# coffee industry (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover coffee industry. Page: Feed: --- ## [your 9pm glass and the 3am wake](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-9pm-glass-and-the-3am-wake) _2026-08-18 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ The thread going round about alcohol reaches a conclusion the evidence mostly backs. ## [The drug built on that Alzheimer's bacteria theory failed its human trial](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/the-drug-built-on-that-alzheimers) _2026-08-13 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ A drug company found the bacteria in Alzheimer’s brains, built a drug to kill it, tested that drug in 643 people, and watched it fail. ## [the coffee industry paid for that study](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/the-coffee-industry-paid-for-that) _2026-08-10 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ A new study says coffee reshapes the gut bugs that talk to your brain. It’s real. The coffee industry paid for it. Both are true. ## [The biggest study on stress hormones and waist size found a tiny link](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/the-biggest-study-on-stress-hormones) _2026-08-04 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Cortisol face. ## [Spirulina's brain detox claim has no human trial behind it](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/spirulinas-brain-detox-claim-has) _2026-08-01 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Spirulina cannot detox your brain ## ["Your bloodwork is normal" is not the flex they think it is](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-bloodwork-is-normal-is-not-the) _2026-07-27 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Someone with twenty years and a big audience told you the tell. ## [Lithium and Alzheimer's: the study is real. The dose isn't](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/lithium-and-alzheimers-the-study) _2026-07-24 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Harvard found something genuine in mice. ## [Noon is the wrong caffeine cutoff. Here's yours.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/noon-is-the-wrong-caffeine-cutoff) _2026-07-20 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ You did the noon cutoff. ## [Morning light doesn't lower cortisol. It should.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/morning-light-doesnt-lower-cortisol) _2026-07-16 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ You’ve been getting the morning sun. ## [8 fixes for 3am. Three of them work.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/8-fixes-for-3am-three-of-them-work) _2026-07-13 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ You did the open-loop dump. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3FWtOJSfJdkT) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Your imagination was hijacked by cortisol. Here's how to take it back.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-imagination-was-hijacked-by) _2026-07-10 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ It’s Friday morning. ## [Sleep isn't broken. Your melatonin production is](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/sleep-isnt-broken-your-melatonin) _2026-07-06 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Sleep is the strongest medicine your body makes. ## [You're not anxious. Your nervous system forgot how to rest](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/youre-not-anxious-your-nervous-system) _2026-07-02 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ It’s 9:15pm. ## [You're not depressed. Your dopamine baseline was stolen.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/youre-not-depressed-your-dopamine) _2026-06-29 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ A Stanford psychiatrist spent 20 years studying why people can’t stop. ## [Your brain feels broken. High cortisol is why. Here's the fix](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-brain-feels-broken-high-cortisol) _2026-06-25 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ A Stanford neuroscientist said this directly: ## [Why “relaxing” isn’t lowering your stress](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/why-relaxing-isnt-lowering-your-stress) _2026-06-24 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Your “relaxing” is keeping you stressed. ## [The reason you're tired, foggy, and can't lose the belly fat](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/the-reason-youre-tired-foggy-and) _2026-06-20 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Your brain produces toxic waste every day. ## [Your cortisol is murdering your sleep. Here's the physical fix.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-cortisol-is-murdering-your-sleep) _2026-06-15 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ A Harvard neuroscientist said this directly: ## [Your brain never finished cleaning](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-brain-never-finished-cleaning) _2026-06-11 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Your brain accumulates toxic waste every single day. ## [Your inner critic isn't discipline. Stanford proved it's a threat loop.](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-inner-critic-isnt-discipline) _2026-06-08 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ A Stanford researcher spent 20 years studying what happens inside the brain after failure. ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f5RW0i4tYGVJ) _2026-06-08 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Your brain learned to panic. You taught it. Here's how](https://beforeitbreaks.substack.com/p/your-brain-learned-to-panic-you-taught) _2026-06-06 · Before It Breaks · Before It Breaks_ Modern anxiety isn’t caused by danger. ## [Don't ever make your boss a cake](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/dont-ever-make-your-boss-a-cake) _2025-06-26 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Gone forever? Not sure, but definitely need time to regain focus. ## [A Short Lexicon of Coffee Buzzwords](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/a-short-lexicon-of-coffee-buzzwords) _2025-05-09 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ “Sustainable,” “ethical,” and “responsible” are all words used to describe coffee, but what do they mean? Companies use them constantly to denote integrity but what do these words actually mean? ## [A Fundraiser for Gaza Hopes to Wake Up the Coffee Industry](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/a-fundraiser-for-gaza-hopes-to-wake) _2025-04-25 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ For 18 months, the coffee industry has remained mostly silent about the ongoing destruction of Gaza. A new fundraiser hopes to raise money—and jolt the industry awake. ## ["How do you take care of your mental health?"](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/how-do-you-take-care-of-your-mental) _2025-04-17 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ A student asked me this during a journalism Q&A and I gave an inadequate answer. I haven't stopped thinking about it. ## [How Tariffs and Private Equity Are (Loosely) Connected](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/how-tariffs-and-private-equity-are) _2025-04-10 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Two stories dominated my coffee news cycle this week. I found some interesting resonances between them. ## [Against Interpretation (In Coffee)](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/against-interpretation-in-coffee) _2025-04-03 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ How Susan Sontag's seminal essay speaks to the constraints we place on coffee—and what breaking free could look like. ## [Revisiting the Question: Does Coffee Taste the Same as it Did Five Years Ago?](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/revisiting-the-question-does-coffee) _2025-03-27 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Pondering a question I had in 2022 and how, due to climate change, coffee's flavors have morphed over time. ## [Q&A: Peace Sakulclanuwat Wants To Give Thai Coffee the Spotlight](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/q-and-a-peace-sakulclanuwat-wants) _2025-03-20 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ The coffee professional won second place at last year’s U.S. Brewers Cup Championships with a Thai coffee blend. Now, she’s on a mission to give Thailand’s coffee scene the attention it deserves. ## [What Everyone Gets Wrong About Unions](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-unions) _2025-03-13 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Too many people still operate under the assumption that unions are only necessary in “bad workplaces.” Here’s why that’s wrong—and why it’s time to leave that limiting framework behind. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D82Z7Z9KVYW4) _2025-03-13 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [What if Coffee Cost As Much as Wine?](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/what-if-coffee-cost-as-much-as-wine) _2025-02-27 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Running the numbers reveals an interesting truth about how we value these two beverages—and where the oft-repeated comparisons between them fall flat. ## [Is Starbucks Doomed?](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/is-starbucks-doomed) _2025-02-20 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Years ago, I wrote that Starbucks acts like it’s too big to fail. Now, by alienating people across the political spectrum, the multinational may be on course for extinction. ## [Q&A: Kevin Joanisse Only Buys Coffee From Costa Rica and Colombia](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/q-and-a-kevin-joanisse-only-buys) _2025-02-13 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ The owner of Lulo Coffee Roasters in Ottawa uses a "slow sourcing" model, keeping his focus on building and growing longstanding partnerships and deepening impact. ## [Eight Years of Boss Barista](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/eight-years-of-boss-barista) _2025-02-06 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Marking a significant milestone for Boss Barista by reflecting on the present moment. ## [Disruptor Olive Oil Is Everywhere—And It Reveals Something About Coffee, Too](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/disruptor-olive-oil-is-everywhereand) _2025-01-30 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Many internet-famous olive oil brands make marketing claims that don’t stand up to scrutiny. Unfortunately, coffee isn’t immune from similar disruptive tactics and pressures. ## [Meet Your Guest: Jimmy Butler](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/meet-your-guest-jimmy-butler) _2025-01-23 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ For paying subscribers: My Standart interview with NBA superstar and BIGFACE Coffee founder Jimmy Butler ## [What Does It Mean To Label Coffee As ‘Healthy’?](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/what-does-it-mean-to-label-coffee) _2025-01-16 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ The FDA now says coffee can officially be labeled “healthy.” But in an industry already rife with dubious health and ethical claims, what does adding a new word to coffee’s lexicon mean? ## [In 2025, Get Weird With Your Coffee](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/in-2025-get-weird-with-your-coffee) _2025-01-09 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Every January, I give Boss Barista readers a recommendation for how to approach the year ahead. This year, I think we could all stand to get weirder. ## [What Does Feminism Mean to Me? Part Two](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/what-does-feminism-mean-to-me-part-f8c) _2024-12-19 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ For paid subscribers, a manifesto on what feminism means to me and how I define freedom. ## [What Does Feminism Mean to Me? Part One](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/what-does-feminism-mean-to-me-part) _2024-12-12 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Boss Barista started with a basic tagline: coffee and feminism. As the platform has evolved, where does feminist ideology fit in? ## [Wages for Hospitality Work](https://bossbarista.substack.com/p/wages-for-hospitality-work) _2024-12-05 · Ashley Rodriguez · BOSS BARISTA_ Why do we expect service workers—some of the lowest-paid workers in our society—to perform their jobs with a smile? What would happen if hospitality was something we paid for instead?