If you really want to get the most of your caffeine consumption, maybe it's time to reconsider when you drink your first cup of coffee. This article from The Washington Post places a question mark on the ingrained habit of drinking coffee shortly after waking up. Coffee has ingrained itself in the mechanisms of so many people's early morning routines. There is something ... Continue Reading
When and How to Drink Coffee for Maximum Benefit
Coffee, when consumed in the right way, can in fact be used as a health and fitness enhancing tool. In one recent study, athletes who consumed caffeine pre-exercise burned 15 percent more calories for three hours post-exercise, compared to the control group. If you're like many people, you may start your day with a cup of coffee. According to Health Magazine,1 about half of ... Continue Reading
Herbal Tea Recipes for Weight Loss
There are many herbal tea recipes for weight loss and you can easily take your pick out of the given combinations. It is a long known fact that herbal teas can help in reducing weight and if taken regularly, they can cause effective weight loss and ensure that the person doesn’t regain the lost weight. Infact herbal teas can be considered a delicious and easily digestible way ... Continue Reading
Coffee Can Disrupt Sleep Long After It Is Consumed
A recent study found that consuming even one cup of coffee after lunch could result in losing as much as one hour of sleep at night. Your coffee addiction could be depriving you of much-needed sleep at night, especially if you down a cup in the late afternoon or early evening. A new study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that people who ... Continue Reading
Good Coffee, Bad Coffee: How Decaf Coffee Is Made
(BeWellBuzz) A major challenge merchants face when decaffeinating coffee is maintaining flavor. The caffeine contains much of the bean's yum-factor, and the processing draws out more than caffeine but also other important flavor chemicals. It turns out that the popular stimulant doesn't separate easily from its vessel, so manufacturers have had to devise methods powerful enough ... Continue Reading