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Coffee, like all other crops, has the risk of having toxic chemical residues from the pesticides and artificial fertilizers used in its cultivation. Add to that the already present health risks involved with too much caffeine and you have a major concern for health conscious coffee lovers across the world. Can we ever look forward to enjoying a cup of coffee without having to worry about the threats of caffeine and the presence of harmful chemicals in our drinks? Well, the time is now because coffee that’s both organic and free from caffeine is already available.

Coffee Gone Green

The usual method of cultivating coffee involves the use of artificial pesticides and chemicals, because many of which contain solvents, carcinogens and other chemicals that may cause certain forms of cancers and other medical illnesses. Agriculture laws in the US and in other nations outlaw these chemicals but since there are imported coffee products, we should always verify if it is certified organic. A certified organic coffee eliminates the health risks of harmful chemicals and pesticides, plus plays a significant role in the “green” movement.

Why Choose Decaf?

Medical studies have proven that caffeine is a stimulating agent which can be detrimental to health in due course and in overdose. It can cause negative conditions such as high blood pressure, irritation, anxiety, loss of appetite, insomnia, chronic pains and fatigue, lung disorders and more. The caffeine present in coffee is more potent than that in tea, and if the caffeine found in tea can already do harm, what more of the highly caffeinated coffee? This is why decaffeinating is very essential. Also, a decaf coffee, though devoid of most caffeine, bears the same antioxidant benefits that you can get from a regular coffee. The US Food and Drug Administration’s requirement for a coffee product to be labeled as decaffeinated is that it must be 97% free from caffeine.

Benefits of Organic Decaf Coffee

Organic decaf coffee eliminates the adverse side effects of too much caffeine and also offers coffee that is cultivated in a totally natural and organic process. This protects your health further and lets you enjoy the rich and flavorful taste found only in coffee without having to risk your health. The cultivation of organic decaffeinated coffee also helps support farmers and coffee growers in developing countries, so it’s a win-win situation for all.

Where Can I Get Organic Decaf Coffee?

Organic decaffeinated coffee has been very popular and is available in many retail stores. However, if you can’t get it within your area, you may order them online. But should you choose to buy it either way, you should always verify whether the product is certified organic and always check the manufacturing details such as date, decaffeination process, etc.

Energy drinks are all the rage these days. They are sold everywhere. They are being marketed to consumers under 30, and a niche market has become college students and athletes. More marketing towards young people is happening, even though many energy drinks have warnings on the can that they are not for kids. The manufacturers might claim they’re not marketing to kids, but when the distributors say they want to come to our schools and distribute products for free, and pamphlets, it sounds to me they’re marketing to kids.

They are a convenient drink touted as drinks that give you energy and keep you active and alert. Energy drinks do not offer any good nutrients that our bodies need. They do offer health risks.

o Energy drinks contain large doses of caffeine and sugar in them along with other stimulants such as ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng

o Energy drinks contain as much caffeine as in a cup of coffee. The difference in drinking a cup of coffee and an energy drink is with coffee it’s sipped, energy drinks are guzzled and many times drank one after another

o Consumed quickly, the caffeine and sugar rush into your blood stream, giving you a caffeine jolt and raising your blood sugar levels and blood pressure, making your heart beat faster

o High levels of sugar and caffeine may produce symptoms including irritability, anxiety, sleeplessness, and nausea severe enough to require hospitalization

o Energy drinks have also been known to dehydrate our bodies if we drink them while we exercise

oEnergy drinks have become popular as mixers for alcoholic beverages. The quick energy provided by the caffeine and sugar counteract the drowsiness produced by alcohol, and the drinker will be able to party longer.

oThey’ll also enjoy a bigger hangover the next morning thanks to dehydration produced by the caffeine.

o One hidden danger is that drinkers may be unaware of how intoxicated they are and attempt to drive, or drink to extreme excess.

o Once the stimulant effect of the caffeine wears off, the depression of the central nervous system remains and the drinker could vomit in their sleep, aspirate the vomit and suffocate, or experience respiratory distress.

Pregnant women and children should never drink energy drinks.

My family gets healthy energy through fruits, veggies and more, naturally.

A woman who is interested in reducing the risk of diabetes by 50% can do so through the advantages of drinking coffee, according to a new study, which reports on the effects of having four cups of coffee each day. It seems that coffee, besides being a great way to start the day, also raise the amount of a compound known as sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in the bloodstream. Increased levels of SHBG have been shown to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in a variety of clinical research.

In the most recent study, a team examined the medical records and how much cofffee they drank of just over 350 women with diabetes and the same number of healthy females of the same age and race, following them for over ten years.

The women who had four cups of standard coffee each day had significantly increased amounts of SHBG and had 56% less chance of developing type II diabetes than those women who didn’t drink coffee. Those who carry the protective copy of the SHBG gene appeared to benefit most of all from drinking coffee daily.

As the amount of coffee the subjects drank increased, the more the risk of type 2 diabetes lowered – though it’s important to note that decaffeinated coffee wasn’t associated with SHBG levels, or diabetes risk.

What’s more, when the investigators controlled for blood SHBG levels, the decrease in risk wasn’t significant – this tells us that it is the SHBG that is involved with the decrease in diabetes risk.

Earlier work has supported an inverse (one goes up, other goes down) association between coffee drinking and diabetes risk, and a study carried out in 2009 by a member of the team working on this new study found higher amounts of SHBG in the blood were linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.

Researchers speculate that SHBG in the blood might indicate a genetic susceptibility to developing type II diabetes, but we also now know that this protein can be influenced by what we eat, or in this case, what we drink.

The experts think it’s another ingredient in the coffee other than caffeine, and it’s possible that it may be something else about those who drink coffee that brings these protective effects. Researchers are hoping for additional studies to prove the link.

Among coffee drinking detractors are a 2004 study that found caffeine is detrimental to those suffering from type II diabetes since it hampers the metabolism of glucose. However, additional work has shown coffee appears to have a protective effect against diabetes. Experts believe more work needs to be done to clarify just the advantages of drinking coffee are.

The American Diabetes Association tells us there are nearly 24 million adults and children in the United States who are living with diabetes. That’s nearly 8% of the population. Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common, accounting for from 90 to 95% of the cases out there. Reducing the risk of diabetes therefore is key to stop this chronic disease from taking hold.