Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Does coffee make you feel better?

Right. So. I have a theory. When you wake up in the morning wondering how on earth you’re going to function, how you could possibly drag yourself out of bed for a second, and you think all you need is a coffee and you’ll be fine, then think again.

Because my theory goes like this: Although coffee give you an immediate burst of energy and awareness, after half an hour or so, you feel worse than before. Don’t believe me? Well, listen.

I was in a local Balham coffee shop, Bertie and Boos, and feeling a bit of morning grog. I ordered a double shot cappuccino and settled down to read the morning paper, safe in the knowledge that I’d be fine to face the day. I drank the coffee, felt great for twenty minutes, and then a little while later found myself asleep in the frothed milk, wondering what had happened. Yes, I admit I was tires, but from then on I felt dreadful for the whole day, and have resolved to go for the herbal teas in future.

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