You may have heard about organic coffee with reishi. What is this concoction and is it good for you or something to avoid completely? Red reishi is a mushroom found in China. Its scientific name is ganoderma lucidum and it has been used as a folk medicine in China for centuries. There is some evidence […]
Read More...Archive for the Organic Coffee Category
What Makes a Coffee Organic?
By Tim Thompson on Friday, September 1st, 2017 | No Comments
The world consumes more than two billion cups of coffee a day. In the USA more than 50% of the population drinks coffee. Statistics are hard to come by but organic coffee makes up only a small percentage of total coffee output or consumption. What makes a coffee organic and why would you want to […]
Read More...Benefits of Drinking Coffee Improve with Age
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 | No Comments
Research has shown that if you drink coffee you live longer. That is to say that over a given period of time coffee drinkers are less likely to die than folks who don’t drink coffee. Another scientific study has come out with the ultimate health benefit of drinking coffee, drink coffee and live longer. The […]
Read More...Does Drinking Coffee Weaken Your Bones?
By Tim Thompson on Friday, August 25th, 2017 | No Comments
When you drink coffee you pass more calcium in your urine. Does this result in a loss of calcium from your body? Does drinking coffee weaken your bones? The issue for people over 50 years of age is that they should take calcium supplements, 1,000 milligrams a day for women and 1,000 milligrams a day […]
Read More...Is Organic Coffee Acid Free?
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 | No Comments
A reader recently asked this question. Is organic coffee acid free? The short answer is no but there is more to the story. What makes coffee acidic? First of all the average acidity of black coffee is a pH of 5 where water is neutral at 7, cow’s milk is 6 and lemon juice is […]
Read More...Organic Decaffeinated Coffee K Cups
By Tim Thompson on Friday, August 18th, 2017 | No Comments
If you are a single serve coffee lover but also want organic without the caffeine what do you do? It turns out that organic decaffeinated k cups are not that hard to find. Google the term. Target online carries several Keurig brands of organic decaffeinated coffee k cups as well as Newman’s Own, McCafe, Peet’s […]
Read More...Organic Coffee to Go
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 | No Comments
You can be an organic coffee purist who buys imported green organic coffee beans and roasts just enough for a day’s consumption. Or you can be a lover of healthy organic coffee with a busy life and rarely be at home. If the latter is the case then where can you find organic coffee to […]
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How Many Pounds of Coffee Do You Need to Trade for a Russian Fighter Jet?
By Tim Thompson on Friday, August 11th, 2017 | No Comments
Indonesia is the fourth largest coffee producer in the world at more than 800,000 tons a year. A fourth of their exports are high quality Arabica coffee beans and three fourths are lower quality but higher in caffeine content Robusta. As you enjoy your cup of Java remember that Java is an island in the […]
Read More...Organic Coffee Creamer without Carrageenan
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, August 10th, 2017 | No Comments
The other day we received a question from a reader. They were looking for an organic coffee creamer without carrageenan. First of all what is carrageenan? Edible Seaweed Extract Carrageenan was used as long ago as 600 BC in China and 400 BC in Ireland as a thickener, gelling agent and to stabilize certain foods, […]
Read More...Organic Ways to Fight the Coffee Borer Beetle
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 | No Comments
An old pest is back and posing a major threat to Brazil’s coffee crop. According to Reuters the coffee borer beetle is causing major damage to coffee crops in the world’s leading producer. Coffee growers in parts of Brazil are grappling with the worst beetle infestation in recent memory as a ban on a pesticide […]
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