6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters Acquiring Bridgehead Coffee for $3.6 Million

Toronto, Ontario-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer Pilot Coffee Roasters is acquiring Ottawa-based Bridgehead Coffee in a deal worth approximately US$3.6 million.  Bridgehead, which has 21 coffee shop locations throughout…


Know Your Sweeteners: Honey: Part One

Not all sweeteners are made equal! In this series, we’ll take a closer look at different types of sweeteners and syrups—starting with honey. BY EMILY JOY MENESESBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Arwin Neil Baichoo via Unsplash Though you can’t go wrong with simple syrup or the tried-and-true vanilla, there are many options when it […]


The First Women-Only Coffee Championships Held in Costa Rica

Feria del Café Frailes seeks to increase the gender diversity of coffee competitions. BY SUNGHEE TARKSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by Sunghee Tark The coffee industry has come a long way in the past 20 years, with innovations happening in many parts of the world and in different links of the supply chain. […]


Miami-Made Panther Coffee is Popping Up in Manhattan

Beloved Miami specialty coffee company Panther Coffee is making its first major New York City showing with the opening of a popup shop in Soho. With a soft opening scheduled…

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

5 Amazing Coffee Drinks in Reno, Nev.

Here are some standout specialty drinks you can try in the Biggest Little City in the World. BY EDDIE P. GOMEZSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE Photos by Eddie P. Gomez Reno, Nev., has more cafés per capita than just about any other place in North America. And because it is a snowier-than-usual winter in northwestern Nevada […]


Three Questions with Gabriela Parfait of The Good Sourcing

After eight years working for the French green coffee importing company Belco, Gabriela Parfait has launched a coffee-focused company called The Good Sourcing.  The new venture is intentionally small, although…


Brewing at Home and on the Road With Diego Campos

We talk to the first Colombian World Barista Champion and Diamante Coffee Farm founder Diego Campos about his brewing habits. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Diego Campos The focal point of a coffee worker’s professional life is, obviously, coffee. Whether for a customer, to check a specific production batch, or to verify the […]


Oklahoma’s T3 Roasters Completes a Historic Opening

Oklahoma-based coffee company T3 Roasters has opened a flagship brick-and-mortar roastery and coffee bar called T3 Coffee Co., inside a thoroughly remodeled historic building in downtown Collinsville. The building is…

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

Weekly Coffee News: EUDR and Africa + More Celebrity Coffee

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. Report: Small-Scale Farmers in…


3 Noteworthy Cafés in the Borough of Brooklyn, N.Y.

We explore three standout Brooklyn cafés: drip, BKG, and Coffee Project New York. BY EMILY MENESES BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by Nelson Ndongala via Unsplash Whether you’re a New York local or planning your next NYC trip, you won’t want to miss out on Brooklyn’s vibrant (and constantly evolving) coffee scene. Today, we’re exploring […]


Joven and Atucún Join Forces to Empower Young Farmers

The two brands have collaborated to create a unique coffee bar and support young farmers in the coffee and cacao industries. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE…


Design Details: Brewing Reinvented at ULA Café in Melbourne

Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee…

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

minimum dose size?

Jan 31, 2024 |

I use the Hario switch to brew my coffee and am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption. Hence I would like to brew smaller cups of coffee. I am currently using 10g of coffee with 160g of water. (1:16 Ratio) I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of coffee...

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

By Lisa Frania, Guest Blogger

Have an attitude of gratitude

Doesn’t it feel like we’re all stuck in some strange dimension as we live out the cult classic “Groundhog Day”?

We may not actually be waiting for Punxsutawney Phil to see his shadow each day, but thanks to the past year, we’ve been reliving the same day over and over again: we roll out of bed, grab our sweatpants, make our favorite brew and hit the home office for a day of too much screen time and not enough real-people time. Then hit “repeat” again—and again—and again . . . .

Man stretching his arms out in a forest at sunset

But even though we may feel frustrated and complain about our daily blahs thanks to the pandemic—and 2020 in general—isn’t it possible to feel at least a little grateful as we begin the new year? What about our good health? Our family? Our circle of friends? Our cute, little fluffball we get to obsessively snuggle?

As we look forward to the new year, Psychology Today offers several proven health benefits of being grateful AF:

  1. Gratitude opens the door to more relationships. Acknowledging the positive side of life will help train your brain as you head into the future. Saying “thank you” isn’t just something your grandma expected of you, but it can help you gain new friends.
  2. Gratitude improves physical health. Grateful people experience reduced physical pain, decreased levels of inflammation, lower blood pressure and possess general cardiovascular health. So jump on that treadmill and slay your next workout!
  3. Gratitude improves psychological health. Gratitude has also been connected to a “zest for life,” sensitivity and empathy, ultimately reducing unhealthy emotions like jealousy, anger, regret and resentment. Who cares if someone has that limited edition Golden Ticket mug (well…you should be a little jealous) or the latest PS5 —don’t be haters! Appreciating what other people have and what they’ve been able to accomplish increases happiness, a sense of well-being and other good vibes.
  4. Grateful people sleep better. Writing in a gratitude journal improves sleep. Writing, according to some health experts, is one of the best ways to show gratitude and can help condition the brain to feel more grateful more often. Take 15 minutes before bed to jot down all the things you’ve felt grateful for in the past 24 hours or focus on just one event and list all of the details associated with it. It’s a great way to help you get your Zzzs.
  5. Gratitude increases mental strength. Research shows that gratitude also leads to less stress and quicker recovery from injury, trauma and grief. Higher levels of gratitude lead to lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder. Having an attitude of gratitude—even during the worst times—makes you a true bada*s.
  6. Grateful people drink coffee, coffee, and more Death Wish Coffee! No matter what is going on around us in this crazy world, a big shout out goes to the simple things in life that we can do to make it through the day—brewing our favorite cups of coffee can offer peace of mind, happiness, and some moments to meditate on all that we have to be thankful for.

So although we couldn’t wait to say goodbye to 2020, let’s take a few minutes to appreciate what we have. Embracing gratitude in 2021 is one of the easiest ways to improve our overall health and well-being.

You’ll feel grateful you made the change—and you’ll sleep better too!

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6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

6 Health Benefits of Gratitude

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