When Is the Best Time to Consume Coffee?
Raise your hand if you are someone who drinks a cup of coffee as the first thing you do each morning or at least one of the first things you do (did you raise your hand to your computer? I hope so). Perhaps you wait until you are already dressed to consume the java and can read the morning paper. Perhaps you do it as soon as you wake up so you can be alert in the shower as well. Whatever your routine is with your AM coffee, the point is that you are among millions and millions of people around the world who drink it as part of their morning routine. However, the question for coffee drinkers to consider is when the best time to consume it is. Is the early morning really the best time to drink your coffee?
In the human body, we develop tolerances to things that we do, eat, drink, etc. with regularity and thus, we need more of that "something" to get the joy we did when we started with that "something." In our bodies, we are moved and regulated by a hormonal cycle that is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we call it the Circadian Clock. What the Circadian clock does is program us genetically into basic rhythms. We can follow the cycles or interrupt them with various lifestyle habits but the cycles are majorly determined by the sunlight. Whether you have heard of this clock or not, you know what it does because it is responsible for when we feel awake due to its control on the hormone called Cortisol (which is what actually makes us feel awake).
Cortisol is released throughout the day but its peak hours are from 8-9 AM, noon to 1 PM, and around dinner at 5:30-6:30 PM. Typically, people start their work days at either 8 AM or 9 AM; consequently, people are typically having their AM cup of coffee during this peak time frame of Cortisol and their bodies are naturally waking up anyhow. What does this mean? Well, according to recent medical studies, it means that consuming caffeine during this time actually decreases the effect, or buzz, from the caffeine because the body is not necessarily needing it to wake up.
So when should you really consider consuming the java to wake up? Well, between the time frames when Cortisol is at its peak: 9:30-11:30 AM and 1:30-5:00 PM are premium coffee times.
As online coffee retailers, Coffeevines loves coffee as much as you do and want you to be able to have your favorite brands delivered to your door. Wherever you live in the country, order from Coffeevines – a single cup coffee distributor.
Raise your hand if you are someone who drinks a cup of coffee as the first thing you do each morning or at least one of the first things you do (did you raise your hand to your computer? I hope so). Perhaps you wait until you are already dressed to consume the java and can read the morning paper. Perhaps you do it as soon as you wake up so you can be alert in the shower as well. Whatever your routine is with your AM coffee, the point is that you are among millions and millions of people around the world who drink it as part of their morning routine. However, the question for coffee drinkers to consider is when the best time to consume it is. Is the early morning really the best time to drink your coffee?
In the human body, we develop tolerances to things that we do, eat, drink, etc. with regularity and thus, we need more of that "something" to get the joy we did when we started with that "something." In our bodies, we are moved and regulated by a hormonal cycle that is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we call it the Circadian Clock. What the Circadian clock does is program us genetically into basic rhythms. We can follow the cycles or interrupt them with various lifestyle habits but the cycles are majorly determined by the sunlight. Whether you have heard of this clock or not, you know what it does because it is responsible for when we feel awake due to its control on the hormone called Cortisol (which is what actually makes us feel awake).
Cortisol is released throughout the day but its peak hours are from 8-9 AM, noon to 1 PM, and around dinner at 5:30-6:30 PM. Typically, people start their work days at either 8 AM or 9 AM; consequently, people are typically having their AM cup of coffee during this peak time frame of Cortisol and their bodies are naturally waking up anyhow. What does this mean? Well, according to recent medical studies, it means that consuming caffeine during this time actually decreases the effect, or buzz, from the caffeine because the body is not necessarily needing it to wake up.
So when should you really consider consuming the java to wake up? Well, between the time frames when Cortisol is at its peak: 9:30-11:30 AM and 1:30-5:00 PM are premium coffee times.
As online coffee retailers, Coffeevines loves coffee as much as you do and want you to be able to have your favorite brands delivered to your door. Wherever you live in the country, order from Coffeevines – a single cup coffee distributor.