A PINT OF THE BLACK STUFF

We are drinking a lot of the black stuff.

One pint per day for some people.

Maybe even more!

But not as you know it, I’m talking about COFFEE!

There are numerous positive benefits from consuming coffee and in particular the caffeine it has “hidden” with in.

I think we can all admit that coffee gives us a kick?...

No?... You feel no “kick”... How do you feel when you don’t have your coffee?

Slow to start, sleepy and uncoordinated with a hint of brain fog.

Well... That’s how you’re meant to be... AT NIGHT!

So let’s talk about the point of this email.

It’s focused to all you after midday coffee drinkers.

“But I can sleep fine at night after having a coffee.”

Sorry to tell you some news about that, caffeine is a neurostimulant with psychoactive properties.

It’s chemically designed to keep you alert, awake, focused.

We spend 20% of our sleep in a “Deep Sleep” state and caffeine late in the evening will knock you out of this incredible important stage of our sleep cycle.

Deep sleep is the key ingredient to our body’s recovery.

Caffeine’s effects of increasing energy and making you feel more alert are due to its interaction with adenosine receptors in the brain.

Caffeine is an adenosine blocker.

With adenosine been show to play a huge role in promoting sleep, coffee after 12:00 is a bad idea.

But, why no coffee after 12:00?

The caffeine in coffee has a half life of 6hrs.

This means if you consume 200mg at midday you still have 100mg in you at around 18:00.

Now imagine having your cup of coffee in the evening.

Why would you take something which chemically affects your brain to keep it awake, at night, when your brain and body are naturally trying to wind down and switch into a night of deep sleep recovery?

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Something to sleep on... ;-)