Our guest today is Dr Hammad Khan, who, by Profession, is a Consultant Neonatologist at St Thomas & Evelina Children’s Hospital, London. He is also the Director for Medical Services at Humanity First UK. Aside from his medical duties, Dr Hammad hosts the Weekend World, which is a Current Affairs show on the Voice of Islam UK Radio.

He is also an avid Coffee lover, Coffee drinker, and some may argue a connoisseur. He is a coffee aficionado/enthusiast!

We discuss the Origins, Cultivation, Coffee culture & types of Coffee around the World, and How to make the Brew…

[00:00 ] Welcome

[00:23 ] Introduction

[02:10 ] Origins of Coffee & How Caffeine changed the World

[04:45 ] An Ethiopian Legend: Kaldi discovered Coffee

[07:16 ] The Cultivation of Coffee across the Arab world

[09:50 ] Coffee as a part of Culture

[11:05 ] Sufi monasteries in Yemen employed Coffee to concentrate during Prayers

[12:58 ] The rise of Coffee houses & why was Coffee banned

[14:08 ] Tea - British Empire brought Tea to the Indian subcontinent

[17:35 ] The British Empire & Coffee vs Tea

[21:02 ] The Lost Cultural significance & rituals around Coffee

[23:28 ] Neurobiology & the effects of Coffee on the Brain

[25:59 ] Medical uses of Caffeine

[30:40 ] The optimum time to drink Coffee

[34:54 ] Caffeine 'crash' & Neurochemistry

[36:42 ] Dr Hammad's Journey to Coffee

[40:34 ] Good Coffee SHOULD NOT be bitter

[41:50 ] What makes a good Coffee - how to make the prefect brew!

[44:53 ] Coffee from around the world

[46:16 ] Different types of Coffee flavour

[49:08 ] Concluding remarks

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