My Love Affair With Coffee
“Joe” has
been my constant companion and best friend for nearly 40 years, except during my
four pregnancies when simple smells would send me running to the bathroom. But “Joe” is an acidic friend who has been
deceiving me all these years, he and his creamy buddy.
Every time I
feel down, agitated, tired, or hungry I get my “Cup of Joe” and “Voila” – I feel
fine. Between the caffeine and the cream my world would right itself. Then I
met his cousin, “Cappuccino”, in Italy and another love affair began. I would
sit at a café in Florence - smelling the rich aroma of coffee and savoring the
smooth taste of frothed milk, sometimes with a touch of sweetener. What could
be better?

But I had
finally had enough of the pain of this toxic relationship and I gradually stopped meeting with “Joe”.
First I took out one of my morning cups,
but kept the afternoon ones. Then I left off the lunch cup. Then I was down to
one cup in the morning and one cup in late afternoon. Then I left off the afternoon
cup. I literally cried when I realized that I wouldn’t be seeing “Joe” anymore.
The first morning I didn’t meet with “Joe” I was depressed. I felt I was losing
my best friend, like I was a traitor. And “Joe” didn’t want me to go either. He
lingered in my head giving me a dull migraine the whole day. I did a lot of
sleeping that day.
“How did you
deal with the fatigue”, you ask? I was replacing “Joe” with my new love, “Juice”.
You see “Joe” was giving me a false sense of alertness - one that would quickly
leave, making me dependent, causing me to reach for another cup. But “Juice”
was filled with nourishing vitamins, something my body was screaming for - for
years. I was finally listening. Now a cool refreshing “Juice” with carrots or
kale and apples; or beets, pineapple and cucumber come to my rescue. My
alkaline system, now full of oxygen allows my cells to purr and do the job they
were designed to do, to keep me alert, give me energy, and fight off disease, stuffiness,
fatigue and inflammation. And no inflammation means no more pain.
I no longer
need to abuse my body with the damaging effects of caffeine or milk. Now when I’m tired and need a boost and “Joe”
tries to nudge his way in, I turn my back and reach for my juicer.
I should try that...I wonder if I juiced in the AM instead of coffee..scared to try that though! I have such big days ahead of me!
ReplyDeleteYeah, maybe we should exchange the Keurig for a juicer :} You have to get down to one cup of coffee a day first. Then let Saturday be your "cold turkey" day - because you probably will have a little migraine and be sleepy.
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