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Coffee: Friend or Foe? Understanding the Benefits and Risks for Your Health blood sugar coffee digestion hormones sleep stress Feb 09, 2025

There is nothing like the smell of freshly brewed coffee: the sound of the grinder and the drip of the liquid energy. There is a reason why 80% of adults in the US drink coffee daily. 

 

One of my first real jobs was as a barista at Starbucks. 

 

I didn’t drink coffee before that-and in hindsigh...

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Breaking the Dopamine Cycle: Why Cravings Are All in Your Brain brain cravings dopamine snack stress Jan 12, 2025

Ever wonder why you reach for chocolate the moment stress hits? 

 

Like, your brain is screaming for a kale salad, but your hand somehow finds the candy stash? Spoiler alert: it’s not just your sweet tooth—it’s your brain. Specifically, your dopamine reward system, which has a sneaky way of hijack...

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