Are the Chemicals in Coffee Safe?

Did you know that coffee contains thousands of chemicals and some are carcinogens. Is coffee safe to drink? In my previous post Fear of Chemicals I discussed some basic concepts about chemicals and tried to convince you that most chemicals will not harm you.

I know many of you are still doubtful so consider the following.

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Coffee – a healthy food ? Source: Dan Lacher (Flickr)

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Fear of Chemicals

Chemicals are those nasty man-made synthetic products that are destroying the environment and harming ourselves. This is how the general public and organic zealots in particular view chemicals. Nothing can be further from the truth – this is a common garden myth.

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Nicotiana tabacum, produces natural product nicotine

 

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What does Organic Mean?

You see the word organic used everywhere these days so you would think that the word has a simple definition. Not so.

The word is used by different groups of people to mean different things.

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What does organic gardening mean?

 

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