A rough night of sleep can have many of us reaching for coffee before even opening our eyes or acknowledging our family members. Caffeine has become a part of the morning routine for many of us with busy lives and disrupted sleep. But is drinking it really the best thing to do to make us feel more alert and energised?
While caffeine drunk in coffee, tea and soft drinks will boost our mood and help us feel less tired in the short term, it can’t replace the sleep we lose overnight. In fact, experts say it reduces the quality of our sleep. “It will delay when we fall asleep, reduce the amount of time that we sleep for, and make sleep feel less satisfying,” says Professor John Young, a scientist from Teesside University.
