ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007

Coffee addicts come in frequently for the same thing. Energy drinks are so much worse for you though! I wonder if you kept one long enough if it would eat its way through the can eventually?

I dilute mine heavily with Jägermeister so I should be ok.

gsxrcr28 wrote: I dilute mine heavily with Jägermeister so I should be ok.

Yes

I heard Vodka is also excellent.

Whenever we create something to help with natural selection you people want to get rid of it.

gsxrcr28 wrote: I dilute mine heavily with Jägermeister so I should be ok.

You can amplify the dilution if you drop the Jägermeister in the gas of Redbull and slam it.

i drink red bulls when im tired and need to grind out some work....now thanks to retards that shot gun these things, the govt will come in and regulate..thus ruining it for the rest of us

Thought they were gonna stop selling Monster and all energy drinks?

I don't drink coffee.. I could never appreciate the flavor and am honestly afraid if I did like it, I would be another minion at the Starbucks drive through every morning wasting copious amounts of $ every year. I do drink a sugar free Rockstar every morning to get through traffic though which does what I want and am not particulary proud of it.

Question.. Do you guys have any healthier alternatives that don't taste like poop and aren't coffee based and still provide somewhat of a wake the hell up? A lot of folks preach that everyone drinking energy drinks is a brainless tool without suggesting something better.

And in other news...the number of A-holes on the internet has doubled since 2007. Everyone has access to the information super highway! Just remember statistics are whatever you want them to be!

bring back bud light!!!!!! seriously wassup?>

JeepnMike wrote: I don't drink coffee.. I could never appreciate the flavor and am honestly afraid if I did like it, I would be another minion at the Starbucks drive through every morning wasting copious amounts of $ every year. I do drink a sugar free Rockstar every morning to get through traffic though which does what I want and am not particulary proud of it.

Question.. Do you guys have any healthier alternatives that don't taste like poop and aren't coffee based and still provide somewhat of a wake the hell up? A lot of folks preach that everyone drinking energy drinks is a brainless tool without suggesting something better.

yea, its called "sleep". its free and poses no health concerns.

JeepnMike wrote: I don't drink coffee.. I could never appreciate the flavor and am honestly afraid if I did like it, I would be another minion at the Starbucks drive through every morning wasting copious amounts of $ every year. I do drink a sugar free Rockstar every morning to get through traffic though which does what I want and am not particulary proud of it.

Question.. Do you guys have any healthier alternatives that don't taste like poop and aren't coffee based and still provide somewhat of a wake the hell up? A lot of folks preach that everyone drinking energy drinks is a brainless tool without suggesting something better.

If you really like coffee you won't like Starbucks.

Stickers that were not easy to get as an amateur:.. (along the same lines as Bud Light):

mynewcr250 wrote: yea, its called "sleep". its free and poses no health concerns.

My career and young kids ensure adequate sleep is a pipe dream. I could be typical and say something sarcastic and rude back, no need though.

JeepnMike wrote: I don't drink coffee.. I could never appreciate the flavor and am honestly afraid if I did like it, I would be another minion at the Starbucks drive through every morning wasting copious amounts of $ every year. I do drink a sugar free Rockstar every morning to get through traffic though which does what I want and am not particulary proud of it.

Question.. Do you guys have any healthier alternatives that don't taste like poop and aren't coffee based and still provide somewhat of a wake the hell up? A lot of folks preach that everyone drinking energy drinks is a brainless tool without suggesting something better.

Drink coffee! It helps to flush the pipes and gives you energy that lasts longer and leaves you less jittery. Doctors recommend it because it is healthy. Just find a good creamer to put in it if you don't like the coffee taste. Energy drinks are definitely not healthy even if they're sugar free!

Been involved in several forms of racing for 30 years, can't think of too many title sponsors who's brand WAS good for you.

vanillaice782 wrote: Coffee addicts come in frequently for the same thing. Energy drinks are so much worse for you though! I wonder if you kept one long enough if it would eat its way through the can eventually?

It takes no more than a few months. I did the test.

For the guy asking for alternatives, a large glass of cold water and a cold shower do it for me without messing up my nervous system in the log term. If you're addicted it will take a few weeks to get rid of the crap feeling though, but its worth it.

No nonononono, they're actually good for you. Or so I was told because "you're brain runs on sugar".

1+ Starbucks comment.

JeepnMike wrote: I don't drink coffee.. I could never appreciate the flavor and am honestly afraid if I did like it, I would be another minion at the Starbucks drive through every morning wasting copious amounts of $ every year. I do drink a sugar free Rockstar every morning to get through traffic though which does what I want and am not particulary proud of it.

Question.. Do you guys have any healthier alternatives that don't taste like poop and aren't coffee based and still provide somewhat of a wake the hell up? A lot of folks preach that everyone drinking energy drinks is a brainless tool without suggesting something better.

mynewcr250 wrote: yea, its called "sleep". its free and poses no health concerns.

JeepnMike wrote: My career and young kids ensure adequate sleep is a pipe dream. I could be typical and say something sarcastic and rude back, no need though.

What a dick you are. . .

Only kidding. You pose a good question though. Are you looking for something to drink? If there was a breakfast food, would that suffice. The culprit in all of the energy drinks and coffee is the caffeine. I was one of those trips to the ER last year. I was consuming 3 cups of starbucks dark coffee (no sugar) a day and not eating breakfast and it all caved in one day. . . in retrospect, I should have seen it coming. I've switched to a home brew coffee (1 cup a day) and I make some whole wheat banana nut waffles with wheat germ sweetened with a dab of honey and that gets me going in the morning and doesn't have the crash or anxiety effect I previously had.

Generally if it's good for you, it either lacks convenience or doesn't taste good. . . or both. I'm thinking a fruit smoothie or fruit and vegetable juice with natural sweeteners in it. You're not going to get the same pickup you get from caffeine in a shake though. Caffeine is the preferred morning drug for a reason.

Lastly, I think the article is linked to kids who are putting one after the other down the hatch and likely don't eat anything. That much caffeine on an empty stomach is a recipe for disasster. If you have one a day and eat something, it's not great for you, but you're probably not doing as much harm as you could.

Obviously we would all be better off if we all just ate organic gluten free granola, fresh vegetables grown in a pesticide/pollution free environment in our own backyard, and drank only purified water. However most of us don't do that. We make choices based upon what we like, what tastes good, what is convenient, what is affordable, what is good for you etc, and try and have some balance between them all. In our culture it is not really acceptable to just tell the boss your feeling a bit fatigued and are going to take a little nap to recharge, or tell your professor that your not going to take the exam because you were tired and went to bed early instead of studying. The use of something to help people make it through the day and do what they need to do is common to pretty much all cultures. Caffeine is the most widely studied and used performance enhancing drug known to man, and it works. Yes it would be better if nobody used it, but that is not reality. A cup of coffee or an energy drink every day is not going to kill you or even be detrimental to most people, but it is a drug and it's abuse will kill you. Teenagers are stupid (sorry) and will do stupid things just because they can. The only reason they are overdosing on energy drinks and not coffee is because coffee tastes like sh_t and it's kind of hard to chug 48 oz of hot coffee.

Eating a cup of ice will keep one awake for awhile.

JeepnMike wrote: I don't drink coffee.. I could never appreciate the flavor and am honestly afraid if I did like it, I would be another minion at the Starbucks drive through every morning wasting copious amounts of $ every year. I do drink a sugar free Rockstar every morning to get through traffic though which does what I want and am not particulary proud of it.

Question.. Do you guys have any healthier alternatives that don't taste like poop and aren't coffee based and still provide somewhat of a wake the hell up? A lot of folks preach that everyone drinking energy drinks is a brainless tool without suggesting something better.

a large glass of ice tea

Thanks for the replies guys. IWreckALot, I always enjoy reading your posts.. They are always level-headed and intelligent. Oddly enough, my wife just bought a NutriBullet and is trying to get me to start drinking smoothies. The only problem with that, is the days I do go into the office (I am fortunate enough to telecommute 3-4 days a week) I get up at 5AM and don't want to wake the house with a blender.

I know someone mentioned teas and I honestly know nothing about them. Can you drink tea with the equivelant caffeine kick of coffee? Sorry to drag this so off topic for this section of the forum, these are honest questions that might help more than just myself.

Most tea has plenty of caffeine, but the problem with those is unless you like unsweetened tea, you will be drinking lots of sugar with it and that isnt good to do in the morning. Try to do some light exercises within 5 minutes of waking up. It will "kickstart" your metabolism and give you a burst of energy that last all throughout the morning.

Take more Vitamin B complex.

MIO Energy. Straight into water.

i blend Grass fed butter, and coconut oil in to my coffee!! its the best buzz http://www.bulletproofexec.com/coffee/

Bike Rat wrote: i blend Grass fed butter, and coconut oil in to my coffee!! its the best buzz http://www.bulletproofexec.com/coffee/

Sounds sick, but how do you get the butter to eat the grass?

Pansies abound ... last time I looked around, riding dirt scooters wasn't too healthy either ... better ban 'em.