Re: compassionate coffee

[Guest guest]

Yarrow,

That's very helpful, I may try it. thanks.

I have over the years, given up pot, alcohol, got off 'speed',

cigarettes, coffee has been the hardest addiction.

I agree with you the fight against it can be more harmful than the

addiction. I finally decided I'm never going to give it up completely.

When I'm drinking my mixture of 1/2 cup yogi tea and 1/2 cup coffee

I'm ok. It's when I go over that balance I suffer. My sweats/chill are

much worse now, perhaps because of that.

BTW- for information, one can also buy ethically grown coffee.

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/

and thus help the world while indulging!

ellen

>

> I feel inspired to write a bit about coffee and how i deal with my

> love and attachment to it ;-)

>

> I love herbs, have played and experimented with them for years, and

> will confess that my favorite has been coffee. Of course i used to

> fight with myself about it all the time, forcing myself to go through

> periods of withdrawal, only to live with constant cravings. I drink

> no alcohol, use no pot, etc.....coffee has always been my " thing " that

> i dance with.

>

> Years ago i decided that the inner war about coffee was worse than the

> drinking of it.....and gradually i've come to make peace with what i

> drink and how i drink it. For anyone here who still drinks coffee and

> would like to drink it as gently as possible, here is what i do:

>

> First, i use a cappuccino machine. The temperature and method of

> distracting the herbal coffee blend somehow modifies the acidity and

> " negativity " one might otherwise experience.

>

> Next, i purchase my coffee from puroast, who sell organic, low acid

> coffee (just information here, i have no connection whatsoever to the

> company....just a customer!!!)

>

> And, i make my blend with puroast decaf, chicory root, roasted

> dandelion root (i roast it and grind it in a blender) and now have

> added sarsaparilla to the blend!!!

>

> So i have the blend in a big container, and when i make my soy lattes,

> i add a little bit of regular puroast (low acid,organic) to the blend.

> This way, i have a healthy way of drinking coffee, get very little

> caffeine, yet do not feel " deprived " .

>

> Hope this isn't too much off topic. I just thought i'd share my

> recipe here for any other coffee lovers.

>

> With much appreciation,

> yarrow

>