Is an apple stronger than coffee?
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Caffeine, as a stimulant, will artificially increase your alertness. No-Doze and other anti-sleep pills are usually nothing more than higher-dose caffeine tablets. Unlike food, which plateaus in how much alertness it provides (and eventually decreases alertness, that heavy, sedentary feeling after holiday meals for instance), caffeine will continue to boost alertness up until it either kills you from toxic poisoning, or causes a heart attack or stroke.
That is not a joke or something to experiment with, caffeine, as with anything in sufficient quantity, can be lethal. It is not especially good for your cardiopulmonary system in general (no artificial stimulants are). But in relation to an apple, if you've recently had a decent meal, a cup of coffee will provide more of an uplift temporarily. That's important to, because you crash when caffeine wears off, whereas with food your energy level will taper off slowly, doing you less harm in the process.
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It also may be different for different people. Some people may get up and go with an apple, and others may like a cup of coffee, which makes this a matter of preference.
My Thoughts.
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M$But honestly I think you misunderstood what they meant when they said
"an apple does better in keeping you up and alive than coffee"
or whatever it is they actually said. Maybe they were just trying to say that apples are healthier, which they are. Or maybe they were just confused. Actually coffee can be pretty unhealthy if you drink it regularly.
Anyway the take away is that apples are healthy and coffee is not a good idea unless you really need to wake up and in that case you are better off if you don't drink it every day.
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OK, maybe I'm misunderstanding the context here, but since you replied to my comment, did you think that I said that caffeine gives you energy?
No, I've definitely heard the "if you're tired, eat an apple instead of drinking coffee!" argument before; I really don't think the asker has misunderstood anything. As others have said, the natural sugars can boost energy if you aren't already full, so it's not a crazy idea.
OK, if you've heard that too then they must have said something like that. But did they really say it is stronger than caffeine? Maybe they meant that it will have a slight stimulant effect and is _healthier_ than caffeine.
I mean who really thinks that apples are stronger than caffeine as far as increasing alertness?
Anyway I am hungry so I'm going to go get an apple.
Caffeine doesn't give you any energy. It's a stimulant, it makes you more alert and awake, but it doesn't give you the "juice" you need to perform physical labor. It may help you extract what you have out of it, and a coffee loaded with cream will certainly have more caloric energy than an apple, but a straight up comparison of how much energy they have will show the apple winning every time, 60-80 calories to zero.
Caffeine, on the other hand, is entirely chemical. Although it's known to work pretty well, the effectiveness of caffeine varies from person to person. I'd use myself as an example; it takes at least three shots of espresso to perk me up. I'm guessing that because apples use a combination of stimuli, they're able to produce similar wake-up effects on just about anybody.
For people who are easily affected by coffee, coffee is probably the stronger option. But when you take EVERYONE into consideration, then apples might have the advantage because of the reproducibility of their effects.
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Sunlight, and vitamins and minerals from the earth provide all kinds of energy to natural foods and the more you eat, not only will you be healthier, but more energetic. Maybe instead of an apple try a peach or a pear or a nectarine. You'll be surprised how much energy you can get from fresh fruit. Or go to a health food store and eat some unprocessed nuts. That means not dry roasted or honey roasted, just fresh nuts or seeds. You'll love them and they will give you a huge kick.
None of this will get me off my coffee, but certainly good to know. If you're looking for a sweet little instant kick, coffee is your man.
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Apples and coffee work in totally different ways. Apples have sugars and carbs. Coffee is a stimulant that stimulates your brain and affects the same channels as amphetaines.
It also has a half life of six hours, which means half of that cup you drank is still in you six hours later, and one quarter of it is still there twelve hours later when you're about set and ready to go to bed.
Whoever told you apples and caffeine do the same is very wrong. It's totally dependent on the person. If you stop drinking caffeine, try the apple thing. It might actually work for you. And if you've never needed coffee to stay awake, just stay away from it.
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How could so many unqualified people repeat the same view over and over without variation? May I remind you that I knew nothing about the fact that it was well known that eating an apple in the morning would wake one up as well or even better than a cup of coffee until a few minutes ago when i decided to search the subject online as I have been experiencing a massive wake up for hours even being awake all night after eating one single apple for several years now. I know for sure it has nothing to do with its sugur content as eating a banana in the morning or any other time has never had the same effect as eating an apple. I as a mild hypothyroid sufferer and feeling sleepy a lot of time have been experimenting with several natural substances which are known to have Iodine or arenaline in order to keep myself awake as I have a mentaly stretching job. Guarana tablets of 200mg which is suppose to have 7% more cafeine than coffee has not been effective on me but eating an apple has and not for its fruit suguar content. I am sure that apple has some kind of adrenaline substance that the medical profession has not discovered it yet. Two decades ago, I used to feel similar effet with eating or rather drinking 2-3 freshly pressed orange juice druing the day. When I complained to my doctor or my friends I saw eyebrrows raised as I was inventing a new desease of my own making. That is until I convinced my GP to send me to a Dr Richard McEwen whom I had read was treating food allergies with a unique method of his own with 1500 patients from all over the glob. I was eleated to see orange amongst 50 allergy producing food items. I was treated by Dr McEwen with his method and was free of my symptoms for years. Orange as we know, has an important concentration of vitamine C which combined with L-phenylalanine (amino acid) helps the production of adrenaline which results in one's alerteness and to fight stress, according to Dr Robert Errdmann an American expert in amino acids therapy. In my very personal view, the sugar also must has a direct effect on the adrenal gland, which is a party to the kidneys hence the problem with the diabetics. Ok I am no longer able to write a medical history as I am running outta my apple sugar!! But I hope to have helped a bit with the answer to why an apple could exceptionaly possess a substance that helps to wake one up like or better than a cup of coffee. Bytheway, according to Dr Errdmann smoking and drinking coffee stimulates the release of adrenaline hence the waking up and alerteness.
