For the first time in as long as I can remember (maybe forever), I have stopped drinking coffee for the past 4 days now. With only a few missed days here and there, I think I can safely say that I’ve been drinking coffee every day of my life for the past 20 years, and a lot of it at that.
After reading some fitness books that don’t so much bash on coffee, but expound on the virtues of tea, I’ve decided to switch to tea for a while.
I’m not giving up on caffeine, though this will result in less consumption.
Though when I do go an entire day without any caffeine, it doesn’t seem to affect me. I hear that some people do experience headaches and other adverse effects. Not here, thankfully.
The health benefits of drinking tea are what have attracted me to it, the antioxidants attacking the free radicals and all that (sounds very scifi), but I also wonder if I stand to benefit from drinking less coffee as well. I do suspect that it may be contributing to some GI issues (stop,TMI).
So, this week, I’m drinking Numi Jasmine Green organic tea.
I’ve learned a lot about coffee over the years, but I have to admit, I know next to nothing about tea.
Perhaps I’ll have to lean on my friends over at American Tea Room (in the affiliate program, specifically) to help get me started.
