coffee

Coffee vs. Napping: Which is Better? How do those guys who get by on 4 to 5 hours of sleep do it? Maybe we can use caffeine naps to approximate their ability. I’ve been reading the same rule all my life. You’ve been reading it all your life: “Humans need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night. Or else!”...

Coffee is pretty much the most beloved drink in the world. For many, it’s a daily morning ritual and its caffeine provides that amazing energy boost and mental pick-me-up. Coffee has a huge consumption rate among many different cultures. Both for social, routine and stimulatory reasons. The...

by TC Luoma Avoiding this popular coffee-brewing system might extend your lifespan by 15%. Even John Sylvan, the guy who invented them, thinks they suck. He figured they’d only be used by heartless corporations to caffeinate their despondent employees, or maybe by rumpled police detectives who...

Cool Tricks to Make Your Body Healthier A listicle of tips and food hacks to improve your health, reduce your waistline, make you live longer, and make you better at sexin' it up. Eating has gotten to be like alchemy for me. It’s no longer just about fueling my body or finding new culinary...

For millions of us, mornings just wouldn’t be the same without a steaming hot cup of coffee, and while caffeine had previously gained a bad rap for purportedly causing dehydration and thus effecting our performance, more recent work on the subject has debunked the idea that a single a cup of...

COFFEE ANYONE? I've got this buddy who seems to love going out for coffee with members of the opposite sex. Wait, let me clarify. He loves going out for coffee with exceptionally good-looking members of the opposite sex. Almost every time I call this guy during afternoon hours, he's on one of...

Caffeine is one of the absolute best ergogenic aids available; meaning, it enhances an individual’s energy use, production, and/or recovery. When caffeine is taken in moderate to high doses, major improvement is seen in resistance to fatigue, improved endurance, improved physical performance...

A large meta-study out of China, recently published in Scientific Reports, shows that drinking two cups of coffee every day (like a grande) reduced the chances of developing prostate cancer by three percent, endometrial cancer by 12 percent, and liver cancer by a whopping 27 percent. One odd...

In recent years, an inordinate amount of "energy drinks" have cropped up in convenience stores and supermarkets across the globe, all of which are fueled by the adrenaline-inducing nootropic we know as caffeine. Sure enough, caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, being a...

IS YOUR MORNING JOE A FAT BURNING FOOD? IT COULD BE Is there really such a thing as a fat-burning food? Nutrition experts love to debate that. Listening to them get tangled up in the semantics of the question, you'd need a strong cup of coffee just to keep from nodding off. Here's what we do...

IMPROVE CREATIVITY, MOTIVATION, AND FITNESS Cocoa makes your coffee work better. Adding a little bit of it to your morning, afternoon, or pre-workout cup increases coffee's creativity and motivation-enhancing effects while handicapping some of its effects on anxiety. Cocoa itself, though, has...

THE HEALTHIEST DRINK IN THE WORLD That's it. The contest is over. We knew coffee lowered the risk of heart disease, thwarted different types of cancer, protected your liver, lowered your risk of type 2 diabetes, and made you live longer in general, but the results of a new study cinch it...

POOR HULK... If the Hulk, after being belted by gamma rays, had just gone to Starbucks and ordered a nice, grande dark roast, he probably wouldn't have turned into the Hulk in the first place. Hulk would have saved lots of money by not having to take so many split pairs of pants to the tailor...

While Joe Weider often gets the lion's share of credit (or blame) for popularizing bodybuilding supplements, Vince Gironda, aka "The Iron Guru," was the true father of supplementation (along with a whole lot of nifty training concepts). Gironda also popularized being kind of an SOB. I...

Coffee is a little mysterious in that we're not really sure how it does some of the things it does. Coffee has over 1000 biologically active compounds after all. One thing seems for certain, though: the more you drink, the better off you are. In fact, the more you drink, the longer you live. In...

SOGGY-BOTTOM BODYBUILDING The prevailing notion among bodybuilders, athletes, and regular health-conscious people is that the more water they drink, the healthier they'll be. The extra water will presumably give them more energy, clear their head, brighten their skin, and even coax extra growth...

The Choice Between Light, Dark, or Medium It wouldn’t be a revelation to say that coffee is a popular beverage for athletes and non-athletes alike. Humans have been consuming it at least since 1,000 AD. In the USA, it’s the number one source of caffeine consumption 6 (1,2). For those who...

Coffee may be one of the most under-rated nootropics out there, and it’s certainly had its fair share of controversy for health. Everything from caffeine dependency to tolerance levels, experiencing withdrawals, jitters, and dehydration, to name a few. However, some of the unique factors that...

by Isadora Baum If even the thought of giving up coffee sends shivers down your spine, you’re far from alone. More than 150 million Americans—and 90 percent of adults worldwide—drink caffeine every single day. In safe doses (up to 400 milligrams a day), caffeine offers some serious perks...

by Perri O. Blumberg So many of us live for the caffeine jolt that comes with our coffee or pre-workout, but have you ever noticed that caffeine hits people differently? While one mug or shaker cup may be enough to get your engine running, someone else may need an entire thermos to perk up...