Chocolate Profile

March 11, 2026

Chocolate Profile
Who knew such a luscious flavor would also be a stimulating food? Ancient peoples of the Americas did. Cacao, cocoa,...
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Tea Profile

March 11, 2026

Tea Profile
After water, tea is the world’s most widely consumed beverage. Tea originated in Asia, in the Himalayas where India and...
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Coffee Profile

March 11, 2026

Coffee Profile
Wild coffee plants originated in the same region where early humans may have been born: Ethiopia. Around 600 AD, the Oromo,...
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2. Natural Caffeine: Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, and Other Plants

March 11, 2026

Natural Caffeine
No one knows for sure when humans first consumed caffeine. Africa was the starting point for coffee, and probably fueled...
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How Caffeine Works? Why We Love Caffeine

March 11, 2026

Why We Love Caffeine
People Love Caffeine, But Why? Japanese pachinko machines work like regular pinball machines, except instead of playing one large steel...
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What Does Caffeine Do in Your Brain?

March 11, 2026

What Does Caffeine Do in Your Brain?
Coffee, tea, chocolate and cola drinks are the most traditional sources of caffeine. Energy drinks and energy shots are the...
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A Quick Inventory of Caffeine’s Effects

March 11, 2026

Caffeine’s Effects
Nobody forces us to ingest caffeine. It’s not necessary. We choose to do so. In studies where participants didn’t know...
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1. How Caffeine Works: Flipping the Switch

March 11, 2026

1. How Caffeine Works: Flipping the Switch
Most of us treat caffeine like electricity: We don’t care to know how it works; we just flip the switch...
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Caffeine Basics: Intro and Contents

March 11, 2026

Caffeine Basics
* Caffeine came without instructions. THIS is the missing manual.* Welcome to my free online book about the basics of...
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Nutella Truffles

March 11, 2026

Nutella Truffles
Bite into one of these truffles and what a surprise – a caramelised hazelnut in the centre! Makes 15 truffles...
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