In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Katie to talk more about how coffee can affect your health, both good and bad. For this episode, the focus is on the impact coffee has on your metabolism, heart health, and mental health. Kenneth shares the details of some extensive long-term studies and talks about what he has noticed while working as a physician.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• If you suffer from acid reflux, try drinking your coffee black instead of with creamer.
• Coffee increases your metabolic rate, so you burn more calories.
• A study of 208,000 people showed that those who drink coffee are less likely to die prematurely.
• Antioxidants and anti-inflammatories reduce endothelial dysfunction, which is why it is thought that coffee is good for the heart.
• Moderate consumption does not have a long-term effect on blood pressure or arrhythmias.
• Repeated intake of 75mgs of caffeine, every 4 hours, has been shown to improve mood in a sustained way.
• Coffee can be protective against some neurological disorders and cognitive decline.
• If you are an anxious person, the caffeine in coffee can make things worse.
• It is possible to get addicted to coffee.
• The caffeine in coffee is a diuretic.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It´s (coffee is) loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, and that's the key to prevention of a lot of health issues. ´

‘Drink good coffee so you can drink it black.’

‘It (coffee) improves learning and retention.’

‘Coffee decreases the risk of developing diabetes by 11 to 33%.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Annals of Internal Medicine coffee drinker longevity study - https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/abs/10.7326/M21-2977?journalCode=aim

A roundup of coffee drinker longevity studies - https://www.foxnews.com/health/coffee-may-perk-up-life-expectancy-study-suggests

Framingham heart study and coffee - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28802304/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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ABOUT THE HOST

As a coffee lover, physician, chemical engineer, serial entrepreneur, competitive runner, writer, and family man, Kenneth knows what it’s like to push yourself to achieve goals very few accomplish. He’s one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States as he’s a multi-year US Coffee Roasters’ Competition Finalist. He created Umble Coffee Co with the belief that, if sourced and roasted right, coffee can taste phenomenal and be good for you.

“Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.”

Podcast Description

Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you!  Season 1 is all about coffee's journey from seed to shelf.

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