So you have decided to go decaf. Excellent decision. Your sleep will thank you, your blood pressure will thank you and, eventually, even your neck will thank you. But now you are standing in front of a bag of decaf coffee squinting at the small print wondering what on earth Swiss Water Process or CO2…
Your colleague has opinions about decaf. They involve chemicals, or the pointlessness of it, or something they read that one time. Your colleague has probably also at various points declared that fat is fine, that carbs are the real enemy, that you should be doing intermittent fasting and that the key to good sleep is…
Introduction For many avid coffee drinkers, the thought of going without their beloved caffeine fix can be daunting. Caffeine withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, and irritability are all too familiar to those who rely on their daily dose of java. However, a recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology suggests that relief from…
Introduction Coffee, a beloved beverage enjoyed worldwide, has long been associated with providing a boost of energy and alertness, primarily attributed to its caffeine content. However, with the increasing popularity of decaffeinated coffee, questions arise about whether decaf can offer the same energising effects. This article delves into the effects of decaffeinated coffee consumption on…
Your kidneys do not get a lot of airtime unless something has gone wrong with them, at which point they get everyone’s full and undivided attention. For anyone who has been told to watch their caffeine intake, or who is managing kidney disease or high blood pressure, the question of whether decaf coffee is safe…
There are five ways to decaffeinate, which one works for you? There is a problem with tea and coffee packaging. It is stricken with an unsightly rash of trademarks and logos erupting from every available surface like zits on a pizza-faced teenager. The blemishes speak of a virtuous product; Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, sustainable,…
Ground decaf coffee comes in such a broad range of different forms, the labels display a hot barrow-load of information from decaf method to body, roast and origin. You’re willing to believe the coffee ‘does exactly what it says on the packet’, if only you could work out exactly what it does say on the packet. As…