Energy drinks like Red Bull, Rage, Pimp Juice, to name a few. Do you really think that they are good for you? Do you know what they contain?
One of the main ingredients in these energy drinks is caffeine. Some of these energy drinks contain as much as 80 milligrams of caffeine, where if you drink an 8oz cup of coffee, that will contain between 125-150 milligrams of caffeine.
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With coffee, which is a hot beverage, you are drinking this slowly so you are releasing caffeine into your body gradually, but with these energy drinks you are drinking them very fast, so they are entering your body at alarming speed which creates a quick energy burst. This can make you hyper-active, palpitations of the heart and you could get dizzy spells.
Because these drinks contain a large amount of caffeine and if you are also a coffee drinker you could be absorbing more caffeine than your body can handle, which can produce symptoms of nervousness, irritation, over anxious and most importantly make you feel dehydrated.
When you feel dehydrated, this will make you want to drink more, so you will feel more of these symptoms described. Throughout the day, you will probably be drinking more caffeine through coffee and maybe in addition drinking these energy drinks which will cause a damaging affect to your body.
Another ingredient contained in these energy drinks is called 'Taurine'. Taurine appears to play an important role in muscle contraction especially in the heart and the nervous system. Taurine is naturally found in seafood and meat and is believed to help detoxify and cleanse the system.
All of these energy drinks contain 'sugars' and there are some that contain 'no sugars'. No sugar does not necessarily mean that there is no sugar. This will simply mean that it will have a substitute sugar instead. The 'sugars' are added to increase your energy quickly.
B vitamins are also added in these drinks to make it 'appear' healthy. B vitamins are needed to help convert food into energy.
Besides all the other ingredients contained in these energy drinks, these 3 ingredients can cause you to have certain symptoms as described.
These ingredients can be produced naturally from natural foods which not only will give you longer energy levels, it will also repair your body and give your body what it needs to keep you healthy.
You are starving your body of the natural nutrients it needs to survive and in return you are feeling symptoms that you are not used to and can be stressful.
