The Natural Caffeine Alternative

Coffee or tea?  Red Bull or 5 Hour Energy?  Coke or Pepsi?  Capsules or tablets? All of us know someone who absolutely cannot get their day started without their cup of joe, soft drink, or caffeine shot.  Many fitness enthusiasts use caffeine supplements for a pre-workout jolt.  And students use various forms of caffeine to [...]

Starbucks’ New Super Size

Coffee is a multi-billion dollar per year industry and while I’m not a coffee drinker (and never have been), hoards of folks are obviously consuming this beverage on a regular basis.  Starbucks is the market leader in the snob specialty coffee retailer sector.  They are about to unveil a new super-size (‘Trenta’) option for iced coffee, [...]

Yet Another Reason To Avoid Soda

As if there could be any more reasons to avoid soda altogether, a recent study conducted by microbioligists from Hollins University discovered that 48% of the soda fountain machines at various restaurants they tested contained coliform bacteria.  Pretty gross, huh?  Hold on, that’s not even the bad part.  This bacteria is typically found in feces.  [...]

Soft Drink Tax To Fight Obesity

Some of you may have been reading about this for last few months, but some U.S. officials are proposing an excise tax for sugary soft drinks.  Health experts from New York, Yale and Harvard, among others claim current taxes don’t go far enough to curtail abuse of these beverages, which play a key role in [...]