Thinking about Word of Wisdom, and being wise about it.

This, written on facebook as a comment on the following:
https://hiracumorah.org/2019/07/01/misunderstandings-regarding-the-word-of-wisdom/

Ah, the wisdom part! You are very brave in your assessment, and I think you bring out the wisdom part which satisfies a great need. Love the way you expressed it.
There are many things that are not written in that scripture, yet it remains our reference even when insisting upon many things that are not written therein and ignoring things that are written.
Context is really important in so many things, and I think the Savior, when traveling physically on this earth, brought the context alive in many things... OK, call it the spirit of the law versus the letter of the law.
Moderation in all things. That thing that was in common dialogue when I joined the Church in the '70s, but isn't spoken much now. (Many things are that way.)
I will add a comment that may not be popular with the letter of the law people.

Green tea - in moderation of course - is known unargumentative as a healthy thing, and it does not alter the mental state.Strictly as a matter of discussion, when you do a lot of research on gout, and on kidney issues, you may find that a SMALL amount of coffee will help the kidney discharge Uric acid. (The issues of uric acid need to be known, visit an assisted living or other old folks adobe.)

At 79, I don't presently take prescription medicine (i.e., chemicals) and don't smile broadly with friends who do all what, and only what, doctors say... won't do anything until talking to the doctor... I've seen too much damage among my broad and close extended family and friends.
To continue: much coffee is of course destructive, in the physical sense. Some believe that caffeine, without being within a roasted* bean product, has relative acceptability. I couldn't argue with that. Moderation. 

*roasted: Inflammation and irritation is identified with likelihood of a part of our body becoming cancerous. Charred foods, etc. are part of that picture. I am glad to now know it. I am a 14 year big C survivor; it was stage 3.

Soft drinks. I diverge from you. There are a few of us who have learned that soft drinks, ESPECIALLY without moderation, are really bad for the gut and for the urinary system. I used to indulge significantly - before my surgery (colon, and later, bladder). A manager warned of his own experience. I am happy to be without ANY soft drinks. It just simply, and definitely, is not worth it. 
NOT all of us are the same, but why push it? Later more than sooner it must might have an affect on our self sufficiency and resilience; ability to get along sometime without close attendance and chemicals.. Natural laws of God. That's my story, sticking with it. No, I am not a W.O.W. fanatic. But I do think.