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Coffee Crawl Seattle Style

Its no surprise that Seattle’s Best Coffee Shop at Pike Market Place is the embarkation point for the Seattle Coffee Crawl.  You will have plenty of energy (caffeine) to get your through the 1.6 mile coffee tour through downtown where you will lean about Seattle’s culture and history, which, of course, is rich in coffee!  Its like a cupping on the go.  You get to sample coffee from downtown coffee shops.  Tours are held daily at 10am and last approximately 2 hours.  The cost is $20 per person.

Check out www.SeattleByFoot.comto find out more. You can also read another article aobut the Coffee Crawl at http://www.thefalcononline.com/article.php?id=5579

May 27, 2009 · Filed Under Coffee, Coffee Fun, Coffee Shops, Did You Know?, Over Caffeinated, Random, caffeinated drinks, caffeine, coffee break, coffee culture, coffee news

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Caffeine Free Coffee Plant

Would you like decaf?  How about an uncaffinated coffee plant?  A new caffeine free coffee plant from Camaroon, has been named one of 10 top new species for 2008. 

To read more about the top new species please visit the link below.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090522122314.htm

May 23, 2009 · Filed Under Coffee, Did You Know?, Local News, Over Caffeinated, Top 10, caffeinated drinks, caffeine, coffee break, coffee culture, coffee forum, coffee news, decaf, new products

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Coffee Can’t Hurt, Might Help

There is always ongoing research as to how coffee effects the body.  Coffee used to get a bad wrap, but not anymore.   Studies show that it couldprotect against diabetes,  heart disease and stroke, liver cancer, cirrhosis and Parkinson’s disease.   Coffee is also helpful for athletes to help them achieve the optimum in performance. 

 Why did earlier studies not show this?  Perhaps it is because many coffee drinkers also smoke which skewed the previous tests on coffee.  It is important to account for all factors when doing medical research so that you can truly evaluate the specific thing that you are testing, in this case, coffee.

For more information and to read the full story, check out the following link.  

 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/la-he-coffee18-2009may18,0,2647860.column?track=rss

This article was written by Judy Forman.  You can check out her site at www.myhealthsense.com

May 18, 2009 · Filed Under Announcements, Blog Carnivals, Coffee, Coffee Fun, Coffee Shops, Coffee Wisdom, Did You Know?, Espresso, Fair Trade, Health, Instant Coffee, Latte, Local News, Uses for Coffee or Tea, additives, beans, caffeinated drinks, caffeine, coffee break, coffee culture, coffee forum, coffee news, quick links (speedlinking)

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Caffeine Content In Assorted Beverages (coffee, sodas, chocolate)

Here is a short list of beverages with their caffeine content. I will add to this as time goes but I thought I would start here. Drink up people, there’s plenty of caffeine to be had out in this world. ;)

Double espresso (2oz) 45-100 mg

Brewed coffee (8 oz) 60-120 mg

Instant coffee (8 oz) 70 mg

Decaf coffee (8 oz) 1-5 mg

Tea - black (8 oz) 45 mg

Tea - green (8 oz) 20 mg

Tea - white (8 oz) 15 mg

Coca Cola (12 oz can) 34 mg

Pepsi (12 oz can) 38 mg

Barq’s Root Beer (12 oz can) 22 mg

Dr. Pepper (12 oz can) 42.6 mg

Mountain Dew (12 oz can) 55.8 mg

Jolt (12 oz can) 72.0 mg

7-up (12 oz) 0 mg

Chocolate milk (8 oz) 4 mg

Dark chocolate (1 oz) 20 mg

Milk chocolate (1 oz) 6 mg

Starbucks Coffee Icecream (8 oz) 50-60 mg

Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte (Grande 16 oz) 100 mg

July 27, 2008 · Filed Under caffeinated drinks

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More Good Reasons To Drink Coffee

I found even more Reasons to Drink Coffee! I thought I’d add them for you. See documentation at the end of entry.

1.Coffee is high in polyphenols — plant chemicals that are known to reduce inflammation. Polyphenols also have other positive effects on the heart, blood vessels and blood sugar
2.They help to relax blood vessels, which can also lower blood pressure. Can you freaking imagine? I would think it makes it go up. Oh wait! Here it is: Excessive caffeine may increase blood pressure, anxiety and insomnia. I knew that.
3.They act as antioxidants and may help to reduce blockages in the arteries. I knew that and I hope that my arteries are clean as a whistle.
4. Thinning the blood by reducing platelet stickiness.
5.Unfiltered coffee can increase your blood cholesterol levels, so use a filter when you brew.
6. Reduces the risk of gallstones

Some Risks that should be duly noted:

1. More than 200 milligrams of caffeine per day can increase the risk of miscarriage.
2. Caffeine increases the loss of calcium in the urine. Keep your intake under 300mil a day or take a good calcium supplement to counteract that caffeine effect.
3. Excessive caffeine may increase blood pressure, anxiety and insomnia

I found this useful information at Star-Telegram.com

July 8, 2008 · Filed Under Coffee, Did You Know?, Top 10, coffee news

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