Espresso

“You woke up every day at 5:30 in the morning and I, you know, got on the floor at 6:30, and it was game day, and I was fueled by espresso and agitas. And, you know, like, I was just like, yo, you found this thing. Let's go. Right. Right. And one of the things that, you know, my dad was still around then.”

“And the range is basically from 100 milligrams to 400 milligrams. I want to caution everybody out there: if you're somebody who suffers from anxiety or panic attacks and you're not used to ingesting caffeine and you run out and ingest 400 milligrams of caffeine in the form of espresso or yerbamate or an energy drink or in pill form, that is going to be very uncomfortable for you.”

“I always can sleep. That's the thing. I never have a problem sleeping. I have to sleep on a pile of rocks. Yeah, you do espresso before bed. Yeah, I have no problem with that. Really? It's just that the nicotine gets me. It's just too much. There's so much. Like, I read something. You should only have like three milligrams or six milligrams a day.”

“But at the same time, like I also felt and knew that I was like, I was different. Like this was before it was like trendy to drink espresso, for example. That was like a weird immigrant thing that my dad did. You know, like he had this little thing you would put on the stove and make espresso.”

“if you are interested in getting into the best possible sleep. And I say this knowing that many people, including myself, can drink a double espresso with 200 milligrams of caffeine or more at 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. or after dinner and still quote unquote fall asleep fine or still sleep fine.”

“show clear cancer protection involved filtered coffee. Boiled or unfiltered methods, like the French press or espresso, allow oily compounds called diterpenes to enter the bloodstream.”

“filters. Here's why this chemical difference matters. Brewing methods dictate how much these compounds end up in our coffee. Unfiltered methods, like espresso, French press, boiled coffee, or stovetop percolators, retain the oily diterpenes. For perspective, espresso contains around 1,100 milligrams of caftal per liter.”

“while French press and mocha, pots, contain 70 to 90 milligrams per liter. Practically, that means one espresso shot has about 30 milligrams of caftal, and a typical cup of coffee from other unfiltered methods have between 10 and 200 milligrams. In contrast, filtered coffees, like traditional paper drip,”

“drinking espresso, those espresso pods are also plastic, and so having hot water go through those pods is also releasing microplastics and their associated chemicals into your beverage as well. Just something to keep in mind. Now, what about the antioxidants, which significantly contribute to the health benefits of coffee?”

“Finally, brewing temperature also does play a role. Really hot brewing methods like espresso or drip brewing quickly extract antioxidants due to the higher temperatures and shorter brew times. Cold brewing, while lower in temperature, can reach comparable antioxidant levels if it's steeped long enough.”

“drinking coffee. Now, espresso is somewhat of a special case. While espresso does still contain those cholesterol-raising diterpenes, moderate espresso consumption, like two to three servings daily, remains strongly associated with a lower overall mortality, likely due to its exceptionally high antioxidant density per ounce.”

“high antioxidant density per ounce. Espresso's robust polyphenol content might actually balance out some of the diterpenes. Diterpene-related downsides, providing that you're maintaining a moderate consumption of espresso.”

“most consistent health benefits across cardiovascular, metabolic, cognitive, and longevity outcomes. Espresso and instant coffee also provide substantial protective effects at moderate consumption levels. Unfiltered methods, especially boiled coffee or very heavy”

“you want to desensitize yourself to caffeine. So even if you're a normal, habitual caffeine user, let's just say an average dose of caffeine in a, say a coffee or an espresso is 200 milligrams, right? Like whatever tea is less and you get the idea. So if you say you do two of those a day,”