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12.29.07 by Widge @ 2:19 am  Ken sent over this Wired article which could prove to be the dawning of a new day. A new day, in fact, that we're not looking at through bloodshot eyes: A nasal spray containing a naturally occurring brain hormone called orexin A reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests. The discovery's first application will probably be in treatment of the severe sleep disorder narcolepsy. They call this a potential "sleep replacement" drug, which is good: because at this point anything would be better than what most of us replace sleep with. I'm speaking, of course, of aches, pains, bad reaction times, headaches, blurred vision, hallucinations...hell, the way some of us fall asleep at the drop of a hat, we're one step away from narcolepsy anyway. Read the entire article here. Categorized as: Caffeine
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12.13.07 by Widge @ 2:24 am   Scott just sounded the alarm: cool new breath spray from ThinkGeek. You can fix your stinkmouth and also wake your ass up at the same time. 33mg of goodness with each shot. And they point out that it gets absorbed in the mouth, so you're wired faster. Genius. Each container has 1400mg of caffeine. Which is a couple days' intake for me. But for you, you'll be set for a while. Categorized as: Caffeine
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12.06.07 by Widge @ 11:21 pm  So Packaged Facts says that energy drinks could blow past $9 billion in sales by 2011. It was originally $8.5 billion but then I called and reminded them they left my consumption out, so they revised it. Uncle Warren's consumption doesn't really count because Red Bull air drops him free kegs of the stuff. So. Anyway, sales have gone up 440% from $1.2 billion in 2002 to $6.6 billion this year. So wowzers. You can find the full report here. And while we're talking about energy drinks, Energy Fiend has a report on "vitality drinks" and how they're different from energy drinks. They mention this in the context of the wonderfully grey and black Marquis Platinum Vitality Drink, and apparently "It's a 'vitality' drink because it doesn’t have the usual formula of synthetic caffeine and High Fructose Corn Syrup." Ah, gotcha. Categorized as: Caffeine
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11.11.07 by Widge @ 2:18 am  ScottC wanted to make sure I saw these new tidbits from ThinkGeek. They're just like breath strips but they're caffeine strips. Pop them in your mouth, they dissolve, you get the Happy Stuff. As they explain: The trouble with energy drinks is they go into your stomach. That might sound strange at first, but read on. When you imbibe an energy drink it has to go through your stomach before getting into your blood stream, which significantly slows down your rush. And we just can't have that, now can we? 25mg of caffeine per strip, which means I would need to consume an entire pack of 18 before I would feel anything. But for those of you who are normal, you might appreciate them. You can snag them from ThinkGeek by clicking here. Categorized as: Caffeine
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11.09.07 by Widge @ 3:11 am  Update: Thanks to everyone for linking up this article, and thanks for coming by to check it out. No doubt you're all getting ready to increase your own city's standing next year. And to this we recommend subscribing to our feed so you can get the latest on this and other items that are guaranteed to ruin your sleep. Sleep--it can be eradicated in our lifetimes. Join us, won't you? HealthSaver commissioned a survey to ask the question: "When it comes to caffeine, which American city wins?" Okay, well, no, it wasn't exactly phrased like that, you understand. They were trying to find out which city is the most caffeinated. I don't think there was, you know, a trophy or anything involved. Maybe there should be. If there was, then we would definitely need to know so we could gear up for next year. Anyway. The most caffeinated city is Chicago. The least caffeinated city is San Francisco and Oakland. And considering how much it costs to live in San Fran (and New York City, which was also on the list), I'm surprised anybody there can afford caffeine once they get done paying the rent. So. As for you folks in Seattle, calm down for a second. The survey covered everything caffeine, "including coffee, tea, sodas, energy drinks, chocolate, pain relievers and caffeine pills." (A list from which I have sampled every category in the last twenty-four hours. How sad is that?) However, if you take just coffee, then you guys win. "58 percent of residents surveyed saying this elixir of alertness would be the most difficult caffeine product to give up." You damn skippy. The full list of cities they surveyed is below, along with a bunch of other rankings. So if your town isn't listed, then, I dunno, lobby to be included next year. And Atlanta. Fifth place? What's up with that? I live here and we're in fifth place? That means if I moved away you might drop out of the running, just based on my consumption alone. Get with it, folks. Categorized as: Caffeine
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