Is Drinking Black Coffee Good for You? Explore the benefits of drinking black coffee for biohacking your health. Address health concerns with your morning brew.

Coffee often gets a bad rap in the health industry, thanks to the abundance of low-grade coffee available worldwide. However, there are numerous health benefits to drinking black coffee, making it a powerful ally in your quest for optimal wellness.

Health Benefits of Drinking Black Coffee

By consuming just one cup of coffee a day, you can significantly reduce your risk of various life-threatening diseases. High-quality Arabica coffee, free of mold and mycotoxins, contains double the antioxidants of regular coffee.

Here are some scientifically proven health benefits of black coffee:

1. Weight Loss: Coffee boosts metabolism, aiding in weight loss and increasing fat-burning potential.
2. Exercise Enhancement: Caffeine is one of the most effective supplements for improving exercise, helping you perform better during workouts.
3. Heart Health: Drinking up to two cups of black coffee per day can reduce the risk of heart failure.
4. Brain Function: Coffee enhances the firing of neurons in the brain, improving mood, energy levels, reaction time, memory retention, and overall cognitive function.
5. Depression Prevention: Regular consumption of black coffee has been linked to a lower risk of developing depression.

To maximize these health benefits, it’s crucial to choose high-quality coffee.

Esoteric Benefits of Drinking Black Coffee

From an esoteric perspective, it has long been believed coffee also carries with its magical healing properties.

• Coffee has been attributed with magical properties that are grounding, stimulating, banishing negativity and negative thoughts, inducing peace of mind, and the ability to banish nightmares and dispel internal blockages.

• Ritual baths and coffee incense, for instance, were used to drive away negative spirits. Coffee was also used for divination.

Behind the Bean, Growing Black Coffee in Latin America

I recently traveled to Bogota, Colombia, to meet with the Méxican consulate to apply for my residency card. During my week there, I decided to take in some sightseeing. Figuring I was in Colombia, I thought it would be an excellent opportunity to book a tour at a nearby coffee plantation.

The plantation I visited is in Fusagasá, about an hour outside of Bogota. There I got to see firsthand the entire process of growing, producing, and roasting coffee.

As well, I learned just how competitive the coffee industry is. For instance, I discovered that the average wholesale price of the highest quality green organic coffee in Columbia would run about $7 a pound. Of that, the farmer only receives about two cents on the dollar!

I’ve seen online in the United States; there is a trend called “pour-over coffee.” It involves filters and fancy equipment for the “perfect cup of coffee.” I recently saw a video demonstrating this and realized it’s the same way I make my coffee here at home in Playa del Carmen. Just not as fancy.

My Recipe for Making and Drinking Black Coffee at My Home Here in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Living in Playa del Carmen, My preference is for Mexican coffee—locally sourced Arabica beans from the state of Oaxaca.

Plus, buying locally grown Mexican coffee gives me the added peace of mind to support local farmers here in my community.

My love for coffee began in the late ’90s at the height of Starbuck’s popularity in the US. In the early 2000s, I worked for a brief time at one of the first locations in San Francisco, at the famous Fisherman’s Wharf. I had forgotten how much I loved learning the coffee education Starbucks provides its employees.

I’ve seen online in the United States; there is a trend called “pour-over coffee.” It involves filters and fancy equipment for the “perfect cup of coffee.” I recently saw a video demonstrating this and realized it’s the same way I make my coffee here at home in Playa del Carmen. Just not as fancy.

If you’ve spent any time in Mexico, you know that most of us need fresh water delivered to the house. I get my clean drinking water refilled down the street in reusable garrafon bottles.

I use the small pump to fill my pitcher that goes in the refrigerator. It’s easier than lifting the garrafon every time, but I often forget to refill the pitcher and leave it empty in the fridge.

My process for making my fresh coffee each morning is relatively straightforward. It’s a method I learned here in México during a weekend ayahuasca retreat.

• I heat the water in the small pot on the little two-burner gas stove. Once I’ve added the water, I add about two tablespoons of medium ground coffee for about a single cup.
• I usually keep an eye on the pot until the oils in the coffee start to create the crema on top, and the water is just beginning to get hot enough to boil.

I’m an early riser, usually waking up around four AM. So, I’m not particularly eager to wait very long for my first cup. And besides, if I wait for the water to boil, it just tastes burnt. I love my coffee black, no sugar, but I’m not a fan of super hot or burnt coffee.

I love my early morning routine. It’s peaceful and quiet outside at that hour of the morning. I love to sit out on my terrace, enjoying my first coffee cup before the rest of the world wakes up.

Biohacking Your Coffee for Optimal Wellness. Wait, What is “Biohacking”?

Now, let’s explore the concept of biohacking and how coffee can be a powerful tool in this endeavor.

In this context, biohacking refers to optimizing your biology—mind, body, and overall performance—using various techniques, strategies, and interventions. It ranges from simple habits like staying hydrated to more advanced practices like using nootropics and supplements.

3 Reasons Coffee Works As A Biohacking Tool

1. Enhanced Brain Function: Caffeine stimulates adrenaline production, optimizing brain power, improving reaction time, and boosting memory.
2. Longevity: Coffee repairs DNA, calms the body, and helps prevent various diseases, promoting a longer, healthier life.
3. Weight Management: Coffee decreases appetite, waist size, and BMI, improving insulin resistance and fasting blood glucose.

Whether you’re aiming for increased focus, longevity, or weight management, biohacking your coffee is a simple and effective way to optimize your daily health efforts.

Biohacking your coffee is a fast, easy, and rewarding practice. Make informed choices, experiment with different additions, and enjoy the unmatched benefits of a well-hacked cup of coffee!

[Video] Drinking Black Coffee for Biohacking Your Health

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• Cover/Featured Image from Adobe Stock. The rest of the images used in this blog post were taken from a trip I took to Bogota, Colombia in 2019.
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