Why Your Body Can't Handle Coffee Like Before: A Deep Dive into Beans, Metabolism, and Modern Stress
As a coffee lover and professional, I’ve been guarding this little, aroma-filled café for four years now. My bar counter is like a quiet old friend, accompanying countless people through their early mornings and late nights. Every latte with delicate latte art, every pot of carefully brewed pour-over I handed to customers—what I received in return was the sparkle in their eyes. Coffee was a ritual, a comfort, a silent understanding we all shared. But over the past one or two years, a subtle shift has taken place around me. Several familiar customers, myself included, have gone through similar changes. Those regulars who used to come once a day now only show up two or three times a week, and eventually only on weekends. Take Ms. Wang, for example—the advertising director who relied on a double espresso to survive every workday. Now, when she walks in, she orders only a cup of decaf. She laughs and tells me, “It’s not that I don’t want coffee. I still love the fruity notes of Et...