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In the morning, many of us reach for a caffeinated drink. Be it our morning coffee, cup of tea or even an "energy" drink, without it we feel all most sub-human. So we reach for that magical substance known as caffeine to pep us up and hey presto, we start to feel more alert.
The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.So you caffeine gives you energy, right? Wrong.
Caffeine doesn't actually create energy at all. So what is this sorcery I hear you cry?!
Turns out, the caffeine molecule is just a sneaky imposter that tricks the brain into thinking you're not earth shatteringly tired after all.
How? Go make yourself a coffee, settle in and check out this video by Business Insider that explains all.
