Hi David, oh yeah coffee in the morning is must for me, whether this is good for you or not is also debatable. So, with drinking coffee linked to longer life and several health advantages. Would love your thoughts on how (something I think of every time I read something about coffee), we create a study that isolates and measures the unique effects of different elements in coffee, such as caffeine and polyphenols, on health benefits, considering its complex composition and high polyphenol content? And how can we take into consideration the possible combined effects of these elements that may not be evident when examining them individually? I guess is that it is not that easy, as well as why would you want to do this: good question; my thoughts: 1/Determine which specific components of coffee are responsible for various health benefits. 2/Understand how these components interact to produce observed effects. 3/Develop recommendations for coffee consumption based on individual health needs and genetic profiles.
I feel you on this, I have certainly done a month at a time without caffeinated coffee to try and reduce my dependance at least briefly (let's call it a reset) - I certainly found sleep improved but I was also quite a bit slower mentally.
Yes, I tend to agree with you that there are 2 ways to think of this: let's try isolate things or ignore the heavily biomedical thought process and enjoy that 'coffee' as a 'wholefood' is in itself beneficial and leave it be. Often when we start deconstructing things they aren't as good as the original food. So I am less bullish on pulling things apart, but on that track there's the decaf vs not research, pulling out one aspect.
I guess part of what this article is highlighting is that even for the same coffee bean from the same plant, you can completely change it's health properties at numerous points in the chain between bean and cup.
On a similar note, I am not convinced it's fruitful to chase specific components, because I think the complexity is more than we currently appreciate and there is so much difference between varietals, and even harvest years.
Hi David, oh yeah coffee in the morning is must for me, whether this is good for you or not is also debatable. So, with drinking coffee linked to longer life and several health advantages. Would love your thoughts on how (something I think of every time I read something about coffee), we create a study that isolates and measures the unique effects of different elements in coffee, such as caffeine and polyphenols, on health benefits, considering its complex composition and high polyphenol content? And how can we take into consideration the possible combined effects of these elements that may not be evident when examining them individually? I guess is that it is not that easy, as well as why would you want to do this: good question; my thoughts: 1/Determine which specific components of coffee are responsible for various health benefits. 2/Understand how these components interact to produce observed effects. 3/Develop recommendations for coffee consumption based on individual health needs and genetic profiles.
BTW, fabulous article
Glad you enjoyed it Marius
I feel you on this, I have certainly done a month at a time without caffeinated coffee to try and reduce my dependance at least briefly (let's call it a reset) - I certainly found sleep improved but I was also quite a bit slower mentally.
Yes, I tend to agree with you that there are 2 ways to think of this: let's try isolate things or ignore the heavily biomedical thought process and enjoy that 'coffee' as a 'wholefood' is in itself beneficial and leave it be. Often when we start deconstructing things they aren't as good as the original food. So I am less bullish on pulling things apart, but on that track there's the decaf vs not research, pulling out one aspect.
I guess part of what this article is highlighting is that even for the same coffee bean from the same plant, you can completely change it's health properties at numerous points in the chain between bean and cup.
On a similar note, I am not convinced it's fruitful to chase specific components, because I think the complexity is more than we currently appreciate and there is so much difference between varietals, and even harvest years.
I tend to agree, but still an super interesting topic. I will revert back to just drink the coffee ;-)
Looking forward to sharing one soon
OK, back to using paper filters in my Aeropress, I guess.
You and me both Mario.
Ive never really liked coffee, but now I’m tempted to try again 😅
I don’t even know what to say, aside from “yes”