Caffeine and Age Spots
I love coffee. And I love the sun. So, when I got married and took a 3-week honeymoon (or was it 5-week? Ask any of my friends who couldn’t take as much vacation for their honeymoons and they will tell you) in Brazil, spending a minimum of 9 hours daily on the beach I naturally blamed any age spots developing afterward on sun exposure. My skin does freckle in the sun, but one spot in particular has hung around for the last few years of marital bliss and has been something I watch as a general indicator of skin health. No, I won’t tell you where it is lest every time I wear a tank top you become fixated on figuring out which freckle is of concern to me. Just trust me that it’s there.
The reason I am blogging about such a seemingly mundane topic is that for the last few weeks I have been working on reducing my caffeine intake and drinking more water and a very unexpected side effect has happened – my age spot has gotten lighter. I can’t say it’s directly related to caffeine intake or to hydration but it is noticeably different. I used to drink a cup or two of coffee with cream each day, but have switched to mostly drinking green tea lattes with an occasional coffee binge once a week. Maybe the lightening of the age spot has nothing at all to do with reducing caffeine and more to do with getting more antioxidants from the tea but either way I don’t care – I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing!
Here is how I make the green tea lattes – they’re great iced or hot:
1 green tea bag steeped in 6 oz. boiling water (I like Jasmine green tea but any kind is okay)
1 Tbsp. raw honey
3 Tbsp. heavy cream
That’s it! It doesn’t have that bitter coffee taste that is so satisfying, but it does have a nice floral aroma and creamy texture so it is enjoyable to drink.
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Love the look of and the content in your blog. Will visit often, and I am going to try your green tea latte. Thank you for sharing.
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