Coffee and Your Health: Part 1 Introduction (RR15)

Welcome to the Coffee and Your Health series of the Roast and Reason podcast! Is coffee good for you or does it cause health problems? There is a lot of conventional wisdom out there about coffee and health that is just plain wrong. So in this series we will evaluate what the scientific research actually tells us. So lets find out if coffee just tastes good or if it is also good for us.

In Part 1 of the Coffee and Your Health series we will talk about some interesting but incorrect historical beliefs about coffee. Pop quiz: What the hell is spiritualescency of sperm? Hint: I have NO idea but Englishmen in the 1600s seemed to believe coffee caused it!

We will also talk research basics and cover some introductory material in this episode before we take an in depth look at coffee's impact on your health.

Future episodes of the Coffee and Your Health series will air in the upcoming weeks. The next episode, Part 2 will cover coffee's impact on your mental and physical performance. Future episodes will cover topics such as depression, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetes, and aging.