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Decaf Drinkers: Are You Missing Out on More Than Just Caffeine?

Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell
Published in
5 min readApr 21, 2024

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DO YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING HEALTHIER by choosing decaf? I suggest sitting down (with a cup of coffee) for my answer.

I don’t tolerate caffeine well. At all.

So, I use decaffeinated coffee as a guilt-free way to enjoy a daily espresso brew without the jittery side effects of caffeine.

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Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com