Coffee Can Lead To Food Addiction
And you’re telling me that NOW? I know, this kind of news is simply not welcome at certain times. While we’re in the middle of Lent, a lot of people are actually practicing abstinence of one sort or another. No need to talk about food, right?
Sorry, I can’t help but share the results of this recent study that I just read about. According to the article, fatty food and junk food are addictive; and this includes items like coffee, sugar, and meat. More:
Paul Kenny at Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Fla and colleagues also found when junk addictive foods like bacon, sausage, pound cake, and candy bars were removed from their diet, the rats went on a hunger strike – they did not eat anything for two weeks.
Furthermore, the researchers discovered that eating the addictive food literally changed brain chemistry by suppressing the dopamine D2 receptor in the brain’s reward system, leading to compulsive eating.
The study suggests that the tasty junk foods may play a big role in the national obesity epidemic.
Seriously, people. Get a life! We know that we get addicted to food. We know that certain people get addicted more easily. But, we also know that we can’t live without coffee. So what do you expect us to do?
You know what I was thinking? If the researchers keep it up, we just might have organizations for coffee addicts in the next several years. We might even have programs that will help people get off of their coffee addiction. Oh how sad.
Keep Going With K-Cups
How many cups of coffee do you need during the day to function well? This figure will definitely vary from one person to another, not to mention the kind of coffee that one drinks. But, I am sure that you will agree with me when I say that there are days when you simply have to get more than what you usually have. You know those days when you can’t seem to get your act together?
What do you normally do to deal with those days?
Here’s something that can help you from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: revv and revv Pulse K-Cups. Just one look at the name and you know that you’re in for something GOOD!
These products can give you that energy jolt that you extremely need without packing on the calories. They can be used with ANY Keurig single-serve brewers and are made of 100% Arabica. Now, I don’t have to tell you that what this means, do I? Energy and LOADS of it!
What’s the difference between revv and revv Pulse? The former is more conventional – coffee, plain and simple – while the latter has a twist to it, courtesy of the added Ginseng and Guarana. These two ingredients are commonly found in energy drinks, as they are naturally occurring energy boosters.
The only downside I see is that if you do not own a Keurig single-serve brewer. That can be easily remedied by buying one, of course, but perhaps you can find a way around it. To buy the coffee, visit Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.
Stop And Inhale The Coffee
If you think that you are too busy to even gulp down a shot of espresso to give you that jolt in the morning, think again. This professor from Harvard (whom some have described as nutty) either has no time to mess around waiting for a cup of coffee or has too much time on his hands. Either way, he was able to create a whole new product that can give you that much needed wake me upper: inhalable coffee.
Dubbed Le Whif, the product is just like a contraption that would normally contained candy powder. In order to “eat” the candy, children would have to suck at the tube – similar to asthma inhalers. Instead of the usual flavors, though, Le Whif is pure caffeine. In fact, one tube contains 100 mg of caffeine – the same amount that you would get from a shot of espresso.
Of course, the product was designed so that the particles will not go straight to your lungs. Instead, the coffee (or chocolate; there is another flavor) particles are big enough that they will stick to one’s tongue and cheeks when inhaled. This results in the person actually getting a taste of the flavored concoction inside the tube.
Each tube, or stick, costs $3 if bought individually. They also come in boxes of three, which go for $8 – you make a dollar savings.
What do people have to say about Le Whif? Let’s just say that hours after it was launched, the candy store went out of stock of Le Whif!
I think I shall be conventional and stick to my brewed cup in the morning. How about you?
Ca Phe Overload
That’s what they call coffee in Vietnam – ca phe. It’s pronounced almost the same (at least to my untrained ears). I spent almost a week in Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) and I have to say that I had more coffee than I should have had.
Vietnamese coffee has long been known to coffeeholics, but I have to admit that it was (probably IS) not my favorite kind. Still, I couldn’t contain my glee at the fact that coffee could be bought everywhere for very cheap. Saigon has tons of coffee shops – much like the ones you see in other cities, except that they normally have tables and chairs on the footpath. I suppose it’s the French influence, and I love it!
There are cheaper alternatives – the sidewalk vendors with their little carts. They have their own mini tables and even littler stools. For half a dollar, you can get a cup of Vietnamese coffee – iced or hot!
Needless to say, I started my day with several small cups of coffee at the hotel. They brew their coffee in a more modern way, using a drip machine. As the day went on, I would go walking around the city, with at least 3 coffee stops. I normally like my coffee hot, but the heat and humidity in Saigon forced me to change my habit.
Coffee lovers who are looking for more than their usual dose of caffeine should drop by Saigon. You might not want to leave.
