How much coffee do you drink every day?
Nothing tastes better than your first cup in the morning (why do you think I always show up to camp, Starbuck in hand?!), but apparently the black stuff has been tricking us all these years. According to a new study in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, even though 8 out of 10 adults admit to drinking coffee (and reveling in its life-giving effects), it turns out that caffeine doesn't really give us the jolt we crave. It basically just gets us back to zero after a night of caffeine withdrawal.
Though it's technically not an addiction, caffeine dependence can cause you to get a headache when you try to quit cold-turkey, as well as make you jittery when you drink too much. But despite all this, the health experts still say we can keep our java. (We were going to anyway). A little caffeine -- 3 or fewer cups a day -- can actually boost the power of painkillers and treat migraines. So pour yourself some more and read the rest!