Energy drinks

[GNTLGNT]

I think coffee, especially if there's sugar added, should be considered an energy drink. At their core, energy drinks are caffeine and sugar.

I just don't think we get things for free, whether it's medications, supplements, energy drinks, whatever. Introducing "energy" into the body increases dopamine levels so that you "feel" better, reduces adenosine levels so your neurons are firing more when otherwise they'd be relaxing, they raise your heart rate without the concomitant energy expenditure that would otherwise call for it, and bring more high-energy source into your body as sugars, which if you don't burn them up can turn into weight issues (if the energy drink contains artificial sweeteners, that brings in other dietary consequences).

The high levels of B-complex in an energy drink might actually work for you - if you're B-vitamin deficient. B-complex will help convert sugars to energy. On the other hand, if you have a requisite amount of B-complex in your bloodstream to meet your body's demands, the excess just passes out as urine. So that's the one thing that I think is relatively benign.

So me, I don't trust them. But in the interests of honesty, there have been two (2) days in my life when I was just dragging in the afternoon when work demanded that I be sharper, and I poured out a little (about a quarter can) of a co-worker's energy drink. It seemed to help, but I also think that it could've possibly been me just getting past a tired cycle anyway, or experiencing some psych/placebo effect. Who knows.

...it's the Taurine, Guarana and Ginseng that really get the jitters a jivin'....

 

[John Excell II]

Diet Pepsi for caffeine when needed. What goes up must come down-I try to not be too dependent on the soda.

Diet Pepsi should'ent have caffeine in it!

 

[Blake]

They say coconut oli is good for you
to when your depressed

It's too cool to go swimming here at the moment. Seal wax would be better. Grease yourself up real good.

 

[Blake]

You are a legal adult at 18 in the United States.

If your'e a legal adult at eighteen in the US, how come in some states you can't go in a bar until your'e twenty-one?

 

[Neesy]

Herbal tea/ coffee when desperate.

They say coconut oli is good for you
to when your depressed

I think Spideyman meant she drank coffee only when no tea is available.

I think plain old water would have to be a good choice. Believe it or not, if you feel tired it is sometimes due to being dehydrated. Drink a bottle of water and see if you feel any better. If not, then I like a hot cup of orange pekoe tea with a teaspoon of honey and some 2% milk in it.

 

[danie]

Only water for me.
If I have caffeine, then don't have it the next day, I get a headache.

 

[swiftdog2.0]

None for me, thanks. I'd like my kidneys to still be functional in twenty years.

 

[Blake]

me. me borderline
diabetik.
I went to see him. teday I pooped me pants

 

[The Nameless]

Energy drinks such as red bull, monster and rockstar are all horrible, they're just a health disaster waiting to happen. They speed up your heart, and after a short burst of energy they can leave you weak and shakey. Some of the rda vitamin levels are over 300 %.

Mountain dew was relaunched as an energy drink in the UK after a very long absence. It's weaker than most energy drinks, and I do like it, but I only drink it every now and then - the sugar content is through the roof.

 

[Kurben]

Coke and an occasional Monster Chaos. Thats me. Coffe no. Taste horribly.