“If you enjoy coffee, just go and enjoy coffee, and the data in general suggests that actually caffeine or coffee consumption overall is very beneficial for a number of health outcomes.” -Dr Bryan Saunders

Dr Bryan Saunders is a researcher at the University of São Paulo, who specialises in the study of caffeine, and in particular its effects on exercise performance. He’s co-authored multiple studies on the topic and sheds light on many of the myths that are perpetuated online.

In this episode, I ask Bryan how caffeine is affecting our bodies, everything from the mechanisms behind its ergogenic effects to the truth behind habitual coffee consumption.

Stay tuned to find out:
- Whether your morning coffee really is bad for your health
- How caffeine improves exercise performance
- Whether caffeine actually stops affecting you the more you consume it
- If genetic variations mean some people are immune to its effects
- When you need to stop drinking caffeine for a good night’s sleep

Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:56 Morning coffee effects and your adenosine system
8:27 Does caffeine affect habitual coffee drinkers?
10:58 Placebo effect of morning cuppa
14:29 Non-caffeine benefits of coffee
15:40 Boosting exercise performance
21:57 The dose you need
24:10 Ideal time to consume caffeine
25:38 Negative effects of overconsumption
30:13 Feeling more TIRED after caffeine?
34:23 Do you need a caffeine fast?
37:45 Half-life of caffeine and sleep impacts
43:34 Long-term physiological effects of caffeine
45:33 Differences between coffee beans

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