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Coffee as Medicine: Avoiding Mold and Maximizing Health Benefits – And Improve the Taste!

Bonus Update 28 Feb 2024: Check the last paper referenced at the bottom of this blog. It can make a huge difference in the taste of your expresso!

Coffee, often referred to as the ‘elixir of life’, is more than just a comforting morning ritual or an afternoon pick-me-up. With numerous studies highlighting its beneficial impact on health, coffee can indeed be regarded as a form of ‘medicine’. But, as with any medicine, it’s crucial to ensure its quality for maximum efficacy. One of the key aspects of maintaining coffee’s integrity is avoiding mold contamination.

Mold in coffee can be more common than we might think. It’s not necessarily visible, but its presence can negatively impact the coffee’s taste and, more importantly, its health benefits. More concerning, mold exposure can lead to various health issues ranging from allergic reactions to more serious neurological problems.

To enjoy the health benefits of coffee and avoid potential risks, I’ve developed some strategies based on my experiences and personal research:

1. Choose Reliable Sources: Quality coffee begins with choosing the right brand. I get all my coffee from three main sources: 

  • 44 North Coffee: This coffee is featured at the Lost Kitchen and the Royal Tar Blend has become my favorite.
  • Blue Bottle: Known for their high-quality brews, this San Francisco-based company is a reliable source for great coffee. 
  • Black Rifle: A veteran organization delivering excellent coffee while supporting a good cause.
  • Hawaiian Kona from Amazon Green Coffee Traders: The premium price pays for the distinctive rich flavor of Kona coffee.

2. Avoid Mold-Prone Brands: Certain brands can be more prone to mold contamination. In my case, I’ve found mold in some Nespresso capsules during recycling. So, to reduce exposure to mold, I try to avoid such brands in the future. Also, I use frequency treatments on my home to further combat mold.

3. Muscle Testing for Need: I treat coffee as a personalized medicine. By using muscle testing, I can determine whether my body needs coffee at any given time. If it’s not going to benefit me, I simply don’t drink it.

4. Variety is Key: Since the body’s needs constantly vary, it’s beneficial to have a range of coffee choices at hand. This not only satisfies my liking for coffee but also allows me to meet the fluctuating needs of my body.

In summary, treating coffee as medicine involves both a conscious choice of high-quality sources and an attuned awareness of your body’s needs. With the right approach, your favorite brew can serve as more than just a beverage, becoming a valuable ally in your journey towards health and wellbeing.

References

The health benefits of coffee have been widely researched over the years. Here are some key studies that have found positive effects associated with coffee consumption:

1. Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes – Poole R, Kennedy OJ, Roderick P, Fallowfield JA, Hayes PC, Parkes J. – British Medical Journal, 2017 (Source: [Link](https://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5024))

   This umbrella review of 201 meta-analyses of observational research and 17 meta-analyses of interventional research concluded that coffee consumption was more often associated with benefits than harm for a range of health outcomes across exposures including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mortality.

2. Coffee Consumption and Mortality From All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis – Grosso G, Godos J, Galvano F, Giovannucci EL. – American Journal of Epidemiology, 2014 (Source: [Link](https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/180/8/763/2739112))

   This study analyzed the associations of coffee consumption with mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer. It concluded that coffee consumption was inversely related to all-cause mortality and mortality due to CVD and various cancers.

3. Coffee Intake and Incidence of Hypertension: Results from Three Large Prospective Cohort Studies – Liu QP, Wu YF, Cheng HY, Xia T, Ding H, Wang H, Wang ZM, Xu Y. – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020 (Source: [Link](https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/5/1120/5877589))

   This paper found that higher coffee consumption was associated with a lower risk of hypertension.

4. Coffee and Tea Consumption Are Inversely Associated with Mortality in a Multiethnic Urban Population – Gardener H, Rundek T, Wright CB, Elkind MS, Sacco RL. – Journal of Nutrition, 2013 (Source: [Link](https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/143/8/1299/4571557))

   This study showed that daily coffee consumption was associated with a decreased risk of death from all causes.

5. The Impact of Green Tea and Coffee Consumption on the Reduced Risk of Stroke Incidence in Japanese Population – Kokubo Y, Iso H, Saito I, Yamagishi K, Yatsuya H, Ishihara J, Inoue M, Tsugane S. – Stroke, 2013 (Source: [Link](https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/strokeaha.111.677500))

   This research found that daily consumption of green tea and coffee can significantly reduce the risk of stroke. 

6, Harper, J.M., McDonald, C.S., Rheingold, E.J., & Wehn, L.C. (2024). Moisture-controlled triboelectrification during coffee grinding. Matter. Retrieved from https://www.cell.com/matter/pdf/S2590-2385(23)00568-4.pdf

If you have read this far you have a special treat. This research paper finds that water content of beans makes a huge difference in the coffee grinding process. Put your beans in a bowl of a water for a minute or two, then drain the water. Now when you put them in your expresso grinder you will get a better tasting expresso. The difference can be huge, depending on how dry your beans are.

Please note that while coffee has been found to have many positive health effects, overconsumption can still lead to issues such as sleep disturbances, increased heart rate, and gastrointestinal problems. Individuals should also be aware of the amount of sugar and cream they add to their coffee, as these additions can lead to health problems if consumed excessively. It’s also important to mention that while these studies find associations, they do not prove causality, and individual health outcomes can vary. 

Heart Disease: Causes and Prevention

There a many types of cardiovascular disease (see Medical News Today):

Congenital heart disease

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat.

Coronary artery disease

The coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with nutrients and oxygen by circulating blood. Coronary arteries can become diseased or damaged, usually because of plaque deposits that contain cholesterol.

Dilated cardiomyopathy

This is also known as a heart attack, cardiac infarction, and coronary thrombosis. An interrupted blood flow damages or destroys part of the heart muscle.

Heart failure

Also known as congestive heart failure, heart failure occurs when the heart does not pump blood around the body efficiently.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

This is a genetic disorder in which the wall of the left ventricle thickens, making it harder for blood to be pumped out of the heart.

Mitral regurgitation

Also known as mitral valve regurgitation, mitral insufficiency, or mitral incompetence, this occurs when the mitral valve in the heart does not close tightly enough.

Mitral valve prolapse

The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle does not fully close, it bulges upwards, or back into the atrium.

Pulmonary stenosis

It becomes hard for the heart to pump blood from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery because the pulmonary valve is too tight.

There appear to be two primary causes, other than genetic disorder, for all categories of heart disease.

  1. Diseases related to heart function appear to be caused by infection of the heart, primarily with the same organism that causes cancer. This organism can be clearly seen in an Ergonom 700 microscope that magnifies 25000x. Frequencies for elimination of this organism are documented on this site.
  2. Diseases related to clogging of the arteries are primary the result of nanobacteria. CT scan calcium scores indicate level of arterial obstruction. Nanobacteria form calcium shells which block the arteries. A strategy for reducing calcium scores on a CT scan by 87.5% is documented on this site.

In 2016, 32.3% of deaths were caused by heart disease and 16.3% of deaths were caused by cancer. We estimate that 80% of these deaths could be prevented with frequencies.

Today there are clinical trials using frequency devices, many government approved frequency tools, and thousands of research papers published in PubMed. Eventually health care providers will start bringing these tools into their practice.

Live Longer: Reduction of Calcification in the Arteries with Frequencies

Since 1975 I have been working with some of the leading medical researchers in the world. I worked with twice Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling while a professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Working with physicans in the Academy hospital we were contemplating a clinical trial of Vitamin C to see if it reduced colds in cadets. Alas, the administration would not permit it in 1974. However, in 1975 I joined the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and in 1980 hooked up with Dr. Pauling when he sponsored the University of Colorado Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research (which I co-founded with another senior scientist). I had millions of dollars of grant funding from the National Cancer Center every year for over a decade which got me started on advanced technologies to eliminate disease. A few years ago National Cancer Institute leadership told me I was still on the list of only 300 scientists qualified to lead large grants for cancer research.

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Linus Pauling (February 28, 1901 – August 19, 1994) was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator, and husband of American human rights activist Ava Helen Pauling. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. New Scientist called him one of the 20 greatest scientists of all time, and as of 2000, he was rated the 16th most important scientist in history.

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Dr. Pauling showed me his almost complete DNA model and the data he gave Watson and Crick which he claimed enabled them to publish first and achieve a Nobel prize which Dr. Pauling thought rightfully belonged to him. He is the only human to achieve two independent Nobel prizes and was gunning for a third. He radically changed my thinking about medicine by showing me his lab and introducing me to his fellow researchers.

This started me down a path that led to frequency medicine which is now emerging into the mainstream. There are 566 peer reviewed medical research papers at PubMed.gov on Pulsed Electromagnetic Frequency research and 5167 papers published on electromagnetic field therapy. This is truly the future of medicine with FDA approved cancer clinical trials now in progress. Even more interesting is using electromagnetic frequencies to reprogram DNA, a more reliable and accurate approach to CRISPR.

In 2005, I visited another leading medical researcher, Dr. Terry Grossman, also a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He had just published a book with Ray Kurzweil, Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever. At that time, my biological age was over 20 years younger than my calendar age, almost the lowest he had ever seen (two Japanese guys had me beat).

Dr. Grossman put me on a program to regularly scan my arteries for calcification as he felt was the leading risk of death for someone who had already eliminated some cancers with frequencies (as proven by physician biopsy). I had almost no calcification on a CT scan in 2005. However, by 2012 my calcium score was elevated:

The Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Screening Test was done utilizing Ultra-Fast Coaxial Tomography (UF CT Scan) that was able to image the amount of calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary artery walls of your heart. The computer was able to calculate a calcium score for each region of calcified plaque in each coronary artery, and a total calcium score for the heart as a whole.

There are two types of plaque that develop in the arteries: hard or calcified plaque and soft or vulnerable plaque. Heart attack risk appears to be more closely related to soft, vulnerable plaque, but at present we do not have imaging devices able to quantify this type of plaque. The ultrafast CT scan is only able to measure the heart calcified plaque. Since there is a direct correlation between hard, calcified plaque, which your CAC test measured, and soft, vulnerable plaque, higher calcium scores are related to a higher risk of heart attack. Therefore this test offers an indirect assessment of dangerous coronary atherosclerosis. Your ultrafast CT scan of 105 indicated that you had detectable calcified plaque of 105 in your coronary arteries at the 30th percentile.

On 20 December 2016, Dr. Grossman reported: Cardiovascular- Your coronary artery score increased from 15 in 2005 to 105 in 2012, placing you in the 30th percentile at that time. Now your calcium score is 399 at the 65th percentile. Explained the creation of a biofilm that protects self-replicating crystals/nanobacteria.

A new supplement called Nanobac was available at the time and was recommended. A great independently-assessed summary of research is here: Anton Kutikin, PhD in The International Journal of NanoMedicine “The Role of CNPs in Biology & Medicine” www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266001

This supplement eliminated some of the nanobacteria and stirred up the rest. When they were active I was able to determine frequencies and target them for elimination. On 13 October 2017, less than a year after my calcium score was 399, I visited Brigham and Women’s state of the art cardiology center in Boston to get a CT scan. Results are below:

My calcium score was 55, a better than 86% reduction. Dr. Grossman said this had never been done before in the history of medicine and results should be followed up with further research studies.

Here is exactly what I did to achieve this result (nothing is guaranteed):

  1. Worked closely with a knowledgable physician to get appropriate lab tests and followup.
  2. Purchased NanobacTX and followed instructions at https://nanobiotechpharma.com/
  3. Used nanobacteria frequency sets at https://www.frequencyfoundation.com/product/nanobacteria/
  4. Purchased frequency application system. For people new to this field try a Spooky2 system of your choice. For those with some expertise consider the Frequency Research Foundation standard lab which is much more powerful for remote work.
  5. Selected the right nanobacteria frequency sets using kinesthiology (muscle testing or a dowsing technique) and ran them while taking the recommended dosage of NanobacTX (initially 8 capsules a day for six months, followed by 2 capsules a day for maintenance).

Eliminating inflammation is a top priority for disease prevention

The Root of All Evil

In 2003, Professor Emad El-Omar, a gastroenterologist at the University of Aberdeen, made a statement that captured what researchers across multiple fields were beginning to understand: “I personally believe that chronic inflammation is the root of all evil.”

He was not exaggerating. Over the previous decade, inflammation had been implicated as both a cause and an accelerating factor in a growing number of widespread and seemingly unrelated diseases — atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and multiple types of cancer among them.

When we published this article in 2003, we made two core assertions. First, that eliminating inflammation should be the top priority for anyone serious about disease prevention. Second, that applying the right electromagnetic frequencies to the organisms driving inflammation could not only prevent infectious disease but radically reduce the risk of chronic diseases.

Twenty-two years later, both assertions have been validated by an enormous body of research. Chronic inflammation is now recognized as the central mechanism in virtually every major chronic disease. And frequency-based approaches to managing inflammation are gaining scientific support.

What Is Chronic Inflammation — And Why Is It Different?

Inflammation itself is not the enemy. Acute inflammation is the body’s essential first line of defense. When a finger catches the sharp edge of an envelope, when pollen is inhaled, when a virus finds a new host — the body responds through inflammation. This process involves a molecular cascade orchestrated by chemokines and other biochemicals of the innate immune system, eventually engaging immune cells and antigens involved in adaptive immunity.

Under normal circumstances, this response resolves quickly. The threat is eliminated, the inflammatory signals shut down, the tissue heals. End of story.

The problem begins when inflammation does not resolve. When the trigger persists — a chronic infection the immune system cannot fully clear, ongoing exposure to environmental toxins, sustained psychological stress, or a diet that continuously promotes inflammatory signaling — the inflammatory response becomes chronic. It shifts from being a protective, short-term response to being a destructive, long-term state.

Chronic inflammation is fundamentally different from acute inflammation in its effects. Acute inflammation heals. Chronic inflammation destroys. It damages blood vessel walls, contributing to atherosclerosis and heart disease. It disrupts cellular DNA repair mechanisms, promoting cancer development. It degrades neuronal connections in the brain, driving Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. It impairs insulin signaling, contributing to type 2 diabetes. It erodes joint tissue, driving arthritis and chronic pain.

The insidious aspect of chronic inflammation is that it often operates silently. There may be no obvious symptoms — no redness, no swelling, no fever. The damage accumulates gradually over years and decades, only becoming apparent when it manifests as a diagnosed disease.

The Inflammation-Alzheimer’s Connection

Of all the diseases linked to chronic inflammation, the connection to Alzheimer’s disease has become one of the most thoroughly documented. This is directly relevant to our work at the Frequency Research Foundation.

Neuroinflammation Drives the Disease

Chronic inflammation in the brain — neuroinflammation — is now recognized not merely as a secondary effect of Alzheimer’s disease but as a primary driver of its progression. The brain’s immune cells, called microglia, become chronically activated and shift from their protective role (clearing debris and pathogens) to a destructive state (releasing inflammatory molecules that damage healthy neurons).

This chronic microglial activation is triggered and sustained by multiple factors. Chronic infections in the brain, including herpes simplex virus, drive ongoing immune activation. Our article Alzheimer’s and Herpes Simplex Virus details how HSV-1 DNA is found in 90% of Alzheimer’s plaques. Environmental toxins like aluminum nanoparticles and glyphosate trigger persistent inflammatory responses in brain tissue. Our articles on nano aluminum creating chronic infections and glyphosate increasing Alzheimer’s risk explore these pathways. Elevated homocysteine promotes vascular inflammation that extends to the brain. Homocysteine, heart disease, and Alzheimer disease covers this biomarker in detail. Mycoplasma and other chronic infections that cross the blood-brain barrier create ongoing inflammatory burden. Our mycoplasma research is documented in Mycoplasma: A Key Component in Lyme and Other Diseases.

Every one of these inflammatory triggers is addressed in our complete guide to Alzheimer’s disease and frequency therapy.

The Amyloid-Inflammation Cycle

Recent research has revealed that the relationship between inflammation and Alzheimer’s is cyclical and self-reinforcing. Chronic infections and toxins trigger neuroinflammation. The inflamed brain produces amyloid beta as part of its antimicrobial defense response. The accumulating amyloid itself triggers further inflammatory signaling. This additional inflammation causes more neuronal damage and more amyloid production. The cycle accelerates over years until clinical symptoms emerge.

Breaking this cycle — by eliminating the infections driving inflammation, removing the toxic triggers, and calming the inflammatory response itself — is the most promising strategy for both preventing and slowing Alzheimer’s disease. This is exactly what a comprehensive frequency therapy approach aims to do.

How the Science Has Evolved Since 2003

When we published this article, the connection between chronic inflammation and disease was a growing area of research but not yet mainstream. Today, it is arguably the most studied topic in chronic disease biology.

Inflammation Biomarkers Are Now Standard

C-reactive protein (CRP), a blood marker of systemic inflammation, is now routinely measured in cardiovascular risk assessment. High-sensitivity CRP testing can detect low-grade chronic inflammation that standard tests miss. Our article Vitamin C Supplements Lower C-Reactive Protein Levels covers a simple, evidence-based strategy for reducing this critical biomarker. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) are now well-characterized inflammatory mediators linked to multiple chronic diseases. These were relatively obscure in 2003; today, they are the targets of billion-dollar drug development programs.

The Gut-Brain Inflammation Axis

One of the most significant discoveries since 2003 is the gut-brain axis — the bidirectional communication system between the gut microbiome and the brain. Gut inflammation, driven by dietary factors, infections, and environmental toxins like glyphosate, can trigger neuroinflammation through multiple pathways including the vagus nerve, circulating inflammatory cytokines, and a compromised intestinal barrier (“leaky gut”).

This discovery has profound implications. It means that inflammation in the gut — caused by poor diet, glyphosate-contaminated food, chronic gut infections, or dysbiosis — can directly contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions without the inflammatory trigger ever being present in the brain itself. Managing gut health is therefore an integral part of managing brain health.

Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition Has Been Validated

The role of diet in managing chronic inflammation has been extensively documented since 2003. The Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil, fish, fruits, vegetables, and moderate wine consumption, has been shown to reduce inflammatory markers and lower dementia risk in multiple large studies.

Several specific foods and nutrients in our Alzheimer’s content cluster have direct anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish produce specialized pro-resolving mediators that actively shut down inflammation. Our articles on fish reducing Alzheimer’s risk by 60% and fish oil preventing Alzheimer’s cover this evidence. Oleocanthal in extra virgin olive oil has anti-inflammatory potency comparable to ibuprofen. Our article Take Olive Oil Instead of Ibuprofen explores this research. Resveratrol from red wine suppresses NF-κB, a master regulator of inflammatory genes. Red Wine Cuts Alzheimer’s Risk by 45% covers the evidence.

How Frequency Therapy Addresses Chronic Inflammation

When we wrote in 2003 that “any inflammation detected should be eliminated immediately by applying the right electromagnetic frequency to the organism,” we were describing an approach that was far ahead of its time. Today, the science of bioelectromagnetic effects on inflammation is an active and growing field of research.

Frequency therapy addresses chronic inflammation through multiple mechanisms.

Targeting the Source: Pathogen Elimination

Much chronic inflammation is driven by persistent infections — organisms the immune system cannot fully clear. By applying targeted frequencies to specific pathogens, the infectious trigger of inflammation can be addressed directly. When the pathogen is eliminated, the immune system’s reason for maintaining the inflammatory response is removed, allowing the inflammation to resolve naturally.

This is fundamentally different from anti-inflammatory drugs, which suppress the inflammatory response without addressing what is causing it. Suppressing inflammation while leaving the infection in place can actually be counterproductive — the inflammation exists for a reason. The frequency approach eliminates the reason.

Supporting Resolution Pathways

Research has revealed that the resolution of inflammation is not simply the absence of pro-inflammatory signals — it is an active, coordinated process driven by specialized molecules (resolvins, protectins, maresins) and specific cellular behaviors. Frequency therapy may support these resolution pathways, helping the body complete the inflammatory cycle rather than becoming stuck in a chronic state.

Reducing Toxic Burden

Environmental toxins that drive chronic inflammation — including aluminum, heavy metals, and chemical contaminants — can be addressed through frequency protocols that support the body’s detoxification pathways. Reducing the toxic load removes a persistent inflammatory trigger.

Brain-Specific Applications

For neuroinflammation specifically, 40 Hz gamma frequency stimulation has been shown to modulate microglial behavior — shifting chronically activated microglia from their destructive state back to their protective, debris-clearing state. This is one of the most direct applications of frequency therapy to Alzheimer’s-related neuroinflammation. Our articles on 40 Hz gamma stimulation and replacing the missing gamma frequency cover this science in detail.

Chronic inflammation is the common thread running through virtually every major disease. Dr. Jeff Sutherland offers personalized paid consultations to identify the specific inflammatory triggers in your case — infections, toxins, metabolic factors — and develop a targeted frequency protocol to address them. Book Your Consultation

Practical Anti-Inflammatory Strategies You Can Start Today

While frequency therapy addresses inflammation at the electromagnetic level, several evidence-based nutritional and lifestyle strategies can reduce inflammatory burden immediately.

Nutritional Priorities

Increase omega-3 fatty acid intake through fatty fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel) at least twice per week and/or high-quality fish oil supplementation emphasizing DHA. Use extra virgin olive oil as your primary cooking and dressing fat — the oleocanthal it contains provides meaningful anti-inflammatory activity. Minimize processed foods, refined sugars, and industrial seed oils (soybean, corn, sunflower), which promote inflammatory signaling. Eat a diet rich in colorful vegetables and fruits, which provide polyphenols and antioxidants that counter oxidative stress and inflammation. Consider vitamin C supplementation, which has been shown to lower CRP levels.

Lifestyle Factors

Chronic psychological stress drives inflammation through sustained cortisol elevation and sympathetic nervous system activation. Our article Stress Equals Illness: Better Do Something About It covers the mechanisms and practical steps for managing stress-driven inflammation. Regular physical activity is one of the most potent anti-inflammatory interventions available — consistent moderate exercise reduces CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α levels. Sleep quality directly affects inflammatory markers. Chronic sleep deprivation elevates inflammatory cytokines and impairs the brain’s nightly glymphatic clearance of metabolic waste, including amyloid beta.

Frequently Asked Questions

Take the Next Step

Chronic inflammation is the common mechanism underlying heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and most chronic diseases. Eliminating it requires identifying and addressing the specific triggers — whether they are infections, environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, or metabolic dysfunction.

A consultation with Dr. Jeff Sutherland provides a comprehensive assessment of your inflammatory triggers and a personalized frequency protocol designed to address them at the source, not just suppress the symptoms.

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This article is part of our comprehensive Alzheimer’s resource library. Chronic neuroinflammation is a primary driver of Alzheimer’s disease progression. Read our complete guide to Alzheimer’s disease and frequency therapy for the full scope of research, from 40 Hz gamma science to infection management and personalized frequency protocols.

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