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coffee and mental health · 8 min read

Coffee and Mental Health: What the Research Says About Depression, BDNF, and Suicide Risk

A 2016 Harvard meta-analysis of 346,913 people links coffee to lower depression risk. Here is what the science actually says, including the bipolar caution.

coffee anxiety · 8 min read

Coffee and Anxiety: Caffeine, Cortisol, and Why Some People Cannot Tolerate Coffee

Coffee triggers anxiety in some people and not others. Here is what caffeine does to cortisol, adenosine, and the nervous system, and what the science says.