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Coffee and Tea Lowers Risk of Brain Cancer

According to the American Brain Tumor Association, primary brain tumors occur at a rate of 12.8 per 100,000 people.  Although people of any age can develop a brain tumor, the problem seems to be most common in children ages 3 … Continue reading

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10 Interesting Facts About Coffee

Hey everyone, 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! … Continue reading

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The Science of Coffee

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.  The complexity of coffee is dependent on a number of things, such as the … Continue reading

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Coffee and Parkinson’s Disease

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 … Continue reading

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A Visit to Purnell School

On Friday, February 24th, we had an amazing time visiting Purnell School to give a presentation on coffee.  Purnell is an all-girls boarding and day school whose mission is to educate young women in grades nine through twelve within a … Continue reading

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