Why Does Drinking Coffee at Night Make It Hard to Sleep? How Significant Is Caffeine's Impact on Health?

FrontStreet Coffee Explains: Why Does Coffee Keep You Awake?

FrontStreet Coffee believes that when many people first encounter coffee, they often worry that it will affect their sleep. That's because the human body contains a neurotransmitter called adenosine that controls nerve activity, producing effects such as slowed breathing, reduced emotions, decreased gastric acid secretion, and diuresis.

Caffeine mimics adenosine, making the body believe that adenosine's effects have already occurred. As a result you feel energetic, experience increased gastric acid and more frequent urination, and naturally find it more difficult to fall asleep. It's worth noting that this temporary alertness caused by caffeine does not mean that physical energy has truly been restored.

In addition, everyone metabolizes caffeine at different rates, which leads to varying sensitivity. That's why some people don't feel their sleep is affected after drinking coffee. Consequently, a cup of hot coffee in the morning can refresh your mind and body and improve your mood, while drinking it at night may cause insomnia.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If this article has convinced you to keep your coffee to the morning, the beans you brew matter as much as the timing — and FrontStreet Coffee's light-roasted, floral-and-fruity coffees are made for exactly that bright start to the day. FrontStreet Coffee's Guodingding from Yirgacheffe shows citrus, berry, and floral notes with a green-tea-like sweetness, and its gentle, fruit-forward acidity makes it easy to enjoy first thing without weighing you down. If you prefer a sweeter, more tropical cup, FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopia Huakui brings berry, floral, jackfruit, melon, and honey in a smooth, juice-like body that even people who usually dislike coffee tend to love. And for a crisp, high-definition fruit profile, FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Small Tomato delivers sun-dried tomato and smoked plum acidity with a full, syrup-like sweetness from the SL28 and SL34 varieties. Enjoy them in the morning, and keep the evening free for sleep.