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MORE COFFEE OR BETTER FOCUS? The Surprising Science of Caffeine & Breathing | Dr Sedat Arslan

Podcast: Degrees of Health · Benjamin Hopkins

Opublikowano: 2026-09-08

Does more coffee actually make you perform better, or does it just make you feel more switched on? In this episode of Degrees of Health, Ben Hopkins chats to Dr. Sedat Arslan about his new study looking at caffeine, L-theanine and breathing in professional esports players. They get into whether adding L-theanine to caffeine can improve reaction time, why slow breathing produced a surprisingly similar result, and what this might mean for anyone trying to focus better. From gaming to studying, work and even getting ready for a podcast, the conversation...