The Misconception: Coffee stimulates you.
The Truth: You become addicted to caffeine quickly, and soon you are drinking coffee to cure withdrawal more than for stimulation.
Mmmm, a warm cup of coffee with delicious cream, topped with a frothy head. You smell it brewing and feel cozy inside as you browse cakes and brownies, scones and biscotti. You get some of it in you, and you feel alive again - you feel superhuman. Suddenly, you feel like John Nash, you can't keep up with your own mind as geometric symbols float over the magazine articles in your lap. Someone strikes up a conversation about health care, and suddenly everything you've ever heard about the topic is at the tip of your tongue. Damn, coffee is awesome. Except, of course, much of this is an illusion. The truth is, once you've been drinking coffee for a while, the feeling you are getting after a cup isn't the difference between the normal you and the super you, it's the difference between the addict before and after a fix. Ok, this is a very simplified explanation:...read more>>>...
