Direct Answer: The most widely-known Christian religious groups that are not allowed to consume coffee are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS, or Mormons) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For Latter-day Saints, the restriction is rooted in a health code written in 1833 and called the “Word of Wisdom” that prohibits “hot drinks.” Modern church leaders have officially interpreted this as coffee and tea (and...

Direct Answer: In Europe at the beginning of the 17th century, coffee was known as “Satan’s drink,” largely because it was foreign and feared. As the drink was being imported from Turkey to Venice along trade routes, it was also eyed with suspicion by the Catholic clergy firstly because it was considered infidel ("infidel" alcohol) and gainsaid (it "gainsayed wine") as it had very little in common...

Direct Answer: What’s Happening To Your Skin? When you quit coffee, your skin might go through three primary stages: rehydration, less inflammation and a “detox” phase. At first, you may appear even more haggard from the withdrawal-induced vasodilation, or widening of blood vessels: puffiness can temporarily worsen. But in 14 to 21 days time, the lack of caffeine-induced cortisol spikes should result in less oil...

The Mayo Clinic’s position on coffee is a major shift away from the old medical wisdom that considered it a vice. Their prevailing consensus is that, for most adults, coffee has no long-term detrimental effects and may even be part of a healthy diet. Quick Answer: The Mayo Clinic reports that most healthy adults can safely consume up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per day, or about four...

Direct Answer: If you’re an average adult working to maintain normal sleep, you should knock off the coffee drinking at least 8 to 10 hours before laying down. But, for some, it's best to simply quit coffee altogether or at least put the habit on hold if you can't kick persistent anxiety spikes and/or that acid reflux tells you that your body is no longer...

Direct Answer: Niche brands such as Death Wish Coffee, with about 728mg of caffeine per 12oz serving, and Spike Hardcore Energy (350mg per 16oz) can claim the highest total volume of caffeine available for purchase, however the "strongest" depends on concentration and how it is brewed. Contrary to popular opinion, a Starbucks Blonde Roast (Light Roast) actually has much more caffeine, it is simply less...

Direct Answer: Drinking coffee everyday tends to have a beneficial affect overall benefit for most healthy adults, as long as you keep your caffeine intake below 400mg (or about 4 cups). Yet the “side effects” of coffee are only tangentially about what’s in it, and more often has to do with genetically compatibility or timing. The biggest sneaky side effects to daily consumption are upregulated fatigue receptors...

Quick Answer: Technically you can’t flush caffeine from your body — the drug is a diuretic, so more than anything you will pee out extra fluids — but you can speed along the digestion process, and thus decrease the amount of time your blood vessels are constricted. But unless you are eating right, nothing is really going to make a huge difference in terms of actual...

Direct Answer: Carrie Underwood is indeed richer, her net worth estimated at around $140 million than Kelly Clarkson who has an estimated fortune of between $50 million to 75 million. While Clarkson probably earns more in a year at present thanks to her daytime talk show and The Voice contracts, Underwood has managed to accumulate more wealth. That gap is not all about music sales;...

Direct Answer: The 3-3-3 Rule for weight loss is a structure to help make life less chaotic, to reduce decision fatigue and keep your blood sugar in control – without counting calories. Interpretation is fairly scattered online, however the MOST effective physiological interpretation of this rule goes like so: Eat 3 UNIQUE meals per day with at least a 3-hour break between meals (no snacks), and make...