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Even one cup of coffee a day can help you live longer, according to a new Japanese study on coffee and mortality. The “Takayama study”, by Michiyo Yamakawa and others, tracked over 31,500 people for more than 14 years, and showed that even one cup of coffee was associated with a 16% lower risk of all-cause mortality and mortality from cardiovascular, infectious and digestive diseases. Subjects who drank 2-3 cups of coffee a day showed highest results at 19% lower risk. This study has similar findings of other large population studies throughout several countries that have been published over the...

There are some people who love coffee, but they've had to give it up because it bothers their stomach. Indigestion, acid reflux and a general feeling of malaise around the gut are common complaints. As a result, coffee lovers either stop drinking coffee, drink less or just suffer through. What is going on with coffee and the stomach? Is it the acidity? Is it the caffeine? Or is it something else? At Purity, we take health complaints seriously, and have dug into the research to get some answers to what might be contributing to stomach issues. Is it the acidity...

You know at Purity Coffee we push ourselves to deliver you the freshest and highest quality coffee in the world. Pioneering nutritionist @annlouisegittleman is like us. She has pushed the boundaries of nutrition for DECADES and she’s done it again with her new book Radical Metabolism. We partnered with her to make the healthiest latte we can think of - the #radicallypurelatte. This latte is packed with the healthiest fats, like hemp and coconut, as well as superfood spices like turmeric. Give the recipe a try for yourself and post a photo of it using the hashtag #radicallypurelatte for a...

By Deanna Minich, PhD Having had sensitive skin all my life, I’ve been on the hunt for that special cream or that magical elixir that would help me to ward off the redness, breakouts, hives, and growths that would occasionally appear. What I’ve come to know in my pursuit of glowing skin is that it’s an inside job: I eat a rainbow of plant-based foods every day, ensure I get the proper balance of fats, and supplement with various nutrients to help with detoxification of harmful compounds.More recently, I learned that coffee could add to my routine of healthy skin....