The Coffee Expert: The Surprising Link Between Coffee & Your Mental Health! James Hoffmann
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
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0:00 Intro
02:09 Why Coffee?
03:55 Are We addicted To Coffee?
05:56 The Only Reason We Should Stop Drinking Coffee
08:38 Do We Get Immune To Coffee The More We Drink?
11:04 The Surprising Health Benefits Of Coffee
22:40 How Caffeine Actually Works
27:04 Becoming The World’s Number 1 Barista Champion
28:16 The Biggest Misconceptions About Coffee
31:10 Blind Tasting Different Coffees
43:43 Your Businesses
44:46 What Are The Topics About Coffee People Care Most About
53:14 Coffee Pods
54:50 The History Of Coffee
58:14 Your Favourite Coffee Drink
01:03:22 The Future Of Coffee
01:06:10 What Coffee Should We Buy
01:09:52 What’s Your Sleep Like
01:11:11 Most Important Career Advice
01:15:43 How You Built Good Communication Skills
01:19:40 Closing Message About Coffee
01:20:42 The Last Guests Question
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Try check out “The Truth about Caffeine” by Marina Kushner, if you like to look into the negatives effects of coffee.
Thank you for an amazing podcast❤
Dr Amen says coffee shrinks your brain overtime. Can you have him on your show?
I never wanted decaf because of the chemicals they use to wash out the caffeine, and why stain your teeth for no caffeine?
@@MarcellaSmithVeganhe (Dr. Amen - I am a huge fan) also says, moderation is the key.
Thanks for the invitation to have this conversation together! I enjoyed chatting and hope it'll encourage people to explore coffee a bit more and hopefully enjoy it more too.
Thanks James for your common sense approach. Certain people these days have an agenda or are trying to push something. It's always good to discuss things freely and with a level head. If only we could take this approach with so many other things in life.
All the best, from Australia 🇦🇺
As someone that has spent years in the coffee industry and a considerable amount of time just hanging out in coffee shops, you seem like the absolute worst kind of barista. Frankly, the way you act is an embarrassment to the rest of the high end coffee world.
Another of those weird coffee persons from OZ dropping a quick "thanks mate" to you Hames J. for your continued entertainment and enlightenment of all things coffee-related. I really enjoyed the broadcast and I hope to have a great day! 👍☕
Thanks for your time! Bravo Sir. Fascinating! UK ❤️ 🇬🇧
James, I've been looking for you for years! Will check out your channel asap and thanks for all the info you put out.
"Ultimately anything in this world that interrupt your sleep, perhaps with the exception of kids, is probably to be avoided"
I think I will add this up to my list of sentences to live up to.
Have it no later than 3pm and you’ll be good 👍 Some don’t go past 12 🤷♀️
@@uncoiledfish2561 I drink coffee an hour or two before bed and sleep like a log
kids are the biggest disrupters of sleep even when they get to 32 and still haven't moved out!!!
i could eat once daily with no problem but i need 12-14hrs a day sleeping and gazing or else i could not function
@@DTPandemoniumbut you are a rare one, maybe lucky. Built differently. Most folks can't do that.
When I was growing up in Ethiopia, my neighbor had a coffee tree. I used to pick the cherries and eat them. My neighbor made her coffee by picking the cherries, removing the beans, roasting them, grinding them and making the coffee all in an hour or so. That's as fresh as it comes.
That's awesome. 😊
When I visited Kenya I walked through some coffee plantations and it was beautiful.
Coffee from Africa 🌍 is delicious 😋
Holy crap that's an experience less than 1% of the population will experience ❤
Also blue mountains in Jamaica
@@avm9647 I was surprised to learn that 95% of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to Japan, and the other 5% is for Jamaicans themselves and the rest of the world. This helps explain why it's so hard to find and expensive. I think it's the best tasting coffee I've had.
@@billkates6938 Thanks for the info! I am off to Japan in a couple of weeks and always buy their coffee to bring home, that must be why!
When i quit caffine my life changed for the better in many ways, including anxiety, which over time completely disappeared. I am a far better person without it. I also quit alcohol and that was key too.
Awesome! Coffee is one of my last dragons to slay.
Good for you! I love coffee, but my body is very caffeine sensitive.
I know why coffee drinkers live longer. We always look so forward to that first cup of coffee in the morning we have a reason to live ( no matter what else is going on).
Preach. Coffee is my one 'vice', something to look forward to, a treat. We all need something like that in our lives.
Once I got off caffeine I felt so much better. So no more reliance on it feels great more energy than I had before.
You just wanna get to the caffeine before the headache hits lol
@@matthewsoules7064 or push the the headaches and get off that crap. Lol
@@quigon6349 💯.
I'm a coffee professional who started the same year as James Hoffmann. He succinctly, precisely, concisely encapsulates the learning and passion of our industry. I wholly endorse him as our messenger to the world-at-large. Keep up the amazing work, James!
Nice one, get the kettle on pal.
Hey James
I had no intention of sitting through an hour and twenty two minute video. But when it's James Hoffman, the time just flies by. Watched the whole thing, start to finish, and it was more enjoyable than a feature length film.
Same here. I was surprised to see the end of the video. Wasn't gonna stay for more than a few minutes.
A huge thing about James is how well spoken he is. I just love listening to the man.
I like his haircut.
@@jim-se5xc you are alone on that one pal
I like James voice haircut and glasses. He’s definitely got the sexy geek mojo thing goin on.❤ oh and the coffee information is good too. Drink it every day.
I love that James doesn’t once promote his roasting company (Square Mile Coffee Roasters) or his coffee shop (Prufrock). He’s clearly very passionate about the speciality industry and wants to share that with the world.
I think it would have been nice that he was asked a bit about this.
So you do this for him😊
James that you? 😆
@@axiomic 😂
Yep he just hires someone else named Drew to do it instead lol
As a decaf drinker working as a barista in a speciality shop thank you!! I feel so sad when decaf is made fun of or not focused on enough, I had to switch because of my anxiety disorder and other health problems and I wish more places put the same care into regular caffeinated coffee into decaf
Can you recommend a good decaf?
Same here! When I switched to decaf my anxiety was easily cut in half.
@@EtherealSunset I get this one from Amazon and love it, very rich. Allegro Coffee Decaf Organic Italian Roast Ground Coffee, 12 oz
@@moon-waterlatte6709 thanks :-)
@@EtherealSunsetLavazza and Vittoria Italian coffees make decaf, it’s very good 👍🏻
My son-in-law has an organic coffee roasting business in his garage. His business is mostly online geared towards Veterans. He roasts the beans,mails them the same day, and the customer gets it within a day or two. There is nothing better than organic freshly roasted coffee. He has taught me all I know about making coffee properly. Lucky me!
What's his business?
What do you mean by "organic"? organic means anything that can or will grow. Dirt soaked in motor oil is still somewhat organic. It says nothing about purity or lack of pesticides
@richiebricker have you been waiting for someone to make a comment about organic so that you could make that rehearsed response?
There a “ coffee roasting business” on every street these days.
Why the gearing towards veterans, what I missing?
On the discussion of coffee having more health benefits than negatives. I regularly approach coffee consumption with common saying “ too much of a good thing can be bad “. I used to drink coffee 2-4 cups of coffee everyday, and at some point I stoped feeling great after drinking. I stoped for at least a month before I drank again, and it felt great. Now I only limit to 1-2 cups per day and I dont drink past noon.
Yeah, i used to drink 5+ cups a day and had a ton of issues sleeping. Now I pnly drink a flat white for breakfast and a cappuccino with most lunches, and the improvement is massive. I'm also finding it helps with my diet, not because of the coffee cut back itself, but because 5 milky espresso drink are actually 5 cups of milk per day. That was a lot of milk that I wasn't really thinking about at all in my diet.
I only drink coffee on the days I'm off work the next day. Because I found that in the past years the coffein kicks in at different times sometime, it gets very fast in my blood stream other times it hits so late that I've trouble falling asleep because of it. I still haven't found out the cause, I think it might have to do with the brand or the machine used, or what I've eaten before, I don't know.
@@Sunshine-DragonI have this issue of different times for coffee to take effect
Needing a cup everyday is not good either. 1 cup a day for 365 days is not good either. Times that by 10yrs and a whopping 3650 cups. It's no wonder people get tired, moody, grumpy, anxious and panicky when they miss their cup of Joe.
It's nice how much James smiles when he's asked a question, after such a busy life giving talks about coffee, living his life around his UA-cam channel and coffee related content, he's still so excited and happy when he get's an opportunity to talk about his passion, which is so heart warming.
Especially when asked leading/insulting/dumb/unanswerable questions
Busy talking about coffee... Do you even listen to yourself.
I agree @CG Music 🎶.
He's a delightful man to listen to. 😊
He’s amazing! So articulate. I would’ve given up on the video ~5min if not for James. The host is all over the place, and frankly doesn’t seem very bright. He managed to ask a few good questions despite himself. James held the entire conversation together lol
@@ofthenearfutureagreed lol host seems… not very “with it” to me. Asked a couple good questions despite himself. Does this guy have a following? If so, why and how??
I just listened more than 1 hour of coffee talk and it feel like no time passed, passionate people got that magical abilities to be interresting no matter what the subjet is.
I’ve worked professionally as a barista and coffee roaster for 9 years and James Hoffman has taught me so much! Thanks for having him on! Also, long live decaf!
Yes, he is marvellous. I was hoping for his insight on decaf coffee.
Amen to decaf.
I guess there is a conspiracy behind pushing this coffee culture everywhere in the world. I live in Ukraine and people used to drink herbal teas and drinks made of boiled fruits (fresh or dry, like ‘kompot’ or ‘uzvar’). These drinks are not only tasty but very healthy. Now everyone drinks coffee and there are more coffee shops than ever before. It makes me sad for some reason. Seems like globalization will make every country the same and people will forget their traditions and culture, even foods and drinks.
I think it’s to increase caffeine addiction and anxiety onto the population. A sick population is more controllable. I gave up caffeine in 2018. It rinses your body of magnesium and it’s a known gut irritant. Giving it up has definitely helped me with my mental health.
@fluentinoverthinking you make an interesting point I honestly had never considered before.
Omg shut up. Conspiracy? People love coffee, get over it. If you don’t like it, don’t drink it.
Its not your problem. Dont like it dont go.
Sorry
What a delightful, charming guest is James Hoffman! I want to be his friend! I have smiled throughout this podcast. Throwing out my old stale, mediocre coffee and going back to what I like. Life is too short for mediocrity. I love you both and wish you well!
.....looks like he's done his job well 😊
It's always worth giving ourselves quality product.
We are worth it! ❤😊🌿🙆🏻♀️👍🏾
As a person who hails from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, I am well aware of and deeply appreciate a good cup of coffee. Therefore, I am grateful that you have taken the time to clarify any misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding this beloved beverage. Thank you for that.
Ethiopia Yirgachef is the best tasting coffee I've had.
Birthplace? LOL
Completely quit caffeine - I have so much energy and feel amazing. I feel clearer and can focus better.
Same here! As well as my anxiety going down to almost zero. Will never ever use caffeine again
@@PolishPocahontass Dude I’ve been noticing my anxiety and stress is so high whenever I’m drinking caffeine for even a few days at a time. It’s crazy that so many people seem not to have a problem with it the way I do.
Good for you!!! Not everybody is the same and many are suffering not that you would care....
@@emetahavayou cannot assume what things an individual cares about when you know nothing more about them than what they have written in a few words.
Be kind and respectful. 😊
I found James in the middle of the first lockdown and I'm glad I did.
His videos on how to brew coffee properly changed my entire perception of the coffee industry but not only that, the enjoyment that comes from brewing coffee.
Getting up 15 minutes earlier isn't a chore as I get to spend 15 minutes making delicious coffee in the morning, it's 15 minutes away from everything.
I worked in third wave coffee shop as a Barista for five years during my Uni days and found myself in love with decaf coffee. Many of my co-Baristas picked fun at it (and me by default) but honestly, especially in this day and age where roasters are taking decaf to new heights? Getting the taste of coffee without the caffeine, for me at least, is an incredibly enjoyable experience.
I'm genuinely curious that there is a 100% decaff bean/drink? Please enlighten me. I was a barista for 3 years and all I ever know is that decaf beans still contain caffeine but less.
Decaf still contains some caffeine! Look it up. I switched to decaf coffee with some occasional small amounts of caffeine through tea and when I went 100% off ANY of it, I still went through withdrawals starting a few days later and lasting about 10 days to 2 weeks- mostly tiredness, brief spurt of insomnia (luckily faded quick for me), weirdly stuffy/clogged nose (legit a withdrawal effect!).
Decaf espresso can contain 3-15mg caffeine per shot and given that many folks have beverages with 2-3 shots (I usually preferred 16oz drinks which most shops do 2-3 shots in that size) it's possibly to have similar caffeine content to green or black tea from decaf coffee. Drip has 12-13mg per 16oz.
@@OhyeahstarBoyUnfortunately there isn’t anything that is 100% but just lower over all. It also depends on how you’re going to prepare it. For me, caffeine was never (and remains to not be) an issue for me. I drink coffee because I enjoy the flavor profiles produced by some regions and what roasters can pull out. However, I do still drink regular caffeinated coffee with respect to flavor again. I’ve never really grown addicted to caffeine despite having worked in coffee and still play around at home. But to be honest I’ve given up coffee for a year without withdrawal. It depends on the person.
@@starleopardFor the most part; as we know in science there is never a 100% of anything. I primarily drink decaf because I enjoy the flavor of whatever decaf coffee I have at the time. For me coffee has always been a journey of flavor and textures. If I could have it with a lower amount then I’m up for it. However, I acknowledge that some beans such as Liberica and Robusta have no decaf alternatives so for those I will still drink them as intended.
@@KTOWNK1D dude I mean you said “without the caffeine” from your initial reply so I was curious if there is such thing as “caffeine-free” coffee or bean. I was curious because back when I studied coffee and all then eventually became coffee master, did not encounter or read anything that such coffee exist.
I stopped drinking all caffeine for about a year. I eased off it slowly, so didn't feel intense side effects when I quit. I did feel like my energy level was better, more stable throughout the day. There was no afternoon crash. I would very rarely drink a cup socially and would feel incredible afterward, much better than when it's drunk as a habit. I missed the ritual of coffee but could see how weird it was that everyone was so obsessed with the drink. I started again during a very difficult family situation during covid times, when walking to the neighborhood Starbucks became a daily ritual where I could relax. Now I drink a lot again and I do crash in the afternoons. But now I have a toddler and have no energy or willpower to quit. Still love the taste and ritual of it though.
I love that you mentioned his communication style. That’s one of the first things I noticed. And a great reminder for us all that articulation and communication is key for every aspect of our life. This is a lesson I will teach my children.
Been a follower of James for a long time now. A few years ago, after a video of his flagged concerns over my coffee consuption habbits, i through trial and error created rules tonhow i drink coffee. They're pretty simple:
1. No coffee until being awake for at least 2hrs
2. No coffee on an empty stomach
3. No coffee after 2:30
4. No big chain coffee
5. Max 3 cups a day
I probability average two coffees a day, one in the morning and one post lunch. My sleep and health has felt so much better for it
Agree! I do exactly the same except for the two hours after waking.
Yep. For me, 1 x black coffee (normal size cup) at 10am or so (after waking at 0630-0650). On the odd day, I treat myself to another coffee at around 1300/1400. That's it. I stay away from chain coffees as much as possible.
I have a decaff coffee before 2 hrs it clears out my sinuses in the morning, then a caffeinated coffee after 2hrs when all the adenosine levels in system have dropped.
I am absolutely with you on this. I've done this mostly every day for almost a decade now and it's spot on
Agree with all five points, except #3. As an intermittent faster, I frequently have black coffee during the typical 20-hour fast... Also, I've been a James follower for a long time, brilliant!
I have been a coffee addict all my adult life. My first experience of espresso, was when I had a 6 week holiday in Italy as a teenager. I then started to learn how to make the best espresso for myself. I love listening to James. I always learn something!
In my home country, Colombia 🇨🇴, we drink “ cafe con leche” to accompany our dinners almost every evening since childhood.
James Hoffman is such a delightful speaker and guest! He is interesting way beyond coffee. His comments about life, quality of life and sleep are gold!
I was born and raised in East Java, Indonesia and my mom said I had my first coffee when I was 9 months old. I feel really lucky to live here because good quality coffee is affordable and we have wide range of options from each island, from Sumatra to Papua we have so much options and they all taste different. I know coffee was started by the Dutch occupation which is our dark history but now we cherish it so much and it helps to run the economy.
Every human on the planet has a dark history of one sort or another, it’s good to realise that if we never meet challenge we never develop, and would any of us want to still be living in the world of a thousand years ago? So many things have come to us through the course of dark pasts. I’m pretty sure that my ancestors were not happy to be loaded on to those leaky sailing prisons and shipped to the other side of the known world and worked like dogs while wearing irons and eating starvation rations of mouldy bread, but they survived and generations later I’m happy to be alive and am sitting in a comfy bed with time to chat with people from all over the world with my magical communication device that works with magical electricity. I’m very grateful for this life and the dark past that got me here.
@@Sneakyhorse12loved this reply. I wish more people saw history and life this way, there would be much more happiness.
@@Sneakyhorse12 Well said! I often try to think of history the same way. My family went through many wars and I feel like I wouldn't change a thing because it gave me so much awareness, knowledge, consciousness and even creativity! There is a great saying that says "Life happens for me, not to me". It's very empowering when we look at it this way. Thank you for your magical words through the magical device!
@@JAP1994 especially when they're angry about something that never happened to them. we can be aware of the past without living in it
Really bad parents you have of they let you drink coffee at 9 months young 🤦♂️
Giving up caffeine 10 years ago reduced my anxiety by 90%. About 3 years in someone accidentally gave me a full caff filtered coffee, half hour later i thought i was having some kind of episode or stroke. Thats all i needed, once i found out it was caffeine, to never go back to caffeine (apart from a Coke after mile 25 of ultra races when i need a boost )
I always call James Hoffman “Mister Rogers for grown ups.”
His voice is so soothing.
I never thought I would watch a COFFEE you tube channel to SLEEP, but James Hoffman’s coffee channel is, ironically, the most relaxing thing to listen to before bed.
I had been off coffee for 26 years and then my husband bought an espresso bar and I started drinking it. Similar to my experience with chocolate, i didnt like cheap chocolate but expensive or bean to bar chocolate was something I did enjoy.
I really do like specialty coffees and we had some of our beans come from a local Coffee Lab where I went and created blends for our café. Now I drink coffee almost everyday. And I enjoy it immensely.
Yes, yes! Good coffee and chocolate quality make a difference.
James Hoffman on the Diary of the CEO! What have we done to deserve such amazing content! 😍
Communication skills are difficult to come by if all one does is text. It takes practice to build the confidence to become an effective communicator. And empathy with an audience is likely one of the most difficult skills to acquire, but I also feel some people are more intuitive in that regard. James is an EXCELLENT communicator and thinks carefully with almost every word he speaks - he is empathetic to diverse audiences and is measured when he has negative opinions on topics.
I have anxiety and I made the decision to switch to decaf just over a month ago. I was properly addicted to caffeine (as in it was significantly easier for me to give up smoking).
At first I had headaches for a week and a half but since I made the switch I have been consistently and noticeably less anxious.
I live in Cape Town and we have an incredible coffee culture here. There are high quality, delicious decaf options if you’re willing to explore a bit (and I have received less flak about ordering decaf than I expected 😊)
I‘m suffering from anxieties,too, and caffeine increases it. Could you share your favorite decaf coffee brands, please??
@@luticia Hi Luticia thanks for your response, can I assume that you’re based in South Africa? I can recommend some really nice local roasters- I really enjoy coffee from Rosetta coffee, and I’ve heard great things about Cedar coffee. If you’re looking for something that is less specialty and more accessible (but still really nice) I have found that the various decaf options at Woolworths taste the best. I also quite like the faithful to nature coffee and Tribe coffee options (available at Pick ‘n Pay or online).
But generally- if you go to a coffee shop where you enjoy the coffee, try out their decaf options and ask where they source their coffee. We have really good options in SA!
@@chloegunston5333 Hi Chloe, thank you very much for your speedy and very informative answer. I appreciate that you share your experiences/taste with me.
No, I‘m not based in SA but in Germany… But because of the global connection these days, you can order an item from SA online. At least that was my thought.
Either way, I‘m happy to hear that your anxiety level is reduced as I can totally feel your suffering.
I wish you an awesome start in your fresh week! 💪
Greetings, luticia
Decaf involves a process of "decaffeinating" the coffee that incolves.chemicals...its like eating.margarine instead.of butter..
If ur gonna drink coffee..do it in its natural state and with a balanced feel
@@luticiaHi, I'm from the US and I have a great local decaf roaster where I'm from. Unfortunately they do not ship internationally. But if you're looking for decaf online I would look for a roaster that sells water-processed decaf. I think it's the best quality decaf, even better if they sell single origin decaf!
The urge to drink coffee when I quit went on much longer than the urge to smoke and drink alcohol when I quit those. Back on coffee now after about 18 months. Still off the smokes and booze 6 years later.
Keep up the good work.
When I quit the darts the thing I really struggled with was not having a smoke with a coffee.
Thankfully I managed to ditch the smoking 10 years ago, but my coffee addiction is still going strong 😆
I was a light drinker and only for a year or so, but started noticing that the amount I drank was increasing, so quit it. Took about 2 weeks to feel OK again.
I think it's also really important to differentiate the sugar / corn syrup from caffeine. I feel a lot of people who experience a "buzz," from something like a Starbucks drink attribute the buzz to caffeine, when really most of the buzz in that case is from sugar.
Yess. Whatever starbucks sells it's not coffee. It's dessert.
@@richardkovacs2006 I mean their super sweet fraps and macchiatos are, but a plain americano with no sugar is fine. Personally, it's way too expensive for me to regularly buy coffee there but if someone enjoys the base espresso drinks or even the pike place coffee it should be fine.
The idea of a sugar rush has been disproven many times over a multitude of different studies.
@@sonuclear7994 at a biochemistry level, simple carbs typically create a burst of energy followed by a crash, which presents as hyperness or nervousness followed by both a mood and energy crash. This is the findings of the research you refer to, as well as biochemists and dieticians.
Caffeine, on the other hand, does not provide any energy whatsoever. Caffeine has the affect of blocking the receptors in the brain that make one feel tired, which has the sensation of energy without any actual energy, by definition. When it wears off, the gradual crash that the person feels comes from the person again becoming able to realize their physical fatigue or tiredness. But caffeine does not deliver any actual energy, where CHO's, like sugar, do.
@@sonuclear7994 so the amount of affect felt by caffeine will be quite dependent on how well rested and otherwise balanced a person already is, since caffeine adds no energy to the system. Whereas, with CHO's
like sugar and high fructose corn syrup, one will experience physical affects whether they are rested or not.
I was drinking two coffees a day for twenty years in the morning then one day I was having really elevated heart rates every time I had any coffee. So I tried tea instead. I still had rapid heart rate and the ER several times. The doctor said I likely have caffeine induced trachicardia (spel?) caused by a change in my liver enzymes no longer being able to process the caffeine molecule. He said it’s actually common as people age. He basically said I’m getting old. 😭 meanwhile my family members all drink coffee into old age. I haven’t had coffee for about a year. I was always sensitive to caffeine but it got worse as I aged. I never had a drink a coffee past 11am cus it would mess up my sleep if I drank it after.
The best coffee / espresso I have ever enjoyed is in Italy. You can NOT get a bad cup of coffee, variety, freshness, taste than in Italy, heck even in the highway, excellent coffee! The Italians really have a heads up on coffee for hundreds of years and still do!
It is heartwarming to watch James speak about coffee with such love and enthusiasm. As someone who's French and grinds and makes his coffee in a French press I couldn't resist but feel a little proud haha!
Proud of what?
@@altnarrativegottem 🇫🇷
One simply must love James. His voice and way of speaking and talking about complexities in a more simplistic way is impressive, and his voice is basically ASMR. But it doesn't take away anything from that he is a great pedagogue and manage, in his ever so calm way, keep once focus and interest up. He's so engaged/passionate in what he's talking about. I've learned a lot from him when it comes to tricks and general knowledge around making good coffee at home.
Very good interview/talk, taking in so many aspects around both coffee and life. Well done!
Hate all ASMRs but love James's voice.
@@Axel_Andersen Same!
Thank you both. Listening to this episode was an absolute delight!! James' speaking style is outstanding and so natural. I love how calm and passionate he is.
I love coffee, I've been a barista for almost 3 years, my manager lets me be creative, and I'm always watching UA-cam videos and going on Pinterest to learn more, I even worked at Starbucks for 4 months to learn more. James Hoffman is one of my favorite baristas. I love his videos.
I love James Hoffman. I think it wouldn't matter what he decided to dedicate himself to, he would bring the same authenticity, warmth and enthusiasm. The fact that I am coffee obsessed, and so is James, is serendipitous.
I dropped my daily cup of coffee 2 months ago and the benefits have been amazing. I feel so much more calmer and get the best sleep ever.
I did that 2 years ago and my anxiety reduced and sleep got better. I was drinking 4+ coffees a day. Over the last 3 months I've started reintroducing coffee. Every other day, max 2 coffees and before noon. This way I can enjoy coffee and it's benefits (taste, alertness etc), without the negative health impact and sleep issues. You might want to try that as an in between.
Me as well
@@matthewzammitthats what works for now before you know it your drinking it every day again
I never really drank coffee. But the days i did i could feel the spike and crash way too much. I discovered different teas and dont have that problem. Tea allows me to have a low/no calorie drink that tastes really good. Havent had the negatives of coffee.
What a great interview. Here in Greece, we drink a lot of coffee, but coffee culture has changed drastically over time. From Greek/Turkish coffee, we went into Nescafe Frappe, a Greek "invention" of low quality cold coffee (similar to Americano), and then into Freddo Espresso, a cold edition of Espresso. But I always have in my mind, and the smell in my nose, of the fresh grinded coffee of the old grocery store in my village, and the taste of the Greek coffee being made by my grandmother in her antique gas stove, or better in burning charcoal or hot sand that a few traditional coffee shops were or are still making. Coffee is memories, if you allow yourself to find time and enjoy it...
There is nothing like Greek coffee, this is Turkish coffee
@@horjan2162and before that it was Ethiopian coffee. Blaka. It came from Ethiopia before you become too proud. And before that it was probably introduced to Ethiopia from somewhere else.
My earliest memory of coffee happened during weekend drives in the California redwoods (I was just a kid). I always got car sick and barfed up in the empty Folgers coffee can. That smell of stale coffee always made me even more sick. Fast forward... I left home in 1976 at the age of 17, traveled on a freight train to Seattle where I found a furnished apartment next to the very first Starbucks at Pike Place Market (the one and only Starbucks). That area of Seattle was quite a slum back then and the cost of my apartment was just $50 a week. I never went inside Starbucks since I hated the smell of coffee! In 1977 I was hitchhiking across the USA when I caught a ride with a delivery driver in Montana. He brewed some coffee from freshly ground coffee beans, he offered me a cup. I instantly fell in love with coffee! There you have it, my life (in a nut shell) has never been the same since.
I love your story!
I also left home in 1976, I was 18.
I grew up drinking tea at home, then I gained a taste for coffee living in the nurse's home while I was training.
Loved coffee ever since! 😊
32:00 interesting fact I learned at a perfume factory : you don't need coffee beans to reset your smell, you only need to smell something you are *familiar* with. So, actually, the best thing to do when you want to reset is... smell your own skin !
I always smell my own bollocks and that works too.
What if you can't smell yourself
I grew up in a Mexican family that made a pot of coffee after dinner. We love to enjoy a cup of bean water with a sweet treat, sometimes even as late as 8pm. Now that I am older and more conscious about what I put into my body, I simply cannot continue the habit. I also noticed how caffeine effects my mind and body the week prior to menstruation. Women should really look into caffeine's effect on estrogen and progesterone levels.
There doesn’t seem to be conclusive research on this yet. Not surprising. Women’s health research is still decades behind men’s.
Yes. A doctor told me years ago and I read that it can create/exacerbate cysts in the breasts.
I love listening to this man speak. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, @jameshoffman!
Growing up in Ireland in the 1980s, virtually no one drank coffee - everyone drank tea! Today, on the other hand, major coffee culture has developed across Ireland. We still drink tea too.
I used to live in Dublin and Malahide an I have to agree. Though, you took over a lo of stuff from your ex supressor UK...
I am America and I don’t drink coffee but I love all types of tea. What’s messed up is people here will almost shame you for not drinking coffee here. They think people can’t possibly get through their day without it. Some are so addicted I don’t understand it.
Tea, Father?
Is the consumption of the other Irish black stuff going down? And is that a good or bad thing?
I hope not. I love the Irish Black stuff. Long may it carry on. It has great ingredients
I gave up coffee and caffeinated tea for almost 4 months now. i have stopped taking sugar in unnecessary things and it has helped me dramatically. I havent gotten sick and i feel more awake and less tired. i did stop because i suffer with insomnia so i felt i needed to to get back into my daily routine.
Yeah, I'm with you. I don't respond well to caffeine.
Hi, very enjoyable video. Thank you. My story is very simple. In my day, there was no Starbuck, and coffee shops were few and far between. I started drinking coffee when i was 11 years old. I started with espresso, I'm Italian. I had a coffee every night. When I started working, i would have 6+ cups a day. Ended my day with a coffee before bed. No problem sleeping. I worked very long hours, and unbenounced to me, my secretary started counting how many cups of coffee I had in a day. She counted 35 cups of regular coffee plus 2 pots of espresso, each held 6 cups of espresso coffee. I worked til 1 or 2 a.m. When I went to bed, I slept like a baby. This went on for about 5 years. Fast forward to today, im still enjoying coffee every day, not as much, 5-6 cups dayly, and I'm still ending my day with a coffee, even espresso, as late as 1 -2 a.m. with no problem sleeping. Im pushing 70 years young. Personally, I don't understand why people say they can't sleep if they have a coffee before going to bed. I really feel sorry for them. I guess I'm very lucky. I dont know if my italian background has anything to do with it. My father was the same. I remember giving him a cup of Macdonald's coffee the day before he passed away. He was 86. I think if he lived to be 100 he would still be having a coffee before going to bed. He used to say, "I CAN'T sleep without my espresso."
It's in your DNA 🧬 ❤😊
Coffee is life to me. I grind it at home with a good grinder, I have an espresso machine and for me, making my coffee fresh every day is a ritual and a pleasure. I drink only two cups a day, sometimes but really not often 3 and never after 3 in the afternoon. Loved watching this. Thank you.
This was my favorite video you’ve done! The funny thing is that people are over simplifying caffeine consumption by immediately villainizing coffee. But no one talks about the real culprit which is caffeine supplements, ENERGY DRINKS, and soft drinks. Not just coffee. The problem isn’t the coffee. The problem is our reckless abuse of consumption. Combine this consumption with stress and poor mental health and you have where we are today. Coffee isn’t the issue. Our over consumption of caffeine is the problem.
Not to mention the damage Energy drinks do to teeth.
i think its just the nature of a capitalist society that people need vices or chemical intervention to function
paired with our shit diet
It always freaks me out when I see parents purchasing those sweet coffee drinks for their children... and then they are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. The sugar is bad enough but coffee(or energy drinks) aren't good for growing bodies.
@@RC-eb5hq adhd is real stfu
Fascinating, especially about the home set up. Thank you both. When I was younger, I used to work in the theatre, come home after midnight, have a strong espresso and jump into bed.I stopped drinking coffee gor four years. Now, if I have a coffee after 3pm, Im buzzing until 4 in the morning.
Thank god for decaf ❤
Listening is James without as many of the jumpcuts seen on his channel is refreshing. Thats not to say there isnt cuts in here but jumpcuts get annoying real fast and James is someone i could listen to talk about things for ages.
Greatly enjoyed James Hoffman's passionate chat on coffee, A rabbit hole that I got myself into. What a wonderful time it was, indeed, to listen to him. I grind my coffee in the morning and I drink it black. Glad to learn it's one of the better ways, flavor wise, to enjoy it. A nod to both guys.
I did not start drinking coffee until my 60s, and it was accidental. My husband had to be at the doctor's office and while he was in the back, I would drink some coffee, just to have something to do while waiting. Long story short, 8 years later, I drink it everyday. Love it so much and am sad that I missed 60 years of my life without it. I guess better late than never. I have improved my coffee experience and I think it is time for a coffee grinder now.
I started in med school because a mentor invited us to drink coffee, and I did not dare to say no to this importan fellow :)
When I was a kid, my dad would give me rice beans and coffe(with sugar and milk) for breakfast, I liked coffee back then. Now I'm in my 30's and I can't stand the taste of it be it with milk, sugar or black. I don't mind the smell of it sometimes, but drinking or eating anything coffee flavored is near impossible to me now. No idea what happened 😅
@@yeoldegrayCat thank you for sharing. Very strange. May I ask if you drank coffe with rice beans? I mean all together? Perhaps with sugar? When did you stop liking coffee?? Nice story.
@@jekamito No, I’ve never really been one to mix food with drink in my mouth, usually just drink after swallowing the food if it feels stuck. The rice and beans are mixed together it’s a dish called ‘gallopinto’ where my parents are from, I still like eating that dish. I think I stopped liking coffee at around 16, after I took a break from drinking iced Capps.
@@yeoldegrayCat Thank you for your kind answer. I wish you a nice weekend :) Gallopinto sounds quite tasting, I would say.
Sleep is by far the most important to ones physical and mental health. I am 60 and had a very bad sleep problem for many years and it has taken like almost 20 years to get to a point where I can say I now have great sleep and the difference for me is night and day, I am in much better mood, I feel balance and feel that I can concentrate in going about my life than, having to fight sleep deprivation, in the form of focus, mood, energy and mental issues, such as anxiety, depression. I also feel that illnesses tend to happen more frequently and greater. You just can't beat the feeling of just feeling good and balanced and calm and sleep is a major part.
What did you do exactly?
i'd also line to know how you managed it. i suffer from very poor sleep and have for decades
@@mathewgosney7607 it helps if you wear ear plugs but failing that make sure you save interesting videos to watch later on youtube sso you fight to stay awake to listen to them and you'll soon fall asleep.i have one ear listening to youtube and the other blocked with an earplug but whatever works for you
Cab you please share what you did. to turn your life around regarding sleep? You will be doing a great service for thousands of us.
Is that because you gave up coffee?
There is no price too high for a delightful cup of coffee. I live, not by choice, across the street of an independent coffee house. They have about 12 coffees on their menu, but I do enjoy the heavier, darker, more aromatic coffee. Another great place is about 10 minutes from me which has a totally different approach to coffee brewing, French press no problem. What I was told, three months ago, was to completely stop drinking caffeinated coffee. Major headaches for over a week, but I got through it. What I most enjoyed is to see the passion in James's answers, how he talks about coffee is amazing.
What an amazing interview. Great questions showing real interest and of course an amazing guest. I have followed James Hoffman here and glad I did. I don’t normally watch long interviews but I will watch more of DOAC. Thankyou both for a great hour or so.
Years ago, I started realizing that my morning cup of coffee was giving me insane anxiety. I started mixing decaf with my cup and now enjoy 2/3's decaf to 1/3 caffeinated. No more anxiety. If I crave the comfort of coffee in the afternoon, I strictly have only decaf. Once in awhile, if I'm offered full caffeinated in the afternoon - it will put me to sleep!
I've been told that a sleepy reaction to caffeine is an ADHD thing. Not sure that it's true but interesting to think about.
Me too. One cup of 1/3 caffeinated daily. Maybe a decaf in the afternoon. ☕
@@robinr5337 I also get sleepy when I drink alcohol. So, I limit such things!
Try different caffeinated coffees. I was using a specific brand for 2 years and ran out. I drink water-decaffienated all day with 1 cup of regular at midday sometime. I bought a small bag of regular from a very good local roaster and was really distraught by how anxious and jittery, but not more awake, I felt for hours. I had forgotten how bad coffee could make me feel. Taste around.
Mad respect to both of you for discussing coffee (essentially the impact of caffeine) on on us. I am neurodivergent (autistic) & I do have chronic anxiety so it's been a concern to me. I drink a blend of decaf coffee & tea each morning with collagen in it because it doesn't make me shaky & won't trigger anxiety/panic. Coffee is acidic and can bother my stomach so I blend it with tea to make it less acidic to keep my stomach happy. I absolutely love what James said, "... despite the fact that decaf drinkers are the ones who are drinking it just for the taste. They are the purest coffee consumer, actually, because they just want the flavor. They don't even want the caffeine; just the flavor." Amen, sir. I love the flavor & warmth in the summer/coldness of frozen coffee or iced in the summer. 😋🥰
Same…..I drink decaff and for the taste only 😊
Drinking coffee makes your stomach less acidic than it is. Tea and coffee have near enough the same PH levels (4.85-5.5) as to make no perceivable difference (an acidic Ph of 0.05 stronger in coffee) in a stomach filled with Hydrochloric Acid with a Ph level of 1.5-3.5. Any relief you feel due to mixing tea and coffee is not due to reduction in acidity. Collagen has a PH of 9, so that WILL (momentarily) reduce the acidity, but the effect is temporary.
Try cold brew. It’s less acidic than hot coffee and taste better imo. Not cold coffee but cold brew (some confuses the two) The ph level however is more or less comparable.
ND here as well but I drink coffee as if it's water. Most days I probably don't drink anything else.... but I don't consider myself an addict. I sleep better than my wife who doesn't like coffee but I also have zero problems going without. I like hot drinks in general, I like the taste of coffee (non-deca) but not having access to coffee, even for weeks, has never posed a problem to me. I'll happily replace it with another (hot) drink.
I do know about addictions. I smoke and my mother-in-law is a coffee addict who does get headaches etc from withdrawal, but caffeine just doesn't have that effect on me. I mean, just like anyone I get the jitters when drinking too much caffeine but it does wear off in 30-60 minutes and I can go right to bed and have a very satisfying sleep after.
@@jakke1975 isn’t your pee strong & illuminous??! I actually feel dry and yuk after proper coffee😳
As someone who is sensitive to caffeine, I do not drink coffee, and have had very bad reactions on those rare occasions I have tried it. I found this to be an interesting interview.
I love that despite knowing as much as one human being could know about coffee, and himself preferring to drink it black, James is still not judgmental towards those who add things to theirs. So many people are precious about it, as if everyone must enjoy coffee the same way, and it was so nice hearing James supportive of everyone's differing tastes. I personally love adding cream, a tiny dash of CoffeeMate (enhances the texture of coffee for me in a pleasant way), and lots of honey. It ends up tasting like the coffee cream/caramel centre of filled chocolates. A little bonus is that because I add so many things, terrible coffee is still almost always drinkable, but excellent coffee is fantastic! I know I'm not getting the full flavour, but I'm not a fan of acidity, so that's perfectly okay with me!
I try to drink black coffee primarily but after about 2 cups of black I will add some flavored creamer to finish off the carafe
Former shift worker here. There is so much going on between coffee culture, sleep, and American work culture. I know in my case, part of my need for caffiene stems from a "self medicating" instead of using Ritalin for my ADHD (please see your doc before messing with this). But since I've been away from shift work for about 2 months now, I've seen my need for caffiene drop from about 600-800mg/day (RDA per FDA is do not exceed 400mg) to about 200mg. I was working a 12 hour rotating swing. If you aren't familiar with this, my schedule was 6am to 6pm for 2 days, off 2 days, then 6pm to 6am for 2 days, then 2 days off. Lather, rinse, repeat. So many people in my area work in factories that do this schedule or similar. In this system, coffee becomes no longer sufficient to keep the body moving. The way we work is so incredibly broken. The shift work creates circadian rythem disorders. In this system, you can't just fix one side of the triangle. You can address the caffiene, but then you can't work. You can't fix the sleep until you fix the job. And you can be so tired that you can't job hunt. I honestly don't know where I was going with this any more. But I don't think coffee drinking is "the problem". I think it's us not treating caffiene like the drug it is. I think I would liken it to tobacco, if you look at pipe tobacco or a cigar vs highly processed cigarette. It's still nicotine, but maybe it's the processing that makes it to where we overconsume. So an energy drink is a highly processed way to consume caffiene vs coffee which is a much less processed and you get other benefits of the plant. So I guess the big question is, how do we as a culture fix our dependence on highly processed types of caffiene?
Wow..sobering suggestion ..
Not invalidating your experience, but there have been some suggestions from the outcomes of adjacent studies (needs to be tested fully) that medicating on ritalin and other stimulants lead to better long term outcomes and lower rates of all cause mortality compared to not medicating, on the whole.
This is because unmedicated people tend to self medicate with really bad habits like excess coffee consumption, smoking, not sleeping, uncontrolled eating and increased impulsivity leading to things like increased exposure to STIs.
Also worth looking into non-stimulant medications such as atomoxetine and treatments such as transcranial magnetic stimulation.
We find a way to diminish shift work , in an ideal wrld scenario.. I get it for nurses doctors etc (which the occurence is still excesive in my opinion) but factory work?
Hopefully AI and technological advancement will come to the rescue
I felt you through this comment mate
Best of luck with what you do
"The way we work is so incredibly broken" Truest statement spoken.
As 1:1 interviews go, this has to be pretty close to the top of the charts in recent times. Am a keen follower of James' coffee exploits , but Steven does very well to get him to open up a bit. Kudos.
Thanks for having this absolute legend on your channel! Such a great interview. Such an awesome human-being! Wish I could spend a day with James and visit all his favourite coffee spots (if he has any at all).
I bought a tiny manual grinder a few years back for something like £10, probably holds 1dl of beans, it's all I've ever needed. Grinding the coffee and enjoying the smells has become has become such a pleasant part of my routine that I can't imagine ever getting an electric one, unless I get arthritis. Buying ground beans is not an option.
Ps: The best coffee I ever had was Ndaro Ini roasted by Fuglen.
I like the idea of this. I often use a Moka Pot to make my coffee and I appreciate it more when I make it that way as there's a ritual involved. I can imagine hand grinding it would be similar, but with the addition of the scent suddenly appearing. I have been looking for a manual grinder as I was wanting to add that to my ritual.
This is so interesting! I’m a huge coffee lover but now have only one good mug in the morning, preferably from my favourite barista. I gave up coffee during my pregnancies. My first coffee each time back after about an 18month break, gave me the shakes and couldn’t sleep until 4am!
As a long time coffee drinker who has recently found the benefits of decaf is so great to hear James Hoffman saying positive things about decaf. I really do hope there is a bit of a decaf revolution in the makes.
I used to be a Barista too, death before decaf was a slogan I often said.
I switched to decaf since I got diagnosed with ADHD because you have to be extra careful with caffeine on the drugs. I discovered that is was mostly for the taste I drank coffee anyway, and whilst I do still enjoy 1 caffeinated coffee a day, any others are decaf and purely for the enjoyment of flavour and comfort.
there is a study from Journal of Natural Medicine NZ where coffee is shown to depleat essential minerals like zinc and magnesium. It leads to paranoia, fear, and schitzo. The focus and energy of coffee comes with crashes, chronic fatigue, and liver damage.
@@reikiom2680 Coffee is said to be good for the liver.
@@reikiom2680I’m sorry.. you’re saying that coffee consumption leads to Schizophrenia? I would love to read whatever study is claiming this.
And assuming decaf shows a far lower incidence of adverse effects, if the study is legit in the first place... any notes on that side? @@nichj487 @reikiom2680
@reikiom2680 sounds like the coffee equivalent of the classic "Reefer Madness ".
I have stopped for various reasons and never had any withdrawal symptoms. Now I try to keep my caffeine intake up at a high level.
Being mindful of what one consumes is the best advice I’ve heard all day.🌿
Had never heard of James Hoffmann before, and I was totally hooked to this! After listening to this, I am officially a fan! Such a pleasant personality as well.
I'm MAJORLY anti coffee and all things addictive, but James is clearly a great guy with an enjoyable personality.
Coffee is his niche.
@@rudymalizia479Be careful, one can get addicted to James 😅
I almost passed over this video when I saw the hour and a half length, but being a fan of James I decided to watch. It was well worth my time. Both informative and validating in my coffee experiance. Both of these men are very good communicators and this made the length of the video seem shorter than this short attention spand older gent bareable. Thank you both for an enjoyable hour and a half.
Very interesting. I am a coffee consumer, and I love it.
If the coffee is what you need to function, you have some other problem, I think. I live in a small town, and the health related stuff isn't attractive, so no one that I know is priorizing sleep and diet for the most part.
I feel very alone with my way of living. And not afraid to give something that sounds great a try for a while. This channel, along with others, is a good resource for pushing humanity forward with knowledge 👏 👏
And James, thank you Steven and James Hoffmann. I love my coffee, a bit more of a traditionalist as I do a Melita style filter drip. I want the freshest black coffee, very strong and creamy and I must be honest it’s difficult to keep coffee freshest while paying a fortune for itbut my daily go to at home coffee is Jose’s Colombian coffee, beans to go, I grind at home. Awesome sauce.
I so absolutely loved this entire journey...
I have been in the coffee industry for about 7 years. Been so embedded in the culture around coffee for that time. Tried a little bit of everything - Home Roasting, filter coffee, espresso. I can honestly say that filter coffee making is the highlight of my morning. It allows me to slowly just process my day and produce that cup of delight that enables me to be productive and provides me with such tasty aromas and flavours.
This is truly probably my two favourite content creators and hobbies have married each other in this moment - Getting better/improving my life and coffee.
Thank you Steven for this! Thank you James for the fascinating videos through your channel. Would love to see more of this!
Speaking on personal experience concerning caffeine and anxiety/mental health, I have found a link for myself. I have anxiety related gut issues, and over time with experiencing increased levels of anxiety, I would continue to have increasingly bad gut problems after drinking coffee. I have cut out all caffeine and just drink decaf coffee now and I do not have any gut issues with the decaf. And it’s great to have the decaf option because I love making and drinking espresso coffee, so I get to keep the ritual, and taste.
Decaf is about 3% caffeine right?
@@AQBPlays I guess it depends what you get and how it’s processed, but I don’t think they can guarantee that they got all the caffeine out so they’ll say up to 3% on the pack just to cover themselves because no process is 100%. I’m pretty sure that’s how it works, still low enough that it doesn’t affect me
I used to get acid reflux from coffee and issues with my bladder so I quit. Feel so much better now and the smell of coffee is somehow that much better when you don't drink it at all.
I alternate Decaf and Caffeinated to give my gut a break as well. I buy Organic Decaf Beans from The Kicking Horse brand and it's very good!
buy coffee that has been decaffeinated with water not chemicals
These guys are going to talk about coffee for almost an hour and a half. Perfect thing to have on in the background. Fun fact: you can buy coffee fruit juice, made from the cherry-like fruit surrounding the beans. It's hard to come by, probably because there is so little fruit per cherry, it's not economical to produce. Pretty tasty, though.
Yes on decaf!! I’m so sensitive to caffeine I can’t drink any coffee or black/green tea after 10am, so please make decaf more widely available!
I only have single cup early in the morn and then I'm good all day
To each his/her own! Learn one's own body and follow what it signals.
Same here.
I was a Butlins red Coat at 17 years old for a season, I learnt so much in that time on dealing with people on all levels of communications. A real on the job learning, that can not be taught any other way, that set me up for life!
I'm impressed with his analysis of research and stats. Ex. doubting causality when saying it might be that healhy people love coffee, and then going for the large sample of research and stats. Need more people like that in media. Big like.
What a great subject, great guest. I toured a coffee farm in Guatemala a few years ago and I fell in love with the whole story of coffee.
PS. It was almost impossible to get a good cup of coffee on the street as they exported most of it. The locals drank instant coffee.
Good interview. My anger issues have all but gone away since I quit drinking coffee. My waist line slimmed as well, changed nothing else in my diet, in fact been eating more since I quit. I was a 3 cups a day + drinker and drank it dark and heavy caffeinated, due to my 30+years drinking it daily, and sometimes at night too. I feel sooooo much better now, and no more cortisol issues.
I'm about to try a coffee-less existence. Hope it helps.
I can't say I know anything about your entire health and food/drug intake you've been exposed to, but going out on a limb here I can say that your hyper excessive caffeine intake is the issue, not the Coffee itself. If you didn't overdo it, and drank happy plant, well brewed coffee you would not have issues stemming from it. All in moderation.
What a fantastic conversation between two intelligent and empathetic people. It is much more than coffee and business, it is about being human.
Quitting caffeine was one of the hardest thing I've done, one of the best decisions I've made.
We are alarmingly addicted to it.
James Hoffman? Immediate watch, not skipping a second, and you've got a new sub.
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I’ve actually been looking into advisors lately, the news I’ve been seeing in the market hasn’t been so encouraging. who’s the person guiding you?
Coffee is an essential in my life as music and humor for making life worth living. I can get through any life trial so long as I add music - humor and coffee - brilliant episode - Thank You 💫
The 'secret' to keep it healthy is to drink no more than 1 or 2 cups of coffee per day (I'd recommend just 1, but yeah... it's tough not to go beyond). And drink it early in the day. If you to go bed at around 9pm or 10pm (just to use a typical example) try to make sure that you drank your coffee 9 to 10 hours earlier than that (making sure that you're not "boosted up" by its benefits in your system at the moment you're going to bed, give many hours to your body for the effects to fade out gradually). So if you wake up at say... maybe 7am, try not to drink your coffee (be it 1 or 2 cups) after midday, so you have a 3 to 4 hours open window of time to "safely" drink coffee and not having to worry if it will affect your sleep.
The problem is really just quantity, and timing (maybe quality too but it's nothing compared to the other two). Just do it, with moderation and self control.
I really like listening to James talk, thank you
Was having quite a bit of anxiety, saw the title of this episode and for the first time in 20 years stopped drinking. One week later watching this happier than ever, no more coffee for me. Thanks. :)
My mother never drank coffee and lived to be 4 months short of 102. She did drink tea, always! My father never drank tea OR coffee and lived to be 93 1/2. I'm 77 and have never liked the taste of tea or coffee. I haven't had coffee at all since 1980 and before that since about 1972. My reason, although loving the smell and not liking the taste, ever, it makes me really high, a feeling I don't like at all!! I've never had ANY drugs in my life, thankfully, don't take any medication not even off the supermarket shelf, so .... for me it's a big NO!
But each to their own!😎👍
I really like this, I ground some Nicaraguan beans and enjoyed a lovely cup of filter while I listened and it totally enhances the experience! James has opened my eyes to better coffee and the vast array of flavours...
One of the nicest cast I’ve listen to in quite long time. Really engaging, inspiring and hugely informative esp being a nutritionist that likes coffee as a passion. Brilliant Thank you
As a child and young adult, I never touched coffee, didn’t like the taste. Somewhere around my early 40s I began drinking coffee and now for many years… I’m 80 yrs….I have a cup in the morning at least and more if I get a phone call from a friend who wants to “go out for coffee” and some used chat. I also am one of those people who loves an expresso, if offered, in the evening. I have gone without for a period of time (2 Weeks at the most) and no headache. My biggest discovery over the years is that if the body is denied for more than 24 hours, the cup of coffee that breaks the fast creates a euphoria for about 15/20 minutes that is unparalleled and I am beyond happy, love everyone and everything. Then it quits and I start my day. Tea used to be #1 with me and now it’s #2.
This guy could talk about the price of toilet seats for 2 hours and I would listen to him with interest. What a fascinating conversation!
i got sick and my cough was sooo bad that i really needed to stop drinking coffee. i drank barley tea instead. surprisingly i did not really crave for coffee but felt really weak. now that i’m feeling much better my consumption is down from 1-2 cups daily to just maybe around 3 cups a week. i noticed after a month of not taking it, my craving significantly was reduced. it is not like before that my day is not complete if i didnt have a cup. i still love the aroma though 🤗☕️