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- Do you roll out of bed and instantly make coffee?
- Time to rethink your morning coffee routine.
- Research suggests you wait an hour to drink coffee instead of reaching for it first thing in the morning.
- It has to do with Cortisol (the stress hormone) in your body.
- Thanks to cortisol, your alertness and focus tend to peak 30-45 minutes after you wake up. In order to experience the true caffeine buzz, you may want to wait a beat before sipping your coffee, which will allow cortisol to mellow out.
- However, if you’re looking for a huge kick of caffeine and don’t get jittery from coffee, don’t worry about holding off. Go for it, sip away. But if you experience the jitters, then wait an hour, and you'll be good to go.