When to drink coffee: the best time

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WHEN TO DRINK COFFEE

The morning smells like coffee. Most of us need it just got up from bed, as if it were a ritual, a pleasant moment to start a day with energy. But are we really sure that drinking it as soon as we wake up is good for our health? body? In this regard, the science, with a study conducted by Steven Miller, a neuropsychologist and expert in chronopharmacology, the discipline that analyses the interaction between different biological rhythms of the human body and drugs.

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EFFECTS OF COFFEE ON THE BODY

According to Dr. Miller, in fact, The first thing in the morning is the worst time to enjoy your beloved coffee.. Why? It's a question of biochemistry, as our body produces a substance, the cortisol, essential for our hormonal cycle. It is cortisol that helps us wake up in the morning and turn off in the evening. Drinking the coffee in the moments in which the body releases more cortisol it is a mistake, because the caffeine it replaces it and does not enhance it. In practice, in this time slot, coffee puts us on track in a way unnatural and we become addicted to it.

Furthermore, Dr. Miller explains that drinking coffee when our cortisol level reaches its peak, that is, between the 8 and the 9 in the morning, could cause an annoying headache in many people. The cortisol overload, then, could produce the opposite effect, that is, it could make you suffer from fatigue e drowsiness.

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UNTIL WHAT TIME CAN YOU DRINK COFFEE?

But what's the best time to have a good cup of coffee? The ideal would be... from 9.30 to 11.30 in the morning, just when the level of cortisol in the blood has dropped and we replace it with caffeine, and after lunch, from 13.30 am to 17.00 pmA very wide time slot to enjoy it. In the morning, as soon as you wake up, instead, choose to drink a good orange juice or a juiceYou'll likely immediately feel more alert and productive and face the day with more energy.

Many people also drink coffee late at night, after dinner. This isn't a good habit. The cutoff time, as we've said, is five in the afternoon. For one thing: from that point on, the body has time to process the caffeine, preventing it from negatively impacting our sleep.

IS COFFEE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH BAD?

Il coffee Drinking coffee in the morning, on an empty stomach, and without anything for breakfast (which should cover 20 percent of your daily calories) is not a healthy habit. However, although it is acidic—much less than, say, tomato—coffee is not harmful on an empty stomach, and diluting it with milk is of no use in addressing this supposed risk. Coffee simply stimulates the secretion of acid through the production of gastrin, but the stomach is protected by a layer of mucus that coffee cannot penetrate.

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT WITH COFFEE

Coffee doesn't make you lose weightThis idea is just an urban legend. But it certainly helps the digestionIt boosts metabolism and burns fat after a meal. However, if you want these benefits, always remember to drink your espresso without sugar. It's also tastier.

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