Everyone remembers those ugly chia pets from back in the day. The large objects that you sat outside and turned an obnoxious green turfy color once they were watered. Apparently, Chia seeds which have become a new health 'superfood' craze are now taking finance professionals by storm.
Christine Kenney, a triathlete who works the equity capital markets execution desk at Citigroup (C) in Manhattan, starts every morning at work with a bowl of low-fat yogurt, honey, and a heap of chia seeds. Throughout the day she subsists on chia snack bars. “It’s better for my job because I’m not supposed to be off the desk very much,” she says, noting how she’s gotten most of the co-workers from her desk hooked on the seeds.
I have to say that I have noticed a proliferation of chia seeds around the office here, so much so that I actually went out today to try some. Personally, I feel like a squirrel or something. Apparently, however, they are also becoming the stimulant of choice quickly outpacing co***ne, coffee, red bull and maybe even bath salts.
I have to say I'd opt for something more akin to red bull or bath salts. At least I know I'll have the aggression to finish off my work or crush client meetings, psychosis be damned. Chia seeds just make me feel like a tree hugger or something.
So what do you guys normally use for a pick me up around the office? Do you run to your trusty stash of chia seeds and granola or do you opt for something akin to red bull or starbucks?
Adderall.
I don't know about chia seeds, but I chew sunflower seeds.
On a side note, there was a guy in my office that drank two 22oz red bulls a day (5 days a week). I did an analysis and showed him he was spending about $6k a year on red bull. If he had the same habit with coffee (assuming he got a Starbucks coffee of the day) he would be spending well under 1g.
That's over 20 bucks a day on Red Bull - where the fuck is he paying 10 bucks a can?
Some place in NYC, it was like 8 bucks a can.
Pack a lip.
I did the math real quick, it came out to $4,200. Sorry for the slight over exaggeration.
Hah, no, not your math...just shock and awe at NYC prices...I'd believe $8-10 for a 22 oz
Fuck my job, I'm gonna start a shitty bodega near some bank's office
Olive oil
my friend just made me a batch of chia bagels (can't buy bagels at stores in bsas) and she always makes this good chia/kiwi spread - good stuff. in my "superfoods" post last week i mentioned i'm looking for something good, heard chia is great because it helps you stay hydrated (it absorbs water) and has some vitamins etc (amino acids?) - though she mentioned not to eat more than a tablespoon a day as its considered an overdose apparently? anyways going to give the chia a try and see if it gives me some extra energy
whoa whoa... don't eat more than a tablespoon a day??? Seriously?
Edit: Apparently, after googling it they are addictive and can cause a drop in blood pressure if you eat large quantities of them... haha.
Addictive?
GIANT RED FLAG
Yeah... I actually jut read another thing that basically said you should "cycle" them on and off because they are addictive... that is slightly odd, like freaking steroids or something. Hmm.
I think I'll stick with my cocaine.
[quote=In The Flesh]I think I'll stick with my cocaine.[/quote
Easy Charlie Sheen
Kombucha, greens, chia, kefir, "antioxidant superberries," etc. None of these are the silver bullet for "sustained energy." To feel "good" and obtain sustained energy, you need to eat clean. You don't feel the benefits of a good diet until after a month of consistently conforming to it.
If I want a kick in the ass, I use coffee or energy drinks.
I keep getting the feeling I'll have a chia sprouting and rooting inside me. No thanks.
I think the hype was started by the 2009 book "Born to run". For the Tarahumara, a native tribe of "natural superrunners" chia is a staple in their diet and believed to help them in their athletic abilities.
5 hour energy gave me diarrhea
Yeah bath salts....
I take it you missed the article about the guy in florida high on bath salts who ate another man's face off over the weekend.
^
"I take it you missed the" word "bath salts" in the Op's post is a link to that CNN article...
Obviously did.
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