Dr. Michael Breus

If you add caffeine to adrenaline and cortisol, it does nothing.

If you look at the powerfulness of these two, adrenaline and cortisol are like cocaine and coffee is like weak tea in comparison.

So you've got a brain that's highly stimulated by adrenaline and cortisol.

Dumping caffeine on it does nothing.

But if you just wait 90 minutes after you wake up and then have your first caffeinated beverage,

The cortisol and the adrenaline have dropped.

They actually boosts the cortisol and gives you a bigger bang for your buck.

So you heard it here first.

The sleep doctor says hydrate before you caffeinate, then get caffeine at approximately 90 minutes after you open your eyes.

You will be shocked at how much better you feel and a bigger bang for your buck that you get.

That's a habit that affects your sleep.

Yep.

You can actually extend the cortisol and the adrenaline by hitting the gym.

Now, remember, you have different reasons why adrenaline and cortisol are going on for the wake up.

That's one reason.

But you're talking about extending it through, let's say, a workout.

So as an example, let's say that within 20 minutes of me waking up, I've got a gym in my house or I've got an area of my house to work out.

I can start doing pushups.

I can start doing chin ups.

I can start, you know, I can run in place.