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Coffee and hormones:  Here's how coffee really affects your health. By Bryan Walsh Throughout its long history, coffee has endured both accolades and opposition. Over the ages, some of the world’s greatest composers, thinkers and statesmen have extolled coffee’s virtues, while others have denounced it as a poisonous, mind-corrupting drug. Coffee has been praised by certain religions and prohibited by others. Some governments have subsidized coffee crops; others have imposed steep taxes and duties on them. Doctors vali­date coffee’s health benefits yet worry about its contribution to cardiovascu­lar disease, diabetes, and even cancer. Coffee is more popular than ever, which contributes to its contradictory status. In moderation, coffee poses minimal health risks for most people. In some cases, coffee even appears to be protective. But many North Ameri­cans now consume coffee in large quantities, which can significantly damage our neuroendocrineimmune system over...

Nighttime  blue light  exposure can derange the  circadian rhythm . It is a culprit behind many modern chronic health issues, including  obesity , metabolic syndrome, and cancer. On the other hand,  blue light  exposure during the day is very beneficial. Read this post to learn how to hack your  blue light  exposure for your benefit. What is Blue Light? Light is  electromagnetic radiation  of a variety of wavelengths within the electromagnetic spectrum. There is both visible and non-visible light. Non-visible light includes ultraviolet ( UV ) and  infrared  light, while visible light includes the whole spectrum of the rainbow, including blue light. Within the visible light spectrum, each wavelength is represented by a color. Of all the colors of the visible light spectrum, blue light (wavelength 446 – 477 nm) has the strongest impact on physiology and  circadian rhythm  because our pigments react to this w...