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General Information => General => Topic started by: catlin_cava on January 17, 2013, 11:34:12 pm
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Here's some advice, never drink a 5 hour energy and chase it with an energy drink.......
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I heard dihydrogen oxide is a great fix for that. :P Don't drink the blinker fluid, though
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My mind is running so fast it's annoying I can't even type fast enough for my thoughts and my truck is going WAY tooooo slow! Damn you Ontario
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;D
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I can now hear my hair growing....
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i do not really believe in energy drinks. if it takes more than a single cup of coffee then u actually need sleep.
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If you need ANYTHING to be alert... I am scared you are driving a rig in my province ;)
NExt time you need some alertness try eeating some healthy food lol.
Chocolate
Chocolate is perhaps one of the most direct contradictions to the truism that things that taste good must be very bad for you. Far from a guilty pleasure, chocolate is an abundant source of flavonoids, antioxidants that may help prevent chronic diseases, lower blood pressure and provide protection from cardiovascular disorders. It also is a source of a number of psychoactive components such as methylxanthines that help promote alertness, according to a 2005 article in "EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing." It may have been the methylxanthines in chocolate that caused its consumption by Aztec warriors before they went into battle.
Turkey
Protein-rich foods can help you feel more alert by upping the amounts of tyrosine in your brain and bloodstream, according to the Franklin Institute. Tyrosine is a building block of norepinephrine and dopamine, brain chemicals that boost alertness, concentration and motivation. Tyrosine also is crucial to the production of thyroid hormones. If your thyroid is underactive, mental and physical fatigue can result. Turkey is an especially good source of tyrosine. Other tyrosine sources include soy products, cottage cheese, almonds, dairy products, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds.
Peppermint
Enjoying a hard peppermint candy may help wake you up even in normally sleep-inducing conditions. A study published in the "International Journal of Psychophysiology" in 2005 reported that volunteers in a darkened room for 11 minutes were far less likely to fall asleep if they received peppermint. The effect is likely due to peppermint's bracing smell. Check with your physician before using peppermint medicinally.
Eggs
Choline is a member of the B vitamin family. It is necessary for the production of acetylcholine. This neurotransmitter is important to memory, focus, concentration and mental clarity. Egg yolks are one of the best sources of dietary choline, while egg whites contain the brain-booster tyrosine. Egg consumption may raise cholesterol levels, however, and they may not be a good choice for those at risk for heart disease. Consult your physician or a registered dietitian to find out if eggs are appropriate for you.
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I had to stop drinking anything containing caffeine, I was getting some major caffeine withdrawal migraines. My solution to my problems was to actually get some sleep.
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Ill be out of your province soon and back into the land of Quebec heading east! :P
I got stuck with a rush load and it had an AM drop with a 1000kms to cover overnight! Made and the drop and got some sleep :D
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As a night-shift veteran, the 5-hour (little bottles) work great... drink two if you're really tired.
Energy drinks are too much, they just wreck your system then you crash hard. I find that one 5-hour
supplemented with occasional sodas keeps me cruising well past my bed time, as I stay up on my fridays into the weekend to flip back to day shift. :P
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So a Turkey and egg sandwich with a spread of chocolate, Semisweet and dark of course and a side of peppermint or steal the mints at the checkout stand. Better than those little bottles.
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If you need ANYTHING to be alert... I am scared you are driving a rig in my province ;)
NExt time you need some alertness try eeating some healthy food lol.
Chocolate
Chocolate is perhaps one of the most direct contradictions to the truism that things that taste good must be very bad for you. Far from a guilty pleasure, chocolate is an abundant source of flavonoids, antioxidants that may help prevent chronic diseases, lower blood pressure and provide protection from cardiovascular disorders. It also is a source of a number of psychoactive components such as methylxanthines that help promote alertness, according to a 2005 article in "EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing." It may have been the methylxanthines in chocolate that caused its consumption by Aztec warriors before they went into battle.
Turkey
Protein-rich foods can help you feel more alert by upping the amounts of tyrosine in your brain and bloodstream, according to the Franklin Institute. Tyrosine is a building block of norepinephrine and dopamine, brain chemicals that boost alertness, concentration and motivation. Tyrosine also is crucial to the production of thyroid hormones. If your thyroid is underactive, mental and physical fatigue can result. Turkey is an especially good source of tyrosine. Other tyrosine sources include soy products, cottage cheese, almonds, dairy products, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds.
Peppermint
Enjoying a hard peppermint candy may help wake you up even in normally sleep-inducing conditions. A study published in the "International Journal of Psychophysiology" in 2005 reported that volunteers in a darkened room for 11 minutes were far less likely to fall asleep if they received peppermint. The effect is likely due to peppermint's bracing smell. Check with your physician before using peppermint medicinally.
Eggs
Choline is a member of the B vitamin family. It is necessary for the production of acetylcholine. This neurotransmitter is important to memory, focus, concentration and mental clarity. Egg yolks are one of the best sources of dietary choline, while egg whites contain the brain-booster tyrosine. Egg consumption may raise cholesterol levels, however, and they may not be a good choice for those at risk for heart disease. Consult your physician or a registered dietitian to find out if eggs are appropriate for you.
Im going with healthy eating.
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I used to be an energy drink junkie, usually 2 cans of monster a day plus a fountain pop.
I finally gave up the energy drinks a year or so ago, they were really tearing my stomach up and they provided no noticeable increase in energy, I think I became immune.
Now It's coffee and soda (pop as we hoosiers call it) and whatever else, I love milk. Just no more energy drinks, I feel better without them.
Oh, and I love dark chocolate, but I hate milk chocolate.
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tyb525 as soon as I read fountain pop my eyes went to your sig. Yep, mid westerner. I grew up in MI and didn't think pop was a strange word until every time I used it here in Oregon people would ask. WHAT? Oh you mean soda. Had to smile reading your reply.
Chocolate milk is just to sweet. Have you tried chocolate beer yet? Oh, that's probably a Portland weirdness. But good. Makes for a wide away drunk.
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Love me some chocolate beer ;)
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Chocolate beer, nope never ever heard of it, but sounds like it would be easy to drink too much! ;)
You're from Michigan huh, I do enjoy the various things unique to MI though, I'm a member of a forestry and logging forum who's owner holds a pig roast near Claire every year, so I get to enjoy some of that culture now and then.
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in western pa they say soda pop when ever i am out that way its like wtf is it 1920 or something
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I was raised saying pop. Then I heard some say soda. I now say sodapop most times. It is just to be a bit weird since everyone here says pop.
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Thirty plus years ago I attended Mich Tech and came away with Forestry and Biology degrees. Transplanted myself to Oregon and grew roots along the coast. Should have bought a Rabbit way back then. Oh, the money I would have saved. Maybe that is why I like it so much.
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I was raised saying pop. Then I heard some say soda. I now say sodapop most times. It is just to be a bit weird since everyone here says pop.
yep pop here.
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I dunno why you guys are saying soda, and pop its pronounced "paap" up here ;)
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eh?
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well after some sleep and started working again my system was wrecked and had chest pains most of the day, i made my pick up and went 10 minutes down the road and shut down for the night again, even yesterday was hard driving.
NO MORE ENERGY DRINKS!!!, and for me saying that its alot haha
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Lost a day of driving?? Stthiy buzz man..
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in western pa they say soda pop when ever i am out that way its like wtf is it 1920 or something
LOL yeah, I'm from Washington, PA originally. Pittsburgh accent and weird colloquialisms.
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in western pa they say soda pop when ever i am out that way its like wtf is it 1920 or something
LOL yeah, I'm from Washington, PA originally. Pittsburgh accent and weird colloquialisms.
yinz are a bunch of weirdos.
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in western pa they say soda pop when ever i am out that way its like wtf is it 1920 or something
LOL yeah, I'm from Washington, PA originally. Pittsburgh accent and weird colloquialisms.
yinz are a bunch of weirdos.
God and I was just getting used to 'jawns' when I lived in SEPA.
I moonlighted as a cab driver for a while to get extra cash, and I'll say HELL YES to the no energy drinks rule! You crash too fast and too hhhhaaaarrdd; think, you could be up at 1:30 AM when the bars are dumping out in a college town, suddenly you CRASH and go to sleep. There goes 1/2 your night's revenue. :(
Seriously, 7Eleven mini turkey taquitos are better then that crap. And me mentioning them makes me wanna park on the corner of 'Bar alley' at 11:00 PM. Jeez I think something's wrong with me.
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I enjoy most roller grill items....oddly enough...
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I swear, they put thomething on those golden rollers that imbibes their heated wares with amost mystical flavor. They are, without exception, the best night-time cabbie snacks!