Wow I'm amazed that nobody mentioned Tim Horton's yet! If you don't have one by you yet, it's coming. DD and McD use to be my fav's but nowadays I'm not only addicted to hitting up Timmy's twice a day, I also have it at home. .....that's bad
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OMG I thought I was the only person who likes BK's coffee I used to go to dd everyday but no more. The only problem is at the BK near me after 11am they never have any made so I have to wait for them to make a pot and then I feel obligated to tip the girl when she brings it out to me. On another note The best coffee I have ever had was at the Sandal's in St Lucia. I emailed them several times to find out what they use but never got a response. I've tried all that jamaican blue mountain shit with a conical burr grinder and french press but I can't replicate it.
Most people drink coffee first thing in the morning. But is that the right way to do it? If youâve ever had coffee and felt like it didnât work, youâve run into the field of chronopharmacologyâthe study of how medications and drugs interact with your biology.
When it comes to coffee, the main piece of biology to consider is your bodyâs level of cortisolâa hormone related to stress and alertness. The more cortisol in your body, the more naturally alert you are, explains Steven Miller at NeuroscienceDC. The more alert you are, the less effective coffee is going to be. So you should really time your caffeine doses with your dips in cortisol, Miller says:
Although your cortisol levels peak between 8 and 9 AM, there are a few other times whereâon averageâblood levels peak again and are between noon to 1 PM, and between 5:30 to 6:30 PM. In the morning then, your coffee will probably be the most effective if you enjoy it between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM, when your cortisol levels are dropping before the next spike.
According to the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, the precise optimal time to drink coffee is at 2:16pm. They didnât base this on cortisol measurements, but rather a survey of when workers feel the most tired. And if you really want to get the most out of your maximally optimal coffee experience, LifeHacker suggests taking a 15 minute (no longer) nap right after you chug your coffeeâa strategy known as the âcaffeine nap.â
Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/sma...fect-time-to-drink-your-coffee/#ixzz2im3xxyuU
Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter
When it comes to coffee, the main piece of biology to consider is your bodyâs level of cortisolâa hormone related to stress and alertness. The more cortisol in your body, the more naturally alert you are, explains Steven Miller at NeuroscienceDC. The more alert you are, the less effective coffee is going to be. So you should really time your caffeine doses with your dips in cortisol, Miller says:
Although your cortisol levels peak between 8 and 9 AM, there are a few other times whereâon averageâblood levels peak again and are between noon to 1 PM, and between 5:30 to 6:30 PM. In the morning then, your coffee will probably be the most effective if you enjoy it between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM, when your cortisol levels are dropping before the next spike.
According to the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, the precise optimal time to drink coffee is at 2:16pm. They didnât base this on cortisol measurements, but rather a survey of when workers feel the most tired. And if you really want to get the most out of your maximally optimal coffee experience, LifeHacker suggests taking a 15 minute (no longer) nap right after you chug your coffeeâa strategy known as the âcaffeine nap.â
Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/sma...fect-time-to-drink-your-coffee/#ixzz2im3xxyuU
Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter
Great Post.
Does the time that you wake up matter? If you wake up at 6:30 am, then I can see cortisol levels dropping between 9:30-11:30. But what if you wake up at 9am?
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Roast them myself, and with a buddy. He has a commercial roaster, mine is a home made volcano fluidized bed. Runs off a Kirby vacuum and a dryer heating element.
Love the coffee. Drink too much of it, and about every 6 to 9 months the cardiologist says I have to cut back...
Roast them myself, and with a buddy. He has a commercial roaster, mine is a home made volcano fluidized bed. Runs off a Kirby vacuum and a dryer heating element.
Love the coffee. Drink too much of it, and about every 6 to 9 months the cardiologist says I have to cut back...