On coffee...

Jim and I are in our seventh week going coffee-free. The question people ask (as do we) most often is "why?" To be fair, we don't intend this to be long-lasting. We simply wanted to see if replacing our morning (and mid-day, and afternoon) coffee with decaf green tea truly would result in the physical benefits touted. What were those benefits? Increased energy, weight loss, sounder sleep, better hydration and better skin to name a few.

A byproduct of this experiment is a fascination with all things coffee. We dream about it, we talk about it, we visit coffeehouses (for the tea, of course) and we consider drinking it again. Soon. What stops us is the fact that we do sleep, look, feel and live better. Even if only temporarily.

What prompted this post was our near breakdown this morning. We commented on the convenient drive-through at our neighborhood Starbucks as well as the superior brewed coffee at our favorite Kaldi's. And although we eventually decided to work through the pain and get to work sans-caffeine, I found this news story of particular interest. This, my friends, is dedication to the cause. (See the full cached article here.)

Like I mentioned, it's only temporary. And a month from now we'll be visiting Rome (aka the Italiano coffee capital). I'd say our green tea experiment will be but a distant memory by then. But we've had a good run and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good health boost. But I'll be thinking about that guy in the article above as I sip my tea today with a mix of disbelief and admiration.