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Are We All Drinking Coffee At The Wrong Time?
by April McCarthy
Prevent Disease
How many of us roll out of bed and get our daily dose of java before we're even out of our pajamas? There is a perfect time to drink our beloved favorite beverage and to the surprise of most people, it's not in the morning.
If you are drinking your morning coffee at 8 AM is that really the best time? The circadian rhythm of cortisol production would suggest not.
Neuroscience PhD student Steven Miller explains that in the mornings (between the hours of 8 am and 9 am) our cortisol levels are at their highest. Cortisol isn't just the “stress hormone”–it's also correlated with our alertness levels.
So if we drink coffee at the same time our alertness is already at its peak, we're wasting the potential alertness boost we get from the caffeine:
“One of the key principles of pharmacology is use a drug when it is needed (although I’m sure some scientists might argue that caffeine is always needed). Otherwise, we can develop tolerance to a drug administered at the same dose. In other words, the same cup of morning coffee will become less effective”
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Every Day is Earth Day
Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2015/06/are-we-all-drinking-coffee-at-wrong-time.html
