With 159mil (60kg) bags produced in 2016 and a record global consumption of 158mil bags, coffee is a world traded commodity. This means that in average (2016) every single human life on Earth consumed ~1.27kg (2.8lbs) of coffee. In my humble opinion, this makes caffeine the most widely administered drug on Earth!
Mornings are better with coffee
If coffee is a drug, then I’m under influence every morning! I was so for decades.
The pine cone symbol
My exploration of melatonin and its maker – the pineal gland – unveiled to me an unexpected world of ancient mystery and spiritual illumination.
My third eye’s color is dark
Our physiological functions follow a well-established cycle governed by a very precise circadian organization. Immune and antioxidant defenses, glucose regulation, reproduction, and cancer are all processes impacted by the regularity of our body’s exposure to daylight or rest at night. Two hormones are in charge with communicating the extent of sun light exposure and appropriate … Continue reading My third eye’s color is dark
The world inside me
I scratched my head twice and had an idea: milk! I could test them with milk.
The forgotten magic potion
Life allowed me to wear many hats, play several roles and pose in sometimes ridiculous postures. None, however, gave me the confidence of having it mastered in a previous life like the time I impersonated a medieval sorceress.
The secret of the French lilac
Metformin is thought to have prevented more cancer deaths than any other drug in the history of mankind!
Pick your poison!
All the people I know want to live a good and healthy life. Of them, quite a few are far from modest: they want a GREAT life!
Why smokers should avoid beta-carotene
“I dare to ask then: what would the liver-stored vitamin A – from any and all sources – do to a smoker?”