When you are young, you think you are invincible. That even if you sleep late at night (or even early in the morning the next day) to catch up with never-ending work or an episode of your favorite movie series, it won’t adversely affect you in some way.
From yesterday’s post, we learned that seven hours of sleep is the sweet spot you need to keep going.
But you might say, “I drink coffee to compensate my lack of sleep,” which I believe most of us working people do.
So, how does drinking coffee pumps us up, you ask?
From How to Sleep:
Caffeine works primarily by blocking the action of a chemical called adenosine, which slows down our neural activity, allowing us to relax, rest, and sleep. By interfering with it, caffeine cuts the brake lines of the brain’s alertness system. Eventually, if we don’t allow our body to relax, the buzz turns to anxiety.
And before you take your fourth cup for the day, you might reconsider your dependence on coffee to keep you awake most of the day.
From How to Sleep:
Strategic use of small amounts of caffeine can be cognitively advantageous, but at such a high dose, caffeine is likely to throw off our sleep and energy cycles in the long term, altering the body’s internal clock.
Yes, you’re right.
Drinking coffee helps to keep you active, but only up to a point. And just like everything else we consume (your coffee included), moderation is important.
jessa 