Blogs Posts in Coffee Health category; 218 blog posts

Brandhouse to work on Ethiopian coffee identities

The Ethiopian Government has appointed design consultancy Brandhouse to create branding for the country's speciality coffees. Brandhouse will design an umbrella brand for Ethiopian Fine Coffees and logos for the Yirgacheffe, Sidamo and Har [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Javabot for coffee addicts

Most office workers will be able to tell you - coffee is the elixir of life, never mind water. A hot cup of joe is the perfect tonic to kickstart a day, especially during those dreary Mondays. The Javabot brings coffee making to the 21st ce [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

60 dung coffee not to be sniffed at

A cup of coffee touted as the most expensive in the world has gone on sale for about €60 (£50). The brew is a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain and the exclusive Kopi Luwak bean, which is collected from cat droppings and sells for [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Cat poo coffee 50 a cup

The world's most expensive cup of coffee - made partly from cat droppings - is to go on sale at £50 a time. The brew is a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and Kopi Luwak, a south-east Asian bean collected from civet cat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Coffee's health conundrums

Over the centuries, coffee has been cursed for making soldiers undependable, women infertile, peasants rebellious, and worse. In England in 1674, for example, the anonymous authors of the Women's Petition Against Coffee complained that the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Java Jubilation

You love coffee. The way the cup rests in your hands, and the singe on your tongue after a sip is heavenly. You love it black or with cream. You would probably do the breast stroke in a river of smooth java goodness if you could. Unfortunat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Coffee Ain't So Bad After All!

"People who already drink a lot of coffee don't have to feel 'guilty' as long as coffee does not affect their daily life." So says Harvard researcher Frank Hu, MD. In fact, he adds that folks with a coffee "habit" may ac [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Coffee? Now a Pregnancy No-No, but Other Hazards Look Overbl...

A few months ago, we published two lists of supposed hazards—including coffee, cats, and X-rays—that pregnant women are often advised to avoid. Some of these things really are best avoided. But others, experts told us, were over [...]