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You’re Drinking Your Coffee at the Wrong Time – By Starre Vartan Source:Treehugger On a normal weekday morning, you probably wake up just a little bit tired. What do you do? You drink coffee in the morning to get more alert. But not so fast. Just because you’ve always done something a certain way, doesn’t mean it’s the right way. That’s why we have the scientific method! Circadian rhythm is a factor The best time to drink coffee is when your brain can use the caffeine most efficiently, and that’s not first thing in the morning. In fact, drinking coffee at that time undermines its effectiveness, and your body builds up a tolerance more quickly. That’s because our natural alertness is caused by the fluctuations in our hormones throughout the day, and the morning is when they are already naturally higher. ...