Coffee Break is the most amazing part of my day. If you are like me coffee breaks have become a part of your daily routine. Taking a break for coffee is like having a mini vacation, no matter what I was doing moments before. For me this routine has multiple benefits that help strengthen my body, mind and relationships.

full size coffee graph How Coffee Changed America Graph showing how Coffee changed America. graph by Lumin Consulting

3 Critical Ingredients to Quality Coffee Goerge Howell breaks down the 3 critical ingredients to quality coffee during his presentation at Coffee Con 2012. Quality Coffee Ingredient #1 The first ingredient in quality coffee is terrior. Terrior is a French word that encompasses the place coffee is grown. Quality Coffee Ingredient #2 The second ingredient in quality coffee is variety. [...]

Myth 1: Coffee Stunts Your Growth Have you ever heard the old wives tale, “don’t let your kid drink coffee it will stunt their growth!” A contributing factor to this myth was an early study linking caffeine to reduced bone mass and osteoporosis. The problem with these studies is that they were done on the elderly and their diets were [...]

In the past we have discussed in depth why we should drink more coffee. In this article we are going to look at 3 reasons why coffee is the best beverage the world has ever seen! Reason 1: Coffee Makes You Smarter Coffee effects the brain, and makes you smarter, in a number of ways; the two most notable are with [...]

Coffee Fights Cancer! According the a recent study by Rutgers applying caffeine topically could help fight cancer! Coffee Bath anyone? In the study when caffeine was applied topically to mice they were 72 percent less likely to develop skin cancer. What does this mean? It means very soon we might be seeing caffeine as an ingredient in sunscreen and/or lotion [...]

Question: What is a Cafe Mocha? Answer: A Cafe Mocha is an espresso drink that contains the same basic components as a Latte (milk & espresso). Chocolate is the ingredient that makes the mocha distinct among all espresso drinks. The type of chocolate used will depend on the coffee house. I prefer and recommend a dark chocolate mocha that is light [...]

Have you ever wondered why coffee makes a well defined ring when it leaves a stain? Now science has given us the answer. Coffee Ring When coffee stains it leaves a well defined edge on ring shaped pattern instead of  undefined blob like you might expect. In a recent study, done by Peter Yunker at University of Pennsylvania, they showed [...]