I Drink 5-6 Cups Of Coffee A Day: This Is The Only Brand I Trust

If you listen to me on the mindbodygreen podcast, you know that I'm obsessed with coffee. We've recorded more than 500 episodes over the years—and a solid chunk of them have spoken about the health benefits of the brew. My love affair with coffee started over 25 years ago. I drink it daily, I drink it early, and I drink it often. On a typical day, I'll have around five to six cups.

Mold can form on coffee beans when they are grown, stored, or transferred in a moist, warm environment. The supply chain of coffee makes it particularly susceptible to mold and the toxic chemicals (mycotoxins) it releases. According to some analyses, up to 50% of beans tested contain a mycotoxin called ochratoxin A2, which can cause serious liver and kidney issues in high doses. Mycotoxins are also almost impossible to see or taste, unlike the mold you might see from water damage in your house.

The effect that mycotoxin exposure has on humans isn't entirely clear, and there's a level of uncertainty that I, as a coffee lover, am just not comfortable with. I believe in compromise, but not when it comes to what I'm putting into my body. When I drink something so often, I want to know that I'm giving myself all the best possible benefits—not ingesting anything that is going to potentially negate all the other good things I'm doing.

Our brand-new coffee is handled in a way that reduces the risk of fungal growth and is rigorously tested for mold and mycotoxins, along with other nasties like pesticides and heavy metals. The testing that we do gives me confidence that the product I'm drinking day in and day out has nothing to hide.

Now, I'm a bit of a coffee snob and will only drink a cup if the taste is up to my standards. And clean coffee+ definitely hits all the right flavor notes. It's rich, smooth, and has just the right amount of caffeine: It's not weak, but it also doesn't overpower me. I'll typically prepare a big batch in my Chemex pour-over every morning to drink black throughout the day. Now that fall is here, I'm thinking about whipping in some chocolate beauty & gut collagen+ for a seasonal treat with extra health benefits to boot.

I don't sip tea; I don't dabble in matcha; I'm a coffee drinker through and through. I've had a love affair with coffee for 25 years and have no plans to stop soon. But I know that not all coffee is created equal. Just like I look for 100% grass-fed beef if I'm going to have a burger, I now know to look for coffee that's been tested for mold and is full of antioxidant polyphenols. If I'm going to drink so much coffee, it better be the best—and clean coffee+ delivers. Of the 20+ products we've launched over the last five years, this might be my personal favorite. Cheers to a delicious-tasting, health-forward coffee that you can finally trust.