Blog — organic coffee

The fact that there is so little research available on pesticides in coffee can make a consumer want to take a second look at what’s going on. Uncertainty springs from two places. First, exactly how many pesticides are being used on coffee beans? Second, what kinds of effects do those residues have on our bodies? And American coffee-drinkers should be especially interested since US regulators have relatively lax rules. Coffee-growing countries each have their own monitoring systems and limits for pesticide use. The grower’s regulations may be very different from the residue limits that the importing countries set. Usually local...

People who take steps to improve their health often create a list of don’ts. In the past, that list has included “don’t drink coffee.” However, what if coffee isn’t the “don’t” that many think it is, but is actually a superfood in disguise? What many people don’t know is that the answer to better health and longevity could actually be to drink more coffee instead of less. In the 1950s, surveys of the population linked coffee-drinking to a swath of illnesses, including heart failure and multiple cancers. However, these reports made the mistake of linking correlation and causation; there was...