You may have heard that gum chewing is the new coffee. That is to say that chewing a piece of gum supposedly makes you more alert. At least that's what the scientists at the Wrigley Science Institute would like you to believe. Yesterday I performed my own little experiment. I was out of coffee and had no time to stop for a Starbucks but I did have a pack of gum. I crammed a couple pieces in my mouth to help boost my energy during my late afternoon case of the doldrums. My own experiment proved that, yes, chewing/smacking/snapping gum helped keep me alert but only for the time I spent chewing it. After fifteen minutes I was bored of the gum and the minute it was gone I felt tired again.
Conclusion: Two pieces of Extra Gum did not boost my energy as much as my usual triple-tall-no-fat latte.
Are you a chewer? If you are, do you find it gives you a boost?
5 comments:
I don't enjoy chewing gum. It makes my jaws tired. *g*
I normally don't chew gum because I somehow bite my jaw.
When I do chew or snap gum, it keeps me alert because of all that popping.
Tori, it's like when you've been out with a good friend having a good time and your mouth aches from all the smiling ... except you don't get that kind of fun with gum lol!
Dru, I once bit my tongue almost clean through and man-oh-man I feel your pain!
I chew gum at my work when I am feeling stressed. Ancient Egyptians chewed mint leaves as it helps to awaken the mind. I worked with a math teacher who regularly gave his students mints to suck on to make them more alert.
Out of coffee?? :shudder:
I chew gum every once in a while, but I do it for breath freshening purposes. I never noticed if it makes me more alert. Even if it did, though, gum could never take the place of coffee for me.
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