to live longer by drinking coffee, you will perform better and enjoy yourself more along the way. For folks who engage in strength and endurance sports a cup or two of coffee beforehand helps their performance. And, it turns out that sex is better too for coffee drinkers. What? Does coffee make sex better?
Scientific research shows that coffee can lead to sexual arousal in females. Studies of sixtyish men and women show that coffee drinking women have sex more frequently and coffee drinking men have higher potency.
Couple Drinking Coffee
As we noted in the article there is more to the coffee and sex story. Coffee drinkers are less likely to get diabetes and the impotency that comes with that bad disease. Coffee drinkers are less likely to get prostate cancer, need surgery and destroy the nerves in that area necessary for male potency. Obviously if you drink coffee and don’t get Alzheimer’s you will remember who you spouse is which will improve the odds of having sex this evening! And, because coffee improves athletic performance you will be more energetic when making love. And that should impress your partner and make it more likely that the two of you will try that again.
But, why do you want organic instead of regular coffee for these benefits? First of all, organic coffee is high quality Arabica and has more antioxidants than many types of regular coffee. This fact improves your odds of experiencing the health benefits of coffee! And then there is the matter of avoiding quite a few things that may have slipped into your regular coffee container.
Organic Coffee Side Effects, 3: Why Organic versus Regular Coffee?
When you look for organic coffee, look for proof of organic coffee certification.
The soil in which organic coffee is grown must have been verified as free from prohibited substances for at least three years. In addition there must be distinct boundaries between land on which organic coffee is grown and land where pesticides, herbicides, and prohibited chemical fertilizers are used.
Organic coffee certification includes the adherence to a specific and verifiable plan for all practices and procedures from planting to crop maintenance, to harvest, de-husking, bagging, transport, roasting, packaging, and final transport.
There is a lot of work required to get organic coffee certified. But, the end result is that your cup of organic coffee does not contain measurable amounts of synthetic fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, or chemicals used to kill insects that attack coffee plants. If you want coffee in your coffee cup and not synthetic and potentially dangerous chemicals, drink organic coffee. And if you want to make sure that what you are drinking is really high quality organic coffee, look for proof of certification such as the USDA organic (United States Department of Agriculture) seal on the container.
USDA Organic Coffee Certification
Organic Coffee Side Effects, 4: Better Coffee Farming Protects the Environment
The general term for the kind of farming used to produce organic coffee is sustainable agriculture. Plant matter is tilled back into the soil. Animal waste provides nitrogen for plants. And no synthetic fertilizers leach down into the water table. Growing coffee in the shade creates a better coffee. And leaving the trees in place provides a place for the birds to nest. Also, leaving in place or planting trees among the coffee plants helps prevent soil erosion as well. Organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution help in this regard with their bird friendly certification.
Bird friendly coffee comes from coffee plantations with a variety of shade trees and not just a monoculture on one kind. The Smithsonian requires native trees appropriate for native birds.
A wonderful example of organic coffee side effects might be preservation of habit for a Colombian songbird such as the Tangara Gyrola which lives in the heart of the Colombian coffee growing region near Manizales.
Tangara Gyrola, Colombia