Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition New Year Wellness Reset: The Simple Beverage Habit That Actually Supports Healthy Aging | Be Well Moments
Mar 6, 2026
William Li, physician and author known for work on nutrition and longevity, shares simple beverage habits for healthier aging. He highlights water, tea, and coffee for hydration and polyphenols. Tips include filtered water to avoid microplastics, loose-leaf tea steeping, choosing medium-roast organic coffee, skipping dairy and added sugars, and how cold water can activate brown fat.
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Begin Your Reset With Water Tea And Coffee
- Start your health reset by focusing on beverages: prioritize water, tea, and coffee as foundational daily drinks.
- Alternate tea and coffee with plenty of purified water to hydrate and maximize polyphenol intake from both drinks.
Use Filtered Water And Skip Plastic Bottles
- Drink purified or filtered water and avoid plastic bottles to reduce exposure to microplastics and heavy metals.
- Use a home filter or other purified source because contaminants in plastic bottles and cups can harm long-term healthspan.
Steep Loose Leaf Tea Until Leaves Sink
- Use loose leaf tea and steep with just-off-boil water; drink when leaves sink and re-steep 2–3 times to extract more polyphenols.
- Put a pinch of leaves in a cup, pour hot water, wait for leaves to drift to the bottom, then sip.