Benefits of Drinking Coffee Improve with Age

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Organic Coffee vs Folgers

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 | No Comments

If you want organic coffee you need to look for organic certification on the label. If you buy Arabica coffee you are getting the highest quality coffee. Organic is virtually always Arabica. But the best-selling American coffee brand is Folgers. How can you compare organic coffee vs Folgers? Organic Coffee Healthy organic coffee is Arabica […]

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