If coffee perks you up, you need to STOP drinking it

Scientists differ on the effects of caffeine, but a new study reveals that... Coffee-drinkers aren't more alert than their caffeine-free counterparts What's more, regular consumption of tea and coffee leads to dependency

By Kate Wighton

PUBLISHED: 16:37 EST, 17 June 2013 | UPDATED: 02:19 EST, 18 June 2013

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Every morning, millions of people perform an essential daily ritual - having their first cup of tea or coffee. It concentrates the mind and acts as a pick-me-up.

Or does it? The latest research suggests that familiar buzz doesn't so much as give us a lift, but fights the caffeine withdrawal symptoms - fatigue, mental fogginess and a dull headache - that have kicked in since our last cup.

Indeed, experts suggest that this morning ritual is actually a sign of mass drug dependency.

Shaking the habitual: Many can't start the day without a cup of tea or coffee, but it's been proven that caffeine doesn't actually jump start your brain

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If coffee perks you up, you need to STOP drinking it