Coffee Hero

Well into my 30s, I’ve regained a tolerance for late-night caffeine.

Is post-feasting caffeine necessary to counteract the sleep-inducing effects of turkey?

Every month for at least the past decade some researcher has released a study claiming coffee is wonderful or evil.  I’m tired of it.  No study will convince me to drink more or less coffee.  We are all unique individuals and each of us has a sweet spot when it comes to caffeine consumption.  Mine [...]

This weekend several coffee websites were abuzz about the Coffea charrieriana (or Charrier Coffee), which is a coffee plant that naturally has no caffeine.  This made the Top 10 species list by The International Institute For Species Exploration and rightfully so.  A coffee plant that can produce coffee without caffeine is a major breakthrough.
Some people won’t [...]

The FDA has issued a warning on the Hydroxycut supplement line.  From the FDA website: Warning on Hydroxycut (PDF):
FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported [...]

Ori Hofmekler, the author of the The Warrior Diet, is a fan of having coffee instead of food prior to a workout.  From the chapter on exercising he writes:
Good, fresh coffee is a wonderful natural stimulator before a workout.  Caffeine, which is a strong alkaloid, may boost your metabolism up to 20%, and therefore may [...]