If you’re looking for a natural way to bust cellulites away, then I’ve found a rather unusual solution to that. Actually, it isn’t all that new. A few years back, when people developed an addiction to everything natural, experts took an interest on one of our favorite daily beverage – coffee.

Apparently, coffee has the ability to melt away cellulites. Of course its results won’t be as instantaneous as that of undergoing liposuction, but people have attested to the effectiveness of using coffee to reduce cellulites.

Let’s start with the things you’ll need for your coffee cellulite treatment.

Coffee grounds (warm, used ones work best for this purpose)

Olive oil

Plastic cling wrap

Old newspapers or rags

Now, lets get started in making our do-it-yourself coffee cellulite buster treatment:

Mix warm, used coffee grounds with olive oil. It should be a tablespoon of olive oil for every quarter cup of coffee grounds.

Apply the mixture on your problem areas. Do not worry about grounds that fall because there is bound to be enough of the application to stick to your skin.

Wrap the area that you applied the mixture on with plastic cling wrap.

Let the application stay for a couple of minutes before removing the plastic wrap and coffee grounds.

Rinse thoroughly with warm water.

To avoid any mess, you should set-up old newspapers around the area where you’re going to do the treatment. Also, it is important to keep in mind that experts suggest that this treatment be done twice a week for better results.

I personally haven’t tried this cellulite treatment. God knows how I could benefit from this treatment. But it wouldn’t hurt giving this treatment a try. It’s all natural anyway, so I don’t see any harm in taking a shot at it.

Have you tried using this natural cellulite buster? Do tell how it faired. As for the people who haven’t, would you be interested in giving it a shot?

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In anticipation to the time that I really need to quit drinking coffee, I tried out a bunch of coffee substitutes to see if any of them would be able to come close to the coffee taste we’re all familiar with. Here are the 5 closest coffee substitutes I got:

Pero, a coffee substitute from Switzerland, is a mixture of malted barley, chicory, and rye. It gets its coffee taste from the chicory. It’s an instant drink mix that you can easily enjoy. Just mix with water and savor the coffee-like goodness.

Teechino, the second one that I found passable, is made of roasted carob, barley, and chicory. Again, the coffee taste comes mostly from the chicory, but the other roasted grains add to it. It also has figs, almonds, and dates to add a bit of sweet and nutty flavor. It also comes in a variety of flavor like vanilla, hazelnut, and java. Teechino requires a brewer or an espresso machine to prepare, though.

Cafix, my third coffee substitute of choice, is a freeze-drired grain drink made of roasted barley and chicory. The great thing about this is that it’s non-acidic. Again, like other coffee-substitute, it doesn’t have caffeine in it. You can get  it in instant form or brew-able form.

Aside from coffee substitutes that look and taste like coffee, there are two tea drinks that I found great as coffee substitutes. The first one is Roastaroma. This tea drink is a blend of roasted barley, chicory root, and carob blended with cinnamon, allspice, and star anise for a full-bodied taste. Malted barley adds a hint of sweetness to the drink.

The next one is Genmaicha, which is green tea with roasted brown rice. This drink feels pretty good going down with its nutty and mellow flavor.

So there, the day I stop drinking real coffee, I’ll probably be chugging down on one of these babies. All the nutty, roasted coffee goodness, without the caffeine.

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Can you really blame me? The aroma of coffee is just so good you can’t help but be drawn to it. But enough of how much I love coffee. Let’s talk about the time I tried a coffee substitute. Yes. Sue me. I tried something that tried to pass itself as a cup of coffee.

I was told to try out chicory, a coffee substitute that comes from coffeeweed. I was told that this drink mix had a taste that resembled that of coffee, with none of the caffeine in it. It is the root of the chicory plant that is dried, roasted, and ground to be used as a coffee substitute.

Old chicory coffee drinkers say that it offers a more roasted taste than coffee, but I beg to disagree on that. It does present the same roasted smell, but not as sweet as the aroma of actual coffee grounds.

Appearance-wise, they look the same. It’s actually pretty hard to tell ground Chicory from ground coffee unless you come close enough to get a sniff of it. Chicory coffee comes in instant and brew-able form. So you can have it ready to drink or you can put it in your coffee maker.

It brews a lot like regular coffee, but with a bit more body to it. And the taste? It does present a flavor similar to coffee – the stale kind, that is. But its nothing a good dose of brown sugar and vanilla creamer won’t fix.

What it prides itself with is the health benefits it offers. Drinking chicory coffee is said to cleanse the blood and help improve liver health, too.

All in all, if you’re just about ready to give up your daily dose of caffeine but aren’t ready to give up the taste of coffee, try chicory coffee. It’s good enough to pass for coffee, and it does great for our health, too.

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The study done for the Journal of Neuroinflammation found out that coffee helps strengthen the blood-brain barrier that prevents cholesterol from entering the brain. This finding has been linked to an earlier study that showed how increased cholesterol could cause significant brain cell damage that could lead to Alzheimer’s disease.

Well, with this news going public, at least now we know our chances of experiencing dementia is lower than the average guy. Who would’ve thought our favorite coffee can do this much?

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For the longest time, people have been using aromatherapy as alternative treatment for stress and other related conditions. But recent studies have tested out the effects of one of man’s most favorite scent – coffee.

A group of scientist tested this theory on sleep deprived rats and found conclusive results that the coffee-sniffing rodents showed an increase in protein levels in the brain. The said protein that they found on the said rats were observed to have the same antioxidant properties as those people get from the antioxidants in drinking coffee.

Now that the effects of coffee aromas on rat brain cells have been established, it won’t be long before more testing on human subjects will be on their way. Now who would have known that the coffee scent we all enjoy can be just as beneficial, health-wise, as the coffee we drink?

Do you think that the scent of coffee can be just as helpful to our health as drinking the beverage? What are you thoughts on this new finding? We’d be glad to hear your thoughts out.

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Cell processes use of oxygen, and in turn produces by-products called free radicals or oxidants. The only problem with these natural by products is that it has a tendency to destroy adjacent healthy cells, turning them into free radicals themselves and so on and so forth. This continuous cycle could lead to the formation of unhealthy cells that could cause diseases like cancers and the likes.

Antioxidants, from the term itself, is a chemical that protects against oxidants, neutralizing them to prevent damage to healthy cells. This will thereby limit the cycle of free radical formation and prevent diseases from starting. Taking antioxidants has also been said to prolong visible signs of aging from showing.

And now, with news that coffee is a far better source of antioxidants than green tea or red wine, more and more people are getting into the habit of drinking healthy amounts of coffee daily. Sure you can get antioxidant supplements in the drugstore or grocery, but why choose that when you can get a healthy serving of antioxidants from a delicious cup of coffee?

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I remember that I had this post when I started this blog but I think I accidentally deleted it when I did the migration. So, FYI, the lethal dose of caffeine is 192mg/kg. This is the amount of caffeine used to kill rats being tested.  To make things simpler, a 60kg person would need 60 cups of coffee to see the view on the other side. Yes, it means your heart will stop like a tight-wound watch. Some of our favorite espresso have higher amount of caffeine. Nonetheless, I still love coffee! I wonder how the view looks like.

This short movie was directed by David Andrew Ward and written by Robbie McCallum. A guy named Rickie, who looks a little down at the heel, says he’s read that drinking 60 cups of coffee will kill a man. To find out, he walks into a Dallas café and starts downing cup after cup of java.

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Coffee can be bad for the health if taken in large quantities. It can also be beneficial to our health if taken in moderated amounts. The key to enjoying the health benefits of drinking coffee is in moderation.

Little do people know that there are more health benefits we can get from coffee than the usual early morning pick-me-up and enhanced alertness. If you don’t quite believe this statement, let’s cite some examples of diseases that coffee (in moderated amounts) can help prevent:

Diabetes

Coffee has been reported to contain certain chemicals that help lower a person’s blood sugar levels. Recent studies are showing that having a 2 to 3-cup daily coffee habit can charge up a person’s resting metabolism rate. A healthy metabolic rate is said to help keep diabetes at bay. The only hitch to this, however, is that better results have been noted in moderate to heavy coffee drinkers as opposed to light to non-drinkers.

Cancer

Coffee is said to contain cancer-preventing properties, thanks mainly to the antioxidants it contains. Antioxidants reduce oxidation reactions that damage body tissues, thereby minimizing the chances of cells getting damaged and becoming cancerous. Recent studies show that had a 50% lesser chance of developing cancers of the liver, colon, breast, and rectum.

Parkinson’s disease

Coffee has been said to reduce a person’s risks of developing this degenerative brain disease. However it appears to work better in men than in women. Scientists believe that the reason behind this is because caffeine slows down the production neurotransmitters that could be damaging surrounding brain tissue. Why does it work better in men than in women? A theory proposes that it is  because coffee and estrogen require the same enzyme to be metabolized, and estrogen uses those enzymes first.

These are only some of the disease-preventing benefits coffee offers. Have you heard or read of any other conditions drinking coffee can help lower the risk for? Do feel free to share, we’d like to know what you think.

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Hair care product

Little do people know that used coffee grounds can be used on human hair. This is especially good to use for dark-haired individuals. Coffee, in general, is said to enhance the color or brown or black hair. It also gives hair an added shine, not to mention keep the scalp healthy.

How do you use it? After shampooing, rub used coffee grounds throughout your hair and scalp. Distribute the grounds evenly and massage it onto your scalp. Thoroughly rinse the coffee grounds out of your hair and make sure that the coffee smell has also gone away before you start applying conditioner onto it.

Body Scrub

Caffeine is said to help breakdown cellulites all over the body, this is why a lot of models use coffee body scrubs, especially in cellulite-prone areas like the thighs and arms. Mixed together with other ingredients, it can also help make your skin give off a healthy glow.

The used coffee grounds can be used as a scrub on its own. Just let it cool a bit from the pot and rub the grounds over your legs and thighs. If the grounds have cooled down, warm them up slightly in the microwave and rub onto your legs.

When mixed together with other ingredients, you’ll need 4 tablespoons of virgin coconut oil, 2 tablespoons of used, old, or freshly ground coffee, and a tablespoon of sugar. Make sure that the surface you’re going to apply the face/body scrub onto is clean.

If you used Liberica coffee, make sure you rinse the mixture off after a minutes. If you used Robusta, let the mixture site for 1 to 2 minutes before rinsing. And if you used Arabica, letting it stay for 2 to 3 minutes should suffice before rinsing.

Now who would’ve know used coffee grounds can make for a natural and cheap hair and beauty care product? Have you tried this on yourself? How did it go? We’d like to hear about your experience.

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If you look at it in a medical point of view, doctors and dieticians would tell you that 200 to 300 milligrams of coffee a day is still safe. That roughly amounts to about two cups of coffee.

But although it is said that two cups of coffee is safe to drink, you still need to consider whether or not you have other caffeine sources during the day, like tea, sodas, or certain medications.

If you’ve been drinking more coffee than you are of water, having difficulty sleeping, pregnant or nursing a child, or having blood pressure problems, gastritis, or stomach ulcers, then you might want to start rethinking your coffee consumption.

Keep in mind that although coffee doesn’t cause health problems, it exacerbates existing ones – worsening your gastritis or stomach ulcers, and making it more difficult for you to sleep.

There’s no denying the fact that coffee is really a great drink for all occasions. But we have to know when enough is enough and start learning to control our coffee consumption. After all, if we don’t keep our coffee-chugging habits in check, our bodies are bound to suffer the consequences.

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What kind of hallucinations you might ask? Seeing ghost and hearing voices, is what they say.

One study found that people who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee daily were thrice as likely to have hallucinations than people who take only a cup of coffee a day. But although the research was able to establish this result, a lot of scientists believe that further studies are needed to solidify the link between coffee, or caffeine for that matter, and hallucinating.

But not to alarm coffee lovers, a lot of academics were quick to emphasize that the findings do not even prove a casual link to coffee and hallucinations. And if you think that you’re mentally unstable because you’re hallucinating, you’re not. Hallucinations are not a definite sign of a psychological condition. Fact is, about 3% of people regularly hear voices.

Stress, for one, like childhood trauma, is associated with having hallucinations. Stress triggers the brain to release cortisol, a stress hormone. It is said that consuming caffeine in any form – coffee, tea, or chocolate – can increase cortisol production during stress. It is that excess amount of cortisol that causes the hallucinations.

The author of the study, Simon James, stresses that the link requires a more in-depth study to be able to get solid facts. He adds that even if caffeine ingested from coffee had contributed to the hallucinations, it couldn’t have had a bigger part than the other factors that could’ve caused it.

Now it’s not rocket science to say that people who are subjected to stress tend to drink more coffee. I think you’d agree that you too drink more coffee than usual when you’re pressured. Do you experience hallucinations when you drink more coffee when you’re stressed? Do you see dead people?

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Disease prevention

Coffee is full of antioxidants, thereby reducing risks of certain diseases such as type-2 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, certain forms of cancers, and cardiovascular conditions like chronic hypertension.

Antioxidants are substances that protect the cells from free radicals which are the body’s own by-products produced after certain body functions. Free radicals can cause cellular damage, which could lead to serious illnesses like heart diseases and cancers.

Performance Boost

Coffee, which appears to be the most prominent caffeine source for most people, can boost athletic performance. The caffeine we get from coffee is the one responsible for the energy increase we experience after we drink a cup of coffee.

Caffeine stimulates the brain and the nervous system to do things different. A good example would be ignoring feelings of weariness or enhancing extra muscle units during, say, an intense game. It is said that caffeine could even make muscles contract stronger. Caffeine is said to increase strength and endurance in athletes.

There are still a lot of benefits left to be discussed. However, it is important to keep in mind that we only take full advantage of coffee’s positive effects if we keep it at a safe amount. Regulating your coffee intake will determine whether you reap the benefits or the ill effects of the caffeine we get from coffee. Do you have other information regarding the health benefits of coffee? Share them with us.

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