What’s the right amount of caffeine?įor most people, low to moderate caffeine intake is not a concern. I would rescue the coffee, take off his glasses, turn out the light and leave him snoozing away until morning. I remember so many times when I was with him at our family cabin (that’s cottage, camp or chalet if you’re not from the west coast) coming in at midnight and finding Dad snoring away in bed with his light on, reading glasses slipping down his nose, a book and a half-drunk cup of coffee, his 8th or 9th of the day, sitting on his chest. Being a sensible person (or maybe it’s just because I’m middle-aged), I switch to decaf or low-caffeine coffee after lunchtime so that I sleep OK at night.Ĭlearly I didn’t get my dad’s caffeine genes! Dad used to drink many cups a day. Yet, if I drink coffee too late in the day, I have trouble getting to sleep and will not sleep well. If I skip coffee in the morning, I get a headache by late afternoon from caffeine withdrawal. I love coffee and am definitely addicted to caffeine. Some people are super sensitive to caffeine while others can drink coffee all day and all night without it bothering them at all.
But this is a good time to check in on your caffeine consumption and make sure you’re not getting too much. In October, when clocks FALL BACK, it tends to be easier to adjust.
#400 MG CAFFEINE FREE#
This will help your body be ready to go to sleep earlier than usual.įeel free to drink EXTRA coffee earlier in the day, though, especially on Monday! In March, when clocks SPRING FORWARD an hour, it's best to cut back on caffeine earlier in the day than usual. Keep reading - there’s a cool coffee calculator below so you can figure out how much coffee is in your system now! So what does that mean for me and DST? Caffeine has a half-life of about 6 hours, taking 24 hours to clear your system. the caffeine in coffee also can affect your sleep. The caffeine in coffee helps increase alertness and improves our brain power.īut. And for a few days, we're all groggy and disoriented while our bodies adapt. Yet twice a year MOST Canadian provinces and territories move the clocks. The earth still rotates around the sun at the same pace. It's not like the sun comes up faster or the days are longer because we change our clocks. March is Caffeine Awareness Month and I’m here to help you figure out your caffeine intake and answer your caffeine questions like: how much caffeine is too much?Īnd, with Daylight Savings Time coming up: Can coffee help me survive a time change?
Are you worried about how much caffeine in your coffee? If so, you’re not alone! Or maybe you want a high-caffeine coffee!
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