--- description: It all comes down to science title: Here's When You Should Really Be Drinking Your Coffee image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's When You Should Really Be Drinking Your Coffee by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2015 4:17 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2015 4:17 PM CUT Many coffee drinkers probably reach for their morning cup of joe immediately after waking up, but this video from AsapSCIENCE reveals that that’s not really the best idea if you want to maximize your levels of energy and alertness. The main factors at play are your body’s circadian rhythm and the times when your body produces the hormone cortisol, which affects your level of alertness throughout the day. The video’s narrator explains that 9 a.m. is probably the ideal time for most people to drink their coffee, because it’s right after your body’s peak cortisol production. Watch up top to learn more. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3901498/best-time-to-drink-coffee/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3901498/best-time-to-drink-coffee/"},"headline":"Here's When You Should Really Be Drinking Your Coffee","datePublished":"2015-05-29T16:17:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:20:29.202Z","description":"It all comes down to science","url":"https://time.com/3901498/best-time-to-drink-coffee/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3901498/best-time-to-drink-coffee/","name":"Here's When You Should Really Be Drinking Your Coffee"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The 50 Pound Cup of Coffee","description":"Perceived wisdom has it that we're entering a worldwide recession. So, how can a London department store get away with selling a cup of Joe at this kind of price?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/5AkCMa26/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2008-04-21T18:50:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5AkCMa26.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3901498/best-time-to-drink-coffee/","duration":"PT2M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3901498/best-time-to-drink-coffee/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```