“New research led by University College Cork scientists suggests that both caffeinated and decaf coffee reshape the gut microbiome in ways tied to lower stress and improved psychological well-being, offering clues to the drink’s long-suspected health effects.” Carry on the Dr. said.
Both caffeinated and decaf coffee have caffeine in them. There are coffees that are virtually 100% caffeine-free (99.9%+) and zero-caffeine coffee alternatives. The alternatives include beverages like Kaffree Roma which is a coffee sub that tastes a little like coffee but is not made with it, and Teeccino, same moniker. There are also fake teas like Rooibos Tea.
Prolonged, excessive coffee drinking (typically >4 cups/day) can lead to chronic anxiety, insomnia, increased heart rate, and elevated blood pressure. While moderate consumption is generally safe, long-term overconsumption can cause gastrointestinal issues like acid reflux, dependency, and potential bone density reduction, while paradoxically providing mental alertness. They don’t tell those that increase their consumption to get smarter about that.
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Ok! Last week, coffee was dangerous. This week, it’s good for us. I’m getting dizzy, going back and forth.
I drink tea. Coffee upsets my stomach. No issues with dementia or memory. Age 86. I never miss daily aerobic exercise. 3 days of the week I am at local YMCA doing Zumba dance class for 45 min each. Other 4 days of the week it is either treadmill or beach walk for 30 min.
I have known this for 50 years.
Black Coffee
Black coffee is my name
Black coffee is not a thing
Black coffee, freshly ground and fully packed
Hot black coffee, boys, mmm that’s where it’s at, mean it
Way back you all know since I don’t know when
See I got hungover before I was 10
You see my skin is white but my soul is black
So hot black coffee, that’s where it’s at
That’s what I’m talkin’ about boys
(Black coffee) That’s what I mean
(Black coffee) Ooh you’ve got to feel it in your hand
(Black coffee) Hmm yeah
(Black coffee)
Well you hear that
Some black tea, well it can’t compare with me
Black tea (can’t compare with me) that’s right
Black tea, well it’s as good as, it’s as good as, it’s as good as it can be
But it’s a cup of black coffee that a working man needs to see, yeah
In America, well it’s the land of the free
You can get what you want if you’ve got some do re me
Well travelling far and I work like a slave
Now I’m independent, and you know I get laid
I got me a job and I build me a place
I got a spit of black coffee, oh how good it tastes
I said a dime is all it costs in the States
For a cup of black coffee, how good it tastes
Alright
(Black coffee) Oh
(Black coffee) It’s what I want now, it’s what I need
(Black coffee) To suit my soul, to suit my soul now
(Black coffee) It’s what I want, it’s what I need
(Black coffee) It’s where it’s at, it’s where it’s at
(Black coffee) Oh
I’ll sleep better knowing this!
I’ll take this coffee study over the last one posted which was all negative... Guess I should read every other one.
I’m having my home roast Sumatra/Ethiopia/Guatemala hime roast that is 3 days old right now.
I’ll have another cup!
Matcha has the same benefits, only more of them. And its component, EGCG nearly doubles calorie burn rate, aiding weight loss.
It is the polyphenols in coffee that produce that benefit. Coffee is one of the biggest contributors of polyphenols in the average American diet (because a lot of people drink it, and it is a rich source).
Other particularly rich sources include tea, pomegranates, dark chocolate, olive oil, berries (especially wild blueberries), and apples.
Fiber and polyphenols are like food and fertilizer for many beneficial strains of probiotics. Some of the good ones will starve away, if there is little to no polyphenols in the diet. Those beneficial bacteria provide profound benefits - Improving mood, reducing body fat, reducing inflammation throughout the body, improving disease resistance, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and dementia.
Antibiotics kill off a lot of beneficial bacteria, as well as the bad ones, so make a special effort to reintroduce and feed them after a course of antibiotics.