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article citation:
Crane, Cody. "Energy Shot Or Not?." Scholastic Choices 27.4 (2012): 21. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
Student from 11AM class
Caffeine is a stimulant that is present in many energy drinks, coffees, teas, and soda. Those that are on the run and are feeling groggy tend to lean towards a caffeinated drink rather than natural energy from food and sleep. 5-hour Energy shots are becoming a more popular way for Americans to get their extra afternoon burst and keep them functioning at work and throughout the rest of their day. But what happens when the five hours are up? Does the consumer then feel groggy and irritated again? After watching the 5-hour Energy commercial and reading part of the attached article, what would be your preferred method of getting an energy boost? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu9pmHIMdOM article citation: Crane, Cody. "Energy Shot Or Not?." Scholastic Choices 27.4 (2012): 21. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. Student from 11AM class
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Michael Pahissa
3/27/2014 02:32:33 pm
Personally, I do not partake of such vile substances, as My Body is a Temple. I believe that people can 'dig deep' and power through the day, or even wake up without being dependent on such items as coffee. By doing this, I find that I can do whatever I want without relying on substances to get me through the day. My methods of gaining energy is either going and doing something active, or taking a short little power-nap.
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Connor Griffin
3/27/2014 03:16:26 pm
I honestly think that more sleep is the best remedy for this grogginess. I do understand, however, that some people do not have enough time to get the amount of sleep they desire. In that case, I think that a healthy diet is the best way to relieve or prevent grogginess. I was reading a health journal and it suggested that you maintain a healthy diet, satisfying all the recommended daily values for the five food categories. By doing this, they say that you won't feel as much tiredness/grogginess. The only time I would suggest taking caffeinated are late nights where you need to stay up and are going to bed immediately afterwards.
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Madeline Sloan
3/27/2014 03:19:21 pm
For me I am definitely guilty of drinking coffee and energy drinks. I am usually up really late at night doing homework or studying for a test and definitely need a boost of energy. I would like to not drink them and try other healthier alternates to get my boost of energy, but have not found anything that has worked for me yet. I try the quick power naps, but in twenty minutes I am tired again and do not have the time to take another one.
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Kayla Estes
3/27/2014 03:23:44 pm
I absolutely rely on caffeine now, everyday. While yes getting enough sleep and eating the perfect diet (which I try to at every meal anyways) may help, it just isn't enough. For the days I have time, I take power naps and it helps but sometimes it isn't enough for my busy life. In a perfect world I wouldn't rely on these things but for me it just isn't going to happen, at least not for a long time. While I may not actually "need" the caffeine, after seeing how much more awake I feel and ready to be productive after having it, I feel like I need it now. Which I guess you could say is the definition of addiction.
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Krista Killmer
3/29/2014 06:25:01 am
I have never tried a 5 hour energy before and I only drink espresso as a sort of dessert everyonce in awhile. Too much coffee gives me a headache. If i am feeling groggy, ususally take a nap if I need an energy boost. I do like soda a lot though. The bad thing about soda and coffee is the crash you feel after their effects have worn off. You feel even worse then you did before you drank the caffinated beverage.
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Trevor Barnes
3/29/2014 10:00:10 am
It almost seems that these effects on consumers almost mirror that of drugs. It has been stated that caffeine is a drug and that stopping ones intake of this chemical, brings about many unwanted, yet minor, side effects. From this I believe that taking caffeine only makes one dependent on its effects and cant function properly without it in its various forms. Many people say that " I need my cup of coffee to start my day," with this meaning that without it, they feel weak and not in their right mind. I believe that people need to walk away from these stimulants and find new ways to boost their energy naturally and without these "safe drugs."
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Kassie Zohn
3/29/2014 11:15:25 am
I am definitely guilty of consuming too much caffeine. As I have cut down, I have started to be able to get through the morning without caffeine easier than I used to. I would never recommend energy drinks or something like a 5-hour energy to anyone, due to the harmful effects and terrible "crash" they produce.
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Michael Barclay
3/30/2014 06:10:05 am
I personally do not really drink cafinated drinks. I think that the biggest problem with them is that eventually all the lack of sleep catches up with you. Eventually you could have some sort of break down which is not good or healthy.
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Emily Dittig
3/30/2014 07:29:01 am
I have never had coffee or an energy drink in my life, but I do enjoy a soda pop every once in a while. I think if you want to increase your energy and alertness try exercising for 30 min then continue with work. Even if you do not have as much time as 30 min, getting up and moving around can help increase awareness.
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Hannah Trepte
3/30/2014 09:15:20 am
Though I am a guilty consumer of coffee, I would not recommend 5 hour energy drinks because of the intense influx of caffeine that the body is forced to process. I think the best thing that a person can do is to manage their time to get more sleep and allow for some daily exercise.
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Mateo M Ledesma
3/30/2014 09:35:45 am
For the first time ever, I am in agreement with Michael Pahissa. I used to drink coffee occasionally, but I found that it did less that I wished it would. That being said, I do not think coffee is the worst scenario. I would advise against 5-hour energy due to the sudden influx of caffeine and adrenaline. Being in good shape helps, like working out or going on runs. Also, there is the obvious idea that maybe those people wouldn't have to rely on those substances if they got more sleep.
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Clay Fiscus
3/30/2014 01:16:19 pm
Personally I don't like to put anything into my body that isn't beneficial so energy drinks, five hour energy, or pretty much anything that has caffeine I won't drink. I find I have energy throughout most of the day, however I think my multivitamin has a sort of placebo effect which helps me conquer the day without having to drink any coffee. (And no my multi-vitamin doesn't have any stimulants that would keep me up)
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Emily Handy
3/31/2014 04:47:46 am
I am definitely guilty of consuming caffeine to get my through 8 am classes from time to time. But I have seen it take a pretty bad toll on my body, leaving me jittery and feeling uneasy overall. I have never taken 5 hour energy, because I feel that the caffeine levels in those drinks and other energy drinks like 5 hour energy are unsafe and just generally not a good idea. If I really need energy I will eat some protein and take a power nap.
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Sean Mallea
3/31/2014 01:57:33 pm
I have never taken a five-hour energy before. Personally I find their ads obnoxious and cheesy which has increased my desire to not use them. On occasion I drink coffee. I drink it when I have to stay up late studying or am tired in the middle of the day. Although coffee is not completely healthy there comes a point where taking a nap is not a possibility due to school or work. I do not drink coffee too frequently and most things in moderation are not bad for one’s health. Many adults drink coffee everyday, which can be expensive and make your teeth yellow. If a person does not develop a dependency on coffee I think the effects are not too bad. Furthermore energy drinks most likely have far more sugar than coffee, unless you are drinking some very sweetened or frozen coffee drink. Overall coffee is most likely a safer alternative than energy drinks.
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Daniel Incerpi
4/1/2014 09:19:22 am
The only time that I have ever decided to take a five-hour energy was when I was making a road trip from Seattle to LA during spring break. The drive was divided into shifts and I was assigned the 3 AM-5 AM shift. There was no other way for me to stay awake besides taking five-hour energy. I felt that really awake during this time, but did not experience the normal jitters and excessive energy. After the five hours were up, I still found myself feeling pretty awake and did not really become groggy for a while. While I know that taking a lot of five-hour energy can be bad for you, I think that if you take it once in a blue moon, it can be an effective way to stay awake.
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Hanna Stockelman
4/1/2014 03:51:14 pm
I think that the best way to have lasting energy through out the day is to get adequate amounts of sleep each night. Developing good sleeping habits is one of the best ways to always stay at the top of your game and feel good. I also think that a good way to up your energy is to exercise more often. Of course these are my preferred methods of getting an energy boost, but sometimes I will drink caffeinated drinks like chai tea (i'm not a fan of coffee) when I'm really feeling tired. Obviously this is not the best way to stay energized because of the short lasting effects of the caffeine.
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Jimmy Boyle
4/2/2014 04:37:02 am
I do not ever take these drinks for the caffeine content to help boost my energy. I usually just suck it up and deal with it. Things like chewing a piece of gum help me focus when i am tired in class. I think for those that use these there is always the possibility that they do help but they should be used sparingly and never as a reliable source of energy. 5 hour energy claims no crash but after 5 hours are up it would seem that they user would no longer have elevated levels of energy in their system.
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Johnna Coughlin
4/2/2014 07:39:34 am
I believe that the best way to fight off grogginess is to get adequate sleep and to eat a healthy diet. When you fuel your body with good food, especially at breakfast, your body has pure energy that can be easily broken down and used. The same effect will not be observed in individuals that eat diets high in processed and hydrogenated foods. I, however, never sleep for the entire recommended 8 hours and have a fairly serious caffeine addiction. I do not drink pop or energy drink due to the high amounts of sugar that they contain, so coffee is my drug of choice. I have been drinking it almost daily since I was 16 and have never noticed a crash after drinking it. However, at this point I seem to have built up a tolerance to it and rarely even experience any energy boost from it.
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yasmeen
4/2/2014 08:22:50 am
for me i did not prefer to use energy drinks as a way to get and also caffeine dose not have effect on me, i don't know why. however, because i am a mother, waif, and student so i have a lot of busy time but i found that having enough time sleeping ( around 7-8 hours) and eating healthy breakfast and dong any kind of sports have a major effects and it could make you a weak.
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Natalie Corah
4/2/2014 09:29:53 am
Personally, I do not turn to energy drinks nor caffeine to get my supply of energy. Just from experience, I feel like drinking an energy drink has no impact on me. The way I get energy is by eating full meals with proteins and vegetables along with drinking a lot of water and getting sleep.
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Maria
4/2/2014 11:48:47 am
I would say that the easiest way to stay consistently full of energy without experiencing any crash is not to get addicted to any kind of energy drink/caffeine in the first place. Like Kassie said in her report, even with lots of caffeine you're almost getting to the level of energy you would have if you weren't dependent on it in the first place. I know that for a lot of people coffee is just part of their morning routine and seems to be a pleasant one for a lot of people so if forced to choose I would choose the coffee over the energy drink. Otherwise, snacks are a way I like to get an energy boost.
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Emily Diedrich
4/2/2014 12:21:52 pm
To me getting sleep and eating properly is the best way to get the energy you need to get through the day. Energy drinks like they are a good way to get energy momentarily but in the long term they are not something that will allow you to be healthy and energetic they way you need to be every day. Also since they have such a high sugar content I feel like the crash you would have after drinking one of these is much higher than another caffeinated drink like coffee. In other words I don't think there will ever be a good substitute for the natural ways of getting energy like sleeping, eating right, and exercising.
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Maddie Reed
4/2/2014 02:25:27 pm
When I was playing high school and club soccer, I would often take a 5-hour energies to stay focused during the games or practices. I found that drinking a whole one made me shaky so I started to only drink half and that was perfect for me. I think that with 5-hour energy, or any other energy drink, it is important to know what the contents are and how they effect you.
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Ben Anderson
4/3/2014 05:43:13 am
I think that in this highly caffeinated society, it would be too difficult for people to just give it up. I think that in the current state of society, where we are so hyper-active and busy, caffeine is a necessary evil to succeed. If you are lucky enough to get a lot of sleep, especially in college, then you are the exception. As we humans cram more and more into our lives and into our days, the days simply get longer and longer. To lead a normal life in this hectic frenzy of days, caffeine is used as a daily supplement.
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Trey Hardy
4/3/2014 06:07:08 am
Going off of what Johnna said, I believe that maintaining a healthy diet and getting a good amount of sleep is the best way for one to get the required amount of energy like they did in the old days when all of these terrible energy boosters weren't around.
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Bryan Baier
4/3/2014 11:58:13 am
Energy drinks have become to much of a norm in today's society. I think that people real like they can just take the drink and have all this energy but like it is pointed out it only lasts 5 hours and then you feel worse then you did before. So I think that energy drinks do more damage not only to your mind but also your body. So a more natural way of getting energy through eating and sleeping is much more preferable.
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Max Kaderabek
4/3/2014 12:14:49 pm
I think that short spurts of energy are impossible to obtain by drinking caffeine. Personally, I do not believe in 5-Hour Energy drinks, Red Bull or even coffee. I have never drank any of these energy drinks just because I do not believe in them. The amount of damage it does far outweighs the short term benefits that they provide. In my opinion these energy stimulants are abused in our society because once you drink it once you are more inclined to believe in their benefits for the rest of your life. In my opinion, there is no sure fire way to get a "5-hour energy burst" where you will feel great after, without crashing.
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Kaitlyn Leister
4/3/2014 12:29:34 pm
I used to be an avid coffee drinker, but these days I try to avoid it as much as possible. Coffee and any beverage containing caffeine is nice for a quick energy boost, but in my personal experience and what I have seen in my friends and family members, the crash after it wears off leaves the person groggy and irritated all over again. Not only that, but I have friends who have become dependent on caffeine, getting headaches and nausea whenever they do not have their daily fix of caffeine. That's the main reason why I stopped drinking so much coffee: because I would feel so sick afterwards. For a boost, or whenever I feel groggy, I slip in a nap. I feel more alert because I'm actually rested, not because there's something masking my tiredness.
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Tim Caudill
4/3/2014 04:19:52 pm
I'm not really one to discuss the effects of caffeine on a normal human being. Although I tend to find myself rather tired throughout the day, caffeine does almost little or nothing for me as I fight to stay awake and focus during class. However, the only effective way to gain back some needed energy is through sleep. Although, the hard part is that that the average college students averages around seven to five hours of sleep at night. So like me, many others have tried to find ways to energize ourselves in order to be able to succeed in class. And sometimes things like five hour energy just doesn't do the trick. So a ton of students are kind of left being exhausted throughout the day. We're left but to just sleep on the weekends if we have time not studying.
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Megan Schaefer
4/3/2014 05:35:25 pm
I definitely used to drink way to much caffeine. However, after finding out that I have low blood sugar and am slightly anemic, I have cut down greatly on my caffeine intake because it often makes me shaky. I enjoy coffee and soda but I drink them within reason. I will not drink any energy drinks or 5 hour energy because my body simply cannot handle it. I will shake intensely and suffer from heart palpitations so the boost is definitely not worth it. I have found that a great way to energize yourself in the morning is to gulp down a huge ice cold glass of water. Studies have shown that doing this alerts your body and rids your immune system of the toxins that have built up in your sleep. At first it is very hard to drink so much water in the morning so I would suggest sipping on the water and then working your way up to big gulps. I know this has done wonders for me and I would definitely recommend it.
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Christina Winters
4/5/2014 04:10:26 pm
Be a runner her at Gonzaga, I have actually struggled with this issue. After a hard workout I am often extremely lethargic and groggy, but just because I feel this way does not mean that I can simply skip class or not do my homework and get a pass. This has led me to experiment with a lot of different natural energy sources. In the morning, I drink black tea, which has a more natural form of caffeine in it that does not lead to a large crash like most energy drinks or even large amounts of coffee. After workouts I tend to lean more towards foods with high amounts of natural sugar, such as fruit. Fruit has high amounts of natural sugar that is easy for the body to break down and can provide a quick pick me up for one that is lethargic. I try to stay away from coffee as much as possible as an energy source. The main reason being that for me personally, it really dehydrates me and leaves me feeling worse after I drink it. My roommates swear by it though so there is something to be said for the morning coffee routine.
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Christian Rodriguez
4/5/2014 04:58:49 pm
I will drink caffeinated drinks in order to stay up, but I have never really felt a crash from them, I have though felt the shaking from the high amounts of caffeine, this occurred only when I first started drinking energy drinks though. I would get hot and sweaty and be a slight bit jittery, but as time went on I became tolerant of caffeine and It really is only the huge kick of flavor that wakes me up now, not the caffeine. And because 5 hour energy taste aweful, i do not drink it.
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Kurt Holmes
4/7/2014 02:48:29 pm
I will drink coffee or tea when I need a boost of energy. I have heard that other methods such as 5 hour energy or energy drinks are very unhealthy for someone and thus I try to avoid them. On top of that, my days tend to be longer than 5 hours and thus 5 hour energy drinks have never realy seemed practical to me.
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Michael Thomas
4/9/2014 01:25:54 pm
I believe that this is a very important issue to address. I find it hard to believe that legally 5 Hour Energy is able to claim that there is no crash, when in fact there are effects untold. Ethically, it brings up the question of what we can actually believe from TV. The problem is that many people tend to believe everything they see and hear on television and on the internet, when in fact most of it is misleading or downright false. I think that more importantly we must address the the deception and lies that are tricking people all over the country. Should government do something to screen these misleading facts, or is it the individuals responsibility to find their own truth?
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