Caffeine: The Doom Loop
The 4pm coffee that props you up is the same coffee that costs you the sleep that made you need it. The loop is self-sealing, and...
No Curfews
What the research actually says about caffeine, decaf and the second half of the day.
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What to Drink at Night Instead of Wine: Keep the Ritual, Lose the Depressant
Skip the nightcap, keep the wind-down. A sleep-science look at what to drink at night instead of alcohol, from herbal tea to a great evening decaf.
Italian Coffee Culture and the Quiet Rise of Decaf
For most of the 20th century, ordering decaf in Italy was a small act of defiance against the local coffee culture. Espresso was the coffee of...
The Evening Coffee Ritual
There used to be a coffee that happened after dinner. Not in a dramatic way. Not as a wake-up. A small cup, often with dessert, often...
The 2 PM Coffee Problem and How To Fix It
There is a specific cup of coffee that wrecks more sleep than any other in a typical day. It is the 2 PM one.