How Nicotine, Caffeine, and Alcohol Affect Sleep.
Written by on November 4th, 2008
Ironically, the substance that most of us chose to consume to help “wake us up”,
Keeps us from experiencing proper restful sleep. If everybody simply learned the
Secrets to sleeping properly, there would not be a need for coffee!
Coffee contains caffeine, which is also present in a wide variety of junk our bodies
Don’t need: Cola, Pop, and Candy Bars…
Caffeine step-ups heart rate and blood pressure, it boosts alertness and reduces
Fatigue. These effects can last for a few minutes or can last for up to seven hours! If
You’re currently drinking caffeine, you’re putting unneeded pressure on your Awake system, which is weakening your sleep system.
Different people have different allowance levels to caffeine, so caffeine doesn’t affect Everyone’s sleep in the same way. Also, if you drink one or two cups of coffee in the Morning, its unlikely your sleep will be affected. However, seeing how caffeine can Stay in the blood stream for hours at a time, if you drink caffeine at least 6 hours prior
To sleeping, it will affect the quality of your sleep; it will be difficult for your body to Enter deep sleep or spend a lot of time in deep sleep because of the simulative Effects. You might also experience frequent night time awakenings out of Stage 2 Sleep.
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