Let me be clear: I love to drink coffee. I start my morning with it pretty much all the days of the week. As a coffee advocate, I used to subscribe to a regular 4 o’clock coffee pick me up as just a little something to get me through that energy drop period of the late afternoon. But when I began to suspect this habit was interfering with my ability to fall asleep when bedtime rolled around, I nixed it from my routine. These days I do my best to avoid anything caffeinated after lunch, preferring to chug an extra 20 oz. of water or go for a quick walk around the parking lot at when I’m feel that afternoon lull set in. Now, when I lay my head on the pillow at night, I find I’m able to reach sleep state a whole lot faster and stay asleep better.
