☕️ We drink about 100 million cups of tea a day and around 95 million cups of coffee.
And that's before we even mention energy drinks 🤯
Before you take your first sip this morning, this is what caffeine does to your body 👇
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And that's before we even mention energy drinks 🤯
Before you take your first sip this morning, this is what caffeine does to your body 👇
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8am - The first sip
🛌 For those who need a caffeine fix to get out of bed in the morning, reaching for a cup of tea or coffee is second nature.
🕗 The average life of caffeine in the body is roughly between five and six hours, but the response to coffee varies
🛌 For those who need a caffeine fix to get out of bed in the morning, reaching for a cup of tea or coffee is second nature.
🕗 The average life of caffeine in the body is roughly between five and six hours, but the response to coffee varies
8:05am - The placebo effect
🩸 To feel the effects of #coffee, you've got to let it absorb into the bloodstream.
🤯 So, that immediate alteration in your mood is likely to be a placebo rather than a biological change.
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🩸 To feel the effects of #coffee, you've got to let it absorb into the bloodstream.
🤯 So, that immediate alteration in your mood is likely to be a placebo rather than a biological change.
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
8:20am - This is where things get interesting
You should be starting to feel the positive effects.
☕️ Improvement in your mental performance
☕️ Sharper vision
☕️ You feel a 'rush of euphoria'
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You should be starting to feel the positive effects.
☕️ Improvement in your mental performance
☕️ Sharper vision
☕️ You feel a 'rush of euphoria'
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8:30am - Nature calls
🚽 Caffeine is a natural diuretic, so people with bladder or prostate problems might want to "be more careful when they have a cup of coffee"
🥤 However, a small cup has no links to dehydration, meaning you don't need to overcompensate with extra water
🚽 Caffeine is a natural diuretic, so people with bladder or prostate problems might want to "be more careful when they have a cup of coffee"
🥤 However, a small cup has no links to dehydration, meaning you don't need to overcompensate with extra water
9:30am - Follow your gut feeling
This is the moment you might feel rumblings in your midriff if you've had coffee. This happens with decaf coffee too.
This isn't necessarily bad - coffee has been associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer
More: telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
This is the moment you might feel rumblings in your midriff if you've had coffee. This happens with decaf coffee too.
This isn't necessarily bad - coffee has been associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer
More: telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
11am - The caffeine slump kicks in
By now, you may start to feel an aching tiredness creeping in. Signs of a caffeine crash include:
🤕 Headaches
🥱 Excessive tiredness
😠 Irritability
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By now, you may start to feel an aching tiredness creeping in. Signs of a caffeine crash include:
🤕 Headaches
🥱 Excessive tiredness
😠 Irritability
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
12pm - The craving
🤔 Caffeine may have left your system, but it's still on your mind.
🧠 Receptors in your brain expect that you're going to get another hit, leading us to reach for another cup
🔁 This starts a vicious cycle well into the afternoon
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
🤔 Caffeine may have left your system, but it's still on your mind.
🧠 Receptors in your brain expect that you're going to get another hit, leading us to reach for another cup
🔁 This starts a vicious cycle well into the afternoon
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
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