The Morning Coffee Paradox ☕️

Le paradoxe du café au réveil ☕️

Hello,

It's a habit shared by millions of people. You wake up feeling a bit heavy because of the night's heat, and the first reflex is to rush to the coffee machine to switch on "productivity mode".

Yet from a purely physiological standpoint, this move creates a real paradox in summer. Let me explain why!


The Surprising Fact: -0.5 liters on the Meter Every Night 🥵

During summer, even if you sleep without moving, your body works hard to regulate its internal temperature. Through breathing and invisible sweating, you lose an average of 400ml to 500ml of water per night (that's huge!).

So in the morning, you wake up in a state of mild dehydration. Your blood volume is lower, your heart beats a little faster to compensate, and that's exactly what creates the sensation of mental fog when you wake up.

Why Coffee Makes It Worse ☕️

Caffeine is a fantastic stimulant, but it's also a diuretic (= it promotes the elimination of water and mineral salts through urine). If the first liquid you drink upon waking is an espresso:

  1. You provide no usable fluid to your thirsty cells.
  2. You push your body to eliminate what little water it has left.
  3. You mask this lack of water with an artificial burst of excitement... which you'll pay for with a huge slump before lunchtime!

The Right Reflex: Prioritize Mineral Rehydration 💧

Before switching on the coffee machine, your metabolism needs to recover the water and electrolytes lost overnight.

That's where Onday makes all the sense in the world. By drinking your 44 nutrients in a large glass of cool water as soon as you get up, you provide, among other things, highly bioavailable potassium and magnesium. Potassium drives water straight into the heart of your cells to get things going again, while magnesium gently wakes up your nervous system.

Discover!

My tip: drink your Onday when you wake up, let 20 minutes pass so your tissues fully rehydrate... and then, enjoy your coffee. Your energy will stay stable and steady throughout the day!

Enjoy your summer mornings, and see you very soon for more tips!

Take care of your energy,

Arthur

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