According to this article by Reuters, knocking back a medium-sized dose of caffeine before a major workout may lessen post-workout muscle soreness. This notable alleviation is (supposedly) related to an attribute of caffeine which blocks a chemical called adenosine, which activates pain receptors in muscle tissue. This sounds similar to the effect that steroids have [...]
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NoDoz = No (or Less) Post-Workout Soreness
April 8th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee News, Coffee Science, Health
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Proportioning Coffee Grounds and Water
March 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee Science, Tricks of the Trade
I hit up the break room today for a coffee refill and noticed that whoever made the coffee I was now drinking had filled the coffee filter almost to the top with coffee grounds. Consequently the coffee tasted excessively bitter and unbalanced. This reminded me of the fact that many people do not know how [...]
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Coffee Helps Prevent Skin Cancer
February 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee Science, Health
Coffee prevents skin cancer? According to this article by Yahoo, coffee may prevent the development of skin cancer by “deleting” the damaged cells that lead to cancerous tissue. Caffeine might also be a wise additive for sunscreens since it not only blocks UV rays, but also clears out cells that have already been damaged by [...]
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N-Joy Powdered Coffee Creamer
February 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee Science
I was especially tired at work today since I stayed up most of the night working on school stuff. Also I neglected to bring my own coffee so I was stuck drinking break room coffee all day–tons of it. My experience today has inspired me to try and wean myself off of artificial coffee additives, [...]
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Bleached Vs. Unbleached Coffee Filters
January 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee Accessories, Coffee Science
What’s the difference between bleached and unbleached coffee filters? According to some, the bleached paper changes the flavor of the coffee. Does this mean that bleached filters actually bleed bleach into the coffee? So, instead of adding ground up wood flavor to the coffee (as I assume unbleached filters do) bleached filters add a useful, [...]
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