Tuesday, May 29, 2012

COFFEE AND LONGEVITY


Could drinking coffee allow us to live longer?  A large new study suggests it's possible, according to a blog I read last week.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health examined data on more than 400,000 adults over the age of 50.  Overall, coffee consumption was associated with a lower rate of early deaths, including deaths due to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, injuries and accidents.  The reason behind the link is uncertain. Although researchers caution that a further study is needed, they say the antioxidants found in coffee might be important.

We’ll have more on this as it develops.

Do you want FREE coffee?  The very first cowpoke who saunters up to the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company’s Cowboy Coffee Saloon at upcoming trade shows and asks for it, will get a free, that’s FREE bag of CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico…our newest fusion coffee made with a proprietary blend of Central American coffees and real New Mexico pinon nuts!

The purpose of this blog is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can find the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/222070817858553.  Just copy and paste to your browser.  You can also find us on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.

You know you’re a coffee fiend when your life's goal is to amount to a hill of beans.  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

EIGHT WAYS TO REUSE COFFEE GROUNDS


Morning caffeine is a guilty pleasure that whispers in a voice too alluring for me to resist.  That’s probably true for you, too.  But I read in a Treehugger blog that some Spartan souls give up the magical bean because of the costly distance it has to travel from where it is grown to where you keep your coffee maker.  Costly in fuel and costly in carbon and costly in cleared jungle and a whole lot of other things that some people find important enough to quit drinking it.  C’mon!  Not me.  And, I hope, not you. One thing is for sure; it's generally a long journey for coffee beans to travel from exotic climes to the kitchen counter.  The Kona Cowboy Coffee Company brings in coffee beans from Kona, Hawaii, Central America, Indonesia and Ethiopia.  So instead of quitting and putting a lot of people out of work, let’s honor those coffee beans and coffee growers and coffee processors and coffee haulers and more with some extra chores before condemning the used coffee beans to the trash. For those who add their spent dregs to the compost bin, yeah, you can still do so in many of these applications once their mission has been accomplished.
1.     Soften Skin
Exfoliate with a body scrub made of coffee grounds, coconut oil, and a little brown sugar. Gently massage it on in the shower, rinse, be soft.  The Kona Cowboy Coffee Company manufactures many coffee bath products, such as Regina, Queen of the West, Cowboy Coffee Soap, Sweet Coffee Scrub and Coffee Bath Soak.  Check them out on our website at KonaCowboyCoffee.com
2.     Please the Flowers
Use coffee grounds as mulch for acid-loving plants – like roses, azaleas, rhododendrons, evergreens, hydrangea, and camellias – they like coffee grounds for the natural acidity and nutrients they add to the soil.
3.     Sadden the Ants
Sprinkle your coffee grounds around areas of ant infestation to deter them.
4.     Deter Gastropods
Yes, gastropods.  You don’t have to look them up, just know that used grounds are said to repel snails and slugs.  Oh, they’re gastropods.  Just sprinkle the grounds in problem areas.
5.     Simplify Fireplace Cleaning
Before cleaning the fireplace, sprinkle with dampened used coffee grounds.  Ah ha!  The damp coffee grounds weigh down the ash and thus they eliminate clouds of smoke-flavored dust.
6.     Make a Sepia Dye
Soak used grounds in hot water and use as a dye bath for Easter eggs, fabric, and paper for a lovely, soft brown tinge.  My father once dyed a pair of white but stained tennis shoes in coffee and it worked!
7.     Keep Cats at Bay
I know, I love ‘em, too.  But sometimes they get where they shouldn’t be.  Keep kitties out of the garden with a mixture of orange peel and used coffee grounds distributed around plants.  If you live in an area like we do it’s not a problem because you don’t dare let them out lest they become lunch for a mountain lion.
8.     Encourage the Carrots
Here’s a way to boost a carrot harvest.  Simply mix the seeds with dried coffee grounds before sowing. The extra bulk makes the tiny carrot seeds easier to sow and the grounds, with that wonderful coffee aroma, can nourish the soil and help repel pests.

Do you want FREE coffee?  The very first cowpoke who saunters up to the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company’s Cowboy Coffee Saloon at the Ruidoso (NM) Convention Center’s Lions Gun Show, May 26-27, and asks for it, will get a free, that’s FREE bag of CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico…our newest fusion coffee made with a proprietary blend of central American coffees and real New Mexico pinon nuts!

The purpose of this blog is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can find the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/222070817858553.  Just copy and paste to your browser.  You can also find us on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.

You know you’re a coffee fiend when people can test their batteries in your ears.  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!



Tuesday, May 15, 2012

COFFEE BREAK BENEFITS


The most amazing part of my day is a coffee break.  If you are anything like me coffee breaks have become a part of your daily routine.  For me, taking a break for coffee is like having a mini vacation, no matter what I was doing moments before.  Well, it turns out that the coffee break routine has multiple benefits that will help to strengthen your body, your mind and even your relationships.  I found the Top 3 Coffee Break Benefits in Coffee Cup News.

BODY
I’m sure you’ll agree with me that coffee is the best beverage ever and therefore has many properties to it that help maintain the health of our body.  Taking coffee breaks will help strengthen our bodies’ antioxidants. We’ve mentioned before that the antioxidants in coffee have numerous health benefits.  So if you want to maximize your vitality while drinking something that tastes amazing grab a cup of coffee on your next break at work.

MIND
Caffeine is known for its ability to help you think sharply and increase your ability to retain information.  Taking a coffee break is not only beneficial in the moment but also pays out dividends later in the day by helping you work with an increased mental efficiency.  So next time you have trouble remembering a colleague’s name take time for a 20 minute coffee break.

RELATIONSHIPS
As you know, coffee makes you a better person.  Of course you knew that!  And thus coffee helps us establish and maintain good relationships with people.  I can think of no better way to spend time with friends than enjoying a good cup of coffee.  Coffee helps stimulate conversation and puts you in a better mood while you enjoy it.  So, the next time friends says they want to hang out, meet up at a local coffee shop or better yet make a some outstanding coffee at home and invite your friends over.

WHAT’S THE BEST COFFEE?
Well, of course, we think that the best is Paniola 100% Kona Cowboy Coffee…or…Café Pinon de Nuevo Mexico made with real New Mexico pine nuts…and…Cowboy Action Coffee, the full bodied Official Coffee of the Single Action Shooting Society.  What?  You think we wouldn’t take an opportunity to get in a plug?

By the way, why do YOU take a coffee break?

Do you want FREE coffee?  The very first cowpoke who saunters up to the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company’s Cowboy Coffee Saloon at the Ruidoso (NM) Convention Center’s Lions Gun Show, May 26-27, and asks for it, will get a free, that’s FREE bag of CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico…our newest fusion coffee made with a proprietary blend of central American coffees and real New Mexico pinon nuts!

The purpose of this blog is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can find the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/222070817858553.  Just copy and paste to your browser.  You can also find us on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.
You know you’re a coffee fiend when you're so wired, you pick up FM radio.  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

MAGICAL WEIGHT LOSS SUPERBEAN?


With all of the current health challenges we face today, obesity-related symptoms are at the root cause of nearly every problem in front of us. 

A story published on WEBWIRE last week mentioned the Pure Green Coffee Bean Extract was recently talked about in one of the most viewed health shows in the United States.  What caused the news to spark interest was a recent study at Scranton University in Pennsylvania, which showed significant weight loss results after using green coffee beans in their purest extract form.  During the study, participants were instructed to make no exercise activity changes nor dietary changes to evaluate the green coffee bean extract for 22 weeks.

The health benefits of green coffee beans are due to a substance related to chlorophyll found in the raw green beans.  According to the study, green coffee bean extract works by signaling the liver to stop the absorption of fat and speed up the process in which food is burn using the Chlorogenic Acid found in green coffee beans.  Health professionals have come to the conclusion: Chlorogenic Acid is responsible for the weight loss benefits of green coffee. 



The reason why regular coffee doesn’t have any weight loss benefits is because roasting the beans at high temperatures destroys the Chlorogenic Acid in them. But roasting is also responsible for the taste and aroma of coffee.  Green coffees beans are bitter in taste and don’t have a catchy smell, like coffee does.  The health benefits of green coffee beans have nothing to do with caffeine. In fact, green coffee beans only contain around 20 mg of caffeine per serving, compared to a cup of coffee which may contain over five times this amount.  Because the raw green coffee beans are extremely bitter, research recommends taking a pure green coffee bean supplement instead. 

The most exciting health benefit of pure green coffee extract is that people don’t have to exercise excessively, or change their diets overnight to lose a decent amount of weight.  With that said, having a balanced diet and exercise is always encouraged for an overall better state of health.

Do you want FREE coffee?  The very first cowpoke who saunters up to the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company’s Cowboy Coffee Saloon at the Ruidoso (NM) Convention Center’s Lions Gun Show, May 26-27, and asks for it, will get a free, that’s FREE bag of CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico…our newest fusion coffee made with a proprietary blend of central American coffees and real New Mexico pinon nuts!

The purpose of this blog is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can find the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/222070817858553.  Just copy and paste to your browser.  You can also find us on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.

You know you’re a coffee fiend when your taste buds are so numb you could drink your lava lamp.  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

KHALDI AND HIS GOATS


The coffee tree is indigenous to only one small African country:  Ethiopia. So how did coffee become so popular around the world?

According to a popular legend, it all began with a young Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi (or Khaldi or Q’ahldi).  Many centuries ago, Kaldi found his goats bounding about the hillsides in a joyous frenzy. They were having a ball! Even the old and tired goats were prancing around and acting young again. They didn’t even sleep at night.

Kaldi felt confused. Tired and worn out from trying to manage the rambunctious goats, he watched them carefully to discover their secret. After finding them eating bright red fruit from a nearby tree, he tried some of the fruit himself. Suddenly, he felt invigorated.

Kaldi’s discovery might have remained his secret, but one day a monk from a nearby monastery came upon the herder and his goats and asked how they got all their energy. The monk ate from the plant and he, too, felt revitalized. He brought some coffee cherries back to the monastery to help the monks stay awake during long religious services. Soon all the monasteries used coffee as a part of their services.

During the 5th and 6th centuries A.D., Ethiopians invaded the part of the Arabian Peninsula now occupied by Yemen and brought some of their magical seeds.  Enraptured by the fruit’s invigorating and stimulating properties, the Arabs became the first people to cultivate coffee plants. In fact, the first recorded word for coffee is in Arabic. It is qahwah (KAH wah), meaning “Arab’s wine.”

The Arabs also were the first to trade in coffee. By the sixteenth century it was known in Persia, Egypt, Syria and Turkey. By the next century, coffee had made its way to Europe and was becoming popular across the continent. Less than 100 years after that, coffee had become a major trade crop. Today, it is the world’s most valuable commodity after oil.

Ethiopia still produces some of the world’s finest coffees. Many are organically grown and hand-processed according to centuries-old tradition. Our Cowboy Action Coffee…the Official Coffee of the Single Action Shooting Society…is a blend of Ethiopian and Indonesian in a medium-dark roast.  Just think, African coffee and Pacific coffee blended for the full bodied taste of the Old West.

Do you want FREE coffee?  The very first cowpoke who saunters up to the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company’s Cowboy Coffee Saloon at upcoming Western shows, and asks for it, will get a free, that’s FREE bag of CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico…our newest fusion coffee made with a proprietary blend of central American coffees and real New Mexico pinon nuts!

The purpose of this blog is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can find the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/222070817858553.  Just copy and paste to your browser.  You can also find us on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.

You know you’re a coffee fiend when your taste buds are so numb you could drink your lava lamp.  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!