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8:00 a.m. Morning coffee run. Large, please!

8:01 a.m. Already feeling more human? The coffee aroma alone may be enough to rouse a sleepy brain.

8:15 a.m. Your heart rate’s picked up—and higher levels BANG FOR YOUR BEAN Average home (8 oz): of adrenaline and dopamine may add pep to your step. 100 to 200 mg . 9:00 a.m. Tick through your to-do list! Caffeine’s effects venti (20 oz): peak 45 minutes or so after those first gulps. 340 to 475 mg caffeine 11:00 a.m. Ladies’ room. Half the original caffeine may have already been metabolized and departs when you pee.

4:00 p.m. Feeling residual rev? Some 15% to 20% of the stimulating stuff may still be kicking around.

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The HEALTH PERKS of coffee are for EVERY WEEK, OR SO IT SEEMS, a new study finds that reg- isn’t associated with an increased risk of major chronic ular coffee sippers don’t just potentially live longer but diseases, and—even better—scientists increasingly sus- real, says science. So here’s permission may also be sharper, happier, and more likely to enjoy pect that coffee may actually help protect against some to let your COFFEE-LOVING FLAG FLY. their workouts. No wonder the federal Dietary Guidelines biggies. Can we get a celebratory macchiato over here? Grind it, ice it, it, or weighed in on coffee for the first time in the report’s his- Drip, French press, —we heart them all, along tory in January. The verdict: Up to 5 a day can jibe with the blogs, Pinterest pages, and slightly cuckoo order yours TO GO. We’ve got a million ways with a healthy diet, as long as we don’t get crazy with the competitions elevating coffee to a fine art. Ready to LOVE THE you’re with. cream and sugar. The panel pointed out that the brew for the full scoop?

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DRINK JAVA, BUST OUT BUZZWORDS OF A BEAN RUT POUR-OVER COFFEE These days, every reads like a mini résumé for the ROCK YOUR Do you always eye the The barista grinds your beans, beans inside. But what do all those little labels actually mean? then pours perfectly heated exotic picks at your PHYSICAL? through them in the local roaster, feeling filter perched atop your cup. half-curious, half- OK, not quite. But if you’re one of the There’s no coffee machine cold-feet-ish? Use 78% of Americans who brake for buildup between you and our handy guide to coffee, research shows that you may… your here, so the beans’ swap out the brews true flavor shines through. you know and love (You might like it black.) …live longer. …remember DARK ROAST for something new. Daily coffee drinkers more. The more time in the roaster, the darker Soon enough, you’ll (even decaf sippers) In one study, those who the beans. They’re also more bitter, but be saying, “You had a lower risk of dy- consumed the caffeine Coffee Bar , with a rich, caramel thing going on. should really try ing from diabetes and equivalent of a mug the Yirgacheffe.” heart and neurological of coffee after studying Demystified! diseases than did less several images could So that’s what the guy ahead of you frequent swiggers, recall more complex If you like Costa Rican according to a major details about them the ordered. Give these takes a try too. coffee, try…Butezi, study by the Harvard next day than those grown in Burundi. This T.H. Chan School of who took a placebo. big, bright Central Public Health. Other African variety is prized research has also …work out for its caramel flavor. Even though the beans shown decreased rates harder. have racked up industry of certain cancers Several studies have awards, they’re still one among drinkers of caf- shown that endurance of the best-kept secrets feinated coffee. What’s athletes perform better in U.S. coffee shops. the magic number of post-caffeine, probably ? In the Harvard because the stimulant study, those who drank helps the body use en- If you like , DRY CAFFÈ AMERICANO 3 to 5 cups a day ergy more efficiently. If try…Gesha from Pan- The milk is an almost entirely One good espresso shot seemed to fare best. ama. Coffee experts you’re more of an occa- frothy topping and doesn’t mix blended with enough hot H2O Coffee’s health power love its array of citrusy sional treadmill type, into the espresso much. to fill a regular = a likely comes from and floral flavors. Worth you still benefit: Caf- Result: a lighter cup with less deeper, more complex alterna- beneficial compounds the up-there price tag! feine may help you like milk than a usual cappuccino. tive to regular drip coffee. LIGHT ROAST (FYI: You’ll also see it called polyphenols, your workouts more. Lighter beans hang on to their original many of which have flavor (and caffeine) better. So they often spelled “.”) antioxidant properties. So should taste fruitier—and may pack a bigger jolt. …feel happier. everyone If you like Colombian Caffeine can trigger drink coffee? coffee, try…Yirgacheffe, the release of zippy Not necessarily. Avoid grown in . adrenaline and mood- it if it upsets your stom- The beans get praise boosting dopamine. In ach. And check in with for strong blueberry SHADE GROWN FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED ORGANIC and lemon “notes” (as fact, regular drinkers your doc if you’re preg- CAFÉ CUBANO Rather than raze trees, The mark suggests the Organic standards differ brew buffs like to say) appear to have a lower nant or breast-feeding, A few drops of espresso are Think of this double shot of farmers grow beans under growers got a fair price for among countries, but and come from the risk of depression, ac- or concerned about the combined with just enough espresso with a puff of or around the natural forest their beans. Another option: the USDA stamp signifies region in Africa widely cording to a review of limited evidence of car- sugar to make a paste in the whipped cream as a satisfying canopy, forgoing excess Look for “direct trade” on that the beans were grown considered to be several studies. diovascular risks. bottom of a cup. Then more dessert sub that will cost you fertilizer and pesticides and the label (i.e., no middleman and roasted with few to coffee’s birthplace. delicious espresso fills it up. only about 100 cals. to cut into profits). zero synthetic pesticides. PREVIOUS SPREAD, LEFT: MASTERFILE. PREVIOUS SPREAD, RIGHT: STEVE GIRALT. FOOD STYLING BY MICHELLE GATTON. PROP STYLING BY SARAH GUIDO-LAASKO. GUIDO-LAASKO. SARAH BY STYLING PROP GATTON. MICHELLE BY STYLING FOOD GIRALT. STEVE RIGHT: SPREAD, PREVIOUS MASTERFILE. LEFT: SPREAD, PREVIOUS D HARRIS/STUDIO JEFF PAGE: THIS TREVINO. KRISTINE BY STYLING PROP VELASQUEZ. MARIANA BY STYLING FOOD ROEMER. KATE EMILY PAGE: OPPOSITE preserving habitats.

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