Is A Cup Of Coffee At Night An Unwise Idea?
Where would we be without coffee? No seriously, is there any other drink that could give us that great caffeine boost and taste so good? Starting the day without a cup or two is unthinkable.
The thing is, the boost runs out and your find yourself needing another one, and then another one. If I have to work late and know that I must finish before I can even think of going home, those caffeine drinks are a necessity to make sure I get through it.
I find the evening the hardest part of the day to get through without my caffeine. Saying no as the end of a meal is particularly difficult.
Now you may be asking why I’m denying myself something that I enjoy so much, because of the experts, that’s why. You know the ones; they tell us that drinking caffeine late at night will stop us sleeping.
Caffeine is supposed to hang around in our systems for anything up to ten hours. So on that premise; if you have your last coffee at 4 p.m it will still be there at 2 a.m. Although this open to debate depending on the individual and the fact that everyone’s body acts differently without the caffeine boost.
Those that also sweeten their drinks are more than likely to have a ‘crash’ than others, due to lack of caffeine and sugar. It is those who crash that tend to get to sleep quicker.
Your best bet is to test yourself and how your body reacts. Take your last cup later each day and gauge the reaction and whether you can sleep or not.
Don’t get impatient and only have the last drink a little later each day. If you skip a couple of stages you may well end up in being in a cycle of sleepless nights and gallons of coffee to keep you going while you’re awake.
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