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Data The Quantified Coffee Drinker   
  In the past few years a movement called The Quantified Self has emerged. With spreadsheets and gadgets it is now possible to track data about our lives and then adjust behavior.  
Parenting Infant Coffee - 6 Tips for Coffee Drinking Parents   
  Babies change everything; what do they change for coffee-drinking parents? Here are 6 suggestions.  
Detox Six Tips For Overcoming Coffee Addiction   
  If you are like hundreds of thousands of people across the country then you are struggling with an addiction to coffee and would like to kick the habit.  
Coffee Enema Coffee Enema Benefits vs Dangers   
  Every activity - especially those concerning your health - have risks and coffee enemas are not free from risks. However, many of us are willing to assume risk in our lives because of the benefits.  
Antioxidants Coffee is Loaded With Antioxidants   
  I always knew coffee had some antioxidants, but was unaware than it had more than tea. Antioxidants protect the body from free radicals.  
Decaf Don't Hate Me Because I'm Decaffeinated   
  I was innocently flipping through a magazine at the doctor's office when I read an article saying that if you want beautiful skin (I do!), you should lay off the caffeine.  
Detox Pre-Surgery Caffeine Detox   
  Part of the typical pre-surgery instructions are to have no food or fluids after midnight of the day before surgery.  
Flu Preventing the Flu By Gargling Tea   
  While I was reading up on the latest H1N1 virus information, I came across an interesting study that measured how tea could prevent influenza.  
Studies Coffee and Your Health   
  You would be hard pressed to find another beverage besides coffee whose health benefits or concerns are more controversial. It seems with each passing year, coffee is hailed as either medicine or poison, but this year it seems the findings have been positive.  
Caffeine Avoid Hydroxycut, Drink Coffee Instead   
  Since ephedra was removed as ingredient in fat loss pills, I kind of thought this supplement would disappear.  
Calories Black Coffee and Espresso - Not Calorie Free   
  For years I've been under the impression that coffee and its younger brother espresso had no calories. Well no calories until you started mucking around with it by adding sugar, dairy and what not.  
Blood Pressure Does Coffee Raise Blood Pressure?   
  Does coffee consumption lead to high blood pressure?  
Crystal Meth Coffee Meth Myth?   
  Hotel coffee-makers being used to make crystal meth -- urban myth, or cause for concern?  
Teeth Whitening No Coffee or Tea For At Least 2 Weeks   
  I messed up. I messed up bad. A few weeks ago I got a direct mail advertisement for a dentist offering new patients a free Zoom teeth whitening with the purchase of a cleaning and X-rays.  
Caffeine Caffeine Consumption By Coffee Fanatics   
  Once people learn about the INeedCoffee web site, they always seem to come to the same conclusion. You must drink a lot of coffee! For the longest time I tried to defend myself by explaining that I prefer quality over quantity.  
Blood Pressure Blood Pressure and Coffee   
  There have been some irresponsible articles written over the years, that assure the reader that drinking coffee will not raise your blood pressure.  
Caffeine Caffeine Sensitivity in Coffee   
  This is an article for people who want, or need, to understand more about caffeine, their problems reacting to coffee, and what to do about it. There is no reason why caffeine sensitivity should prevent you from enjoying a delicious cup of coffee.  
Coffee Enema Top 10 Dangers of the Coffee Enema   
  There is no scientific evidence to indicate that coffee enemas detoxify the bowel, liver, or gallbladder. The Gerson Therapy treatment, which includes daily coffee enemas, is currently being touted as an alternative cancer treatment.  
Fitness How Functional Coffee Can Help You Attain Fitness and Weight Loss   
  Caffeine decreases your perception of pain during exercise. This might explain why fitness competitors routinely down a cup of java right before exercise.  
Skin Caffeine and Skin Cancer   
  Studies are indicating caffeine, when applied topically to the skin, can prevent the occurrence of skin cancer caused by UV radiation.  
Fitness Coffee and Fitness: Friends or Foes?   
  Although I'm a firm believer that the only true and healthy path to sustained energy levels is through the combination of adequate amounts of exercise and rest while eating a balanced amount of real whole foods, sometimes our fast paced lifestyles don't make that very practical and require us to use alternative means to temporarily boost our energy levels.  
Dieting Coffee and Dieting   
  The intended audience for this article is the average coffee drinker who happens to be overweight. This is not intended as medical advice.  
Overview Caffeine: Physical and Psychological Effects   
  Caffeine is classified as a methylxanthine, along with theobromine and theophylline. Of these three chemicals, caffeine had the greatest stimulant effect on the central nervous system and the skeletal muscles, and the least effect on the cardiovascular system.  
Detox Coffee Enema   
  Coffee enemas are used to detoxify the body and evacuate the bowels. This article describes how to prepare and use a coffee enema.  
Overview Coffee Health Myths Explained   
  Coffee health myths tackles in this article include heart disease, ulcers, reproductive health and cholesterol from French Press coffee.  
Detox Accelerated Caffeine Detox   
  How much coffee is too much? 5 cups a day? 10 cups a day? Perhaps there is no limit? We are all different. Some of us can handle more, some less. My belief as a proponent of quality coffee is that flavor must always come first and caffeine second.  
Decaf Coffee and the Decaffeination Process   
  To understand decaffeination processes completely, one must consider the function of the caffeine molecule, with specific attention to taste. The caffeine molecule is a bitter alkaloid, so it contributes to acidity as well as the bitter properties of coffee.  

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