Drinking Less Coffee

For the past few days, I have cut my coffee consumption down from three cups a day to just two cups.  I do feel a difference.  Instead of reaching for another cup of java, I do an activity that I enjoy, like yoga, hiking, biking, or knitting. 

I lighten and sweeten  my French roast coffee with cream and sugar, so that means I am also cutting down on dairy and sweeteners.  I am reading an excellent book about aging and brain health.  It's pretty easy for me to eat well, but coffee was the one area where I was overdoing it.  Moderation seems to really help the body to do it's job.

My dad completely quit coffee the year that he died. He was eighty-eight.   I was amazed that he was able to stop his morning ritual cold turkey.  "It's just a habit," he told me, resigned.  His feet hurt, and his ankles were swelling.  He switched to drinking hot water each morning.  He was very disciplined that way; he had healthy eating habits, too. 

How much coffee or tea do you consume each day? 

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