Coffee in the Morning May Not Be So Great After All

Everyone has their own morning routine that they adhere to, and more often than not that routine includes a piping-hot cup of coffee. That first cup helps wake us up and keeps us alert as we go about our day, but some recent research seems to indicate that going for coffee first thing in the morning may not be the most optimal time for consumption.

Andina Acquisition CEO Luke Weil noted that the study indicates that early-morning caffeine consumption can alter our natural circadian rhythms to such a degree that it affects many of our natural waking processes. One of these processes involves the production and release of cortisol, the hormone that aids in making us feel alert when we rise each day. If caffeine is consumed shortly after waking up by drinking a cup of coffee, it is possible that our body will respond by limiting cortisol and instead relying on the caffeine.

While coffee consumption may not be ideal for the early-morning hours, the mid-morning hours seem to be all right, according to the study. Once the natural levels of cortisol begin to dip in the hours that follow 10 a.m., coffee consumption and the caffeine that is included can have the beneficial effect so many drinkers are seeking. The alertness generated by caffeine is more likely to actually be experienced by veteran coffee drinkers who have developed a tolerance, and drinking coffee at this time of day will have less of an adverse effect on the production and release of cortisol.

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