Are You Consuming Your Coffee Correctly?

For most people, coffee is part of their morning routine. But what if we drink it at the wrong time and it becomes ineffective? A video explains…

Shower, get dressed, get coffee and then off to work! By far the most popular American drink is part of the morning routine for most people. The reason: coffee is a stimulant. And we need it in the morning, absolutely. But according to Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, the makers of the YouTube channel “AsapSCIENCE”, coffee is of little use after waking up. Their video explains why and when we should really drink it.

Cortisol and caffeine – Not a good combination!

Coffee in the morning is no good? Why is that? It’s all because of our biorhythms. It determines how alert we are when we release the stress hormone cortisol.

According to the scientists, cortisol reaches its highest level between 8 and 9 o’clock, 12 and 13 o’clock and between 17.30 and 18.30 o’clock. If we drink coffee or other caffeinated drinks at this time, the effect of the caffeine contained is blocked and the stimulating effect is absent. But it is precisely after getting up, between 8 and 9 o’clock in the morning, that we have the greatest desire for coffee. So what to do?

The solution is simple!

Immediately after waking up, our cortisol level rises by 50 percent. That’s why Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown recommend drinking the first cup of coffee at the earliest one hour after waking up. Then the caffeine works much better.

If you don’t want to do without the stimulant throughout the day, you should enjoy your coffee between cortisol highs, as from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and after 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. to achieve the desired effect.