Dr. Jordan Park, RD

Jordan Park holds a PhD in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois and is a registered dietitian in clinical practice. They write for Coffee Alternatives on the intersection of caffeine, gut health, hormones, and metabolism.

Jordan’s specialty is translating peer-reviewed research for a lay audience without dumbing it down — the assumption being that most readers are perfectly able to handle “the evidence is mixed” as an honest answer.

Strong views on wellness claims that don’t survive peer review; stronger views on how to counsel clients through caffeine changes during pregnancy and while managing anxiety disorders.

Jordan also keeps a small, not-very-secret hobby of trying every “coffee replacement” that hits the market, then writing skeptical one-paragraph notes in a Field Notes notebook. We have published exactly zero of them. (Yet.)