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Cancer is one of the most frightening and pervasive diseases worldwide. Amazingly, coffee is turning out to be one of the most easily accessible tools to fight it. Compounds in coffee that might alter cancer’s progression and effects include chlorogenic acids (CGAs), diterpenes, and yes, even caffeine. "The associations between coffee consumption and risks of several disease outcomes have been investigated. Coffee consumption has been inversely associated with risks of type 2 diabetes, liver cancer, lethal prostate cancer, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, endometrial cancer, and neurological diseases as well as with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) when consumed...

Stressing over inconsistent information about coffee’s role in heart disease is enough to cause chest flutters. Common knowledge over the years has set up coffee to look like a menace to the human heart, but fortunately for coffee fans things are not that black and white. While some people need to be a little more cautious with their coffee drinking, many people’s heart health actually benefits from moderate coffee intake. So, rather than playing into the tired storyline that coffee has it in for your heart, let’s look at coffee’s actual effects on the cardiovascular system. “Drinking moderate amounts of...

Mold & mycotoxins in coffee: Can they survive the roasting process? “Mycotoxins” is an umbrella term for a whole lot of things that can be found in coffee and many other food ingredients. The compounds develop from fungi that forms on coffee beans and other crops like peanuts, maize, grains, and grapes. The fungi thrive in the same conditions that makes a location ideal for growing coffee. You may have heard the term “mycotoxins” used by people concerned with the link between coffee and health. There are two camps: one that says mycotoxins can do lasting harm to the body,...

You probably already know a little bit about why organic coffee is good for you. When you sip coffee brewed from organic beans, you can bask in the knowledge that people in the communities who grow your coffee beans are not exposed to dangerous chemicals and that the sustainability of the environment is not being damaged. It gives you the certainty that you’re not ingesting pesticide residues with your daily pick-me-up. You can rest assured that there are fewer toxins standing in the way of your daily dose of antioxidants. But what if organic coffee could be improved even further?...