BRR Coffee Blog

I have always enjoyed reading the Snapple facts underneath the lids and wanted to give you some interesting facts about coffee.  I hope you will like reading these as much as I did and learn something new too!

Has everyone had his or her morning cup of joe yet?  If not, then maybe you should grab one because coffee is a great companion for work.

Summer is almost here, which means bathing suit season is just around the corner.  I am sure some of us have been trying to eat better and workout more to fit into that teeny tiny bikini (I know I have!), but maybe the pounds are not coming off as fast as you would like them to.  Well get excited because recent studies have found that green or unroasted coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time.

With summer quickly approaching, everyone seems to be getting ready to head to the beach and tan his or her pale skin (and I am one of them).  However, with skin cancer on the rise, is it worth the risk to look a little darker?

Coffee is derived from over 1,500 chemical substances, making it a highly complex beverage.  Approximately 850 of these chemical substances are volatile, while 700 are soluble.  Discover how complex the cup of coffee you are drinking really is in this blog post.

According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected.  Additionally, an estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease.  Since April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, I think it is important for people to learn about the disease and know what they can do to help out.

I know a good amount of people drink coffee, but do they really know what exactly coffee is?  To be honest, I did not even know what it was or where it came from when I first started working at Black River Roasters.  The owner, Chris Merton, gave me some books to read about coffee and I thought it would be good information to pass on to you.

This article talks about the different labels  that coffee companies put on their coffee bags to set them apart from others, which includes “100% Arabica Beans”, “Fair Trade Certified”, “Organic”, “Shade Grown”, “Morning Blend”, and “Rainforest Alliance Certified”.  I have copied and pasted the article from Women’s Health Eat This, Not That section on the “The Truth About Coffee” so that you can learn exactly what each of these coffee labels mean.

While planning my next blog post, I realized that January is National Cervical Health Awareness Month. It is important that all women (and men) be...

Recent findings reported in the Center for Disease Control’s Vital Signs show that one in six adults have high cholesterol. This puts them at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the United States.    Whether or not coffee consumption contributes to the development of CVD is still unclear, however, there may be a link between high cholesterol and unfiltered coffee and here is how…

Researchers have found that coffee actually counteracts alcohol’s harmful effects on the liver and prevents liver cirrhosis.  Cheers to that!  Now grab a cup of coffee (or alcohol) and read more about the health benefits of coffee.

Did you know that drinking flavored coffee may be harmful to your health?  Check out why it might be in this blog post.