Tea vs Coffee

I'm a freaking coffee addict. I have enjoyed coffee since I was about 16 years old. The stories your parents are told by doctors when 'kids' drink coffee is usually; they will have their growth stunted. Well I'm 6'2" and my parents were both well under 6' tall. So I don't think that played out.

I'm trying to make a transition from coffee to tea. Coffee has been found to have some relatively good benefits to the heart in recent studies but the considerable levels of caffeine and inflammatory responders isn't so hot. Tea has outstanding properties literally across the spectrum of the human body. Everything from reducing cancer risks, increased cognitive capability, helping the heart to the intestines are all items encompassed by teas.

The trick to teas are as follows: don't add milk, add citrus (lemon, etc), drink 4 minutes after pouring.

I drink roughly 6 cups of coffee a day, my attempt is going to be to reduce that to maybe 1 cup a day by the end of everything. I'm hoping to reach this goal within the next few months, or by the end of summer. We'll see.

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