The American Heart Association has released a study on a number of drinks that claim to give a safe and effective boost of energy. However, all they seem to boost is hypertension, or high blood pressure.
They are even found to change your heart’s rhythm.
These drinks are marketed as “health drinks” and aggressively sold to people who want to naturally improve their health.That’s why in today’s article we’re going to name some of those drinks, tell you about the scary results of the new study and reveal the most powerful and safest way to boost your energy naturally.
So-called “energy drinks,” like the Monster and 5-hour variety, have been implicated in a growing number of heart problem-related lawsuits, and several studies are being conducted to determine if there is actually something to worry about.
It turns out there is – in just the last few years, emergency room trips due to effects of these drinks have doubled, gaining the attention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
Studies looking at the timing of the electrical impulses in the heart noted that for otherwise healthy individuals, the rhythm of the impulse changed noticeably after consuming even one serving size of the caffeine-packed beverages.
Compounding the risk of a cardiac event is the fact that energy drinks were shown across independent studies to increase the systolic blood pressure, or the top number, by an average of more than 3.5 mm/Hg. For people who drink the beverages regularly and might already be hypertensive, this long-term insult to the heart can be devastating.
Given that many people have dwindling energy supplies due to poor sleep habits, poorer diets, and a lack of proper oxygen intake, adding the dangerous drinks to the mix of health problems is showing to be (increasingly) very risky.
The most effective way to boost your energy is, without a doubt, to get a good night’s sleep every night.
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Another great article – a sure eye-opener. However, by not “naming” the culprit drinks as promised in your Par. 3, you have limited the value of the article. Thanks, any way; as, one can at least give any and all energy drinks a very wide berth from now on.
The main drinks that are under investigation are Monster and 5-hour energy. Any similar energy drinks however should be avoided or used with caution.
– Christian G
This is a great information. All energy drink are poison. There is no good one.
The main culprit in energy drinks is supposed to be caffeine. I;
‘vd drunk coffee my entire life (84)with no effect on my blood pressure just like the “scary” vaccines. Been helped many times but nary a problem. The “alternate” medical experts are as full of BS as the mainstream experts. O Hippocrates, here art thou?
These drinks don’t raise blood pressure or mess with the heart.
Drinking them does, but the drink itself doesn’t. If people are drinking these drinks for energy, what do they expect? A miraculous source of energy that is not going to affect any part of their body, just give them supernatural energy that has no need of changing any body functions. Let’s get real.
If it’s not caffeine, and coffee and tea and chocolate fall into these categories, then it’s got to be sugar, with its changes to insulin etc.
Let’s stop blaming “energy” drinks, and junk food and start developing the concept of personal responsibility.
Main culprit in energy drinks is supposed to be cafeine, I’ve drunk coffee my entire life (84) with no change in my blood pressure. Just like the vaccine scaremongering. I almost never take the flu. Was mercury added to vaccine. Entire Indian tribes were being wiped out by small-pox until they were saved by vaccination. These alternate medical experts are as full of BS as the establishment experts. O Hippocrates, where art thou?
One more thing, as Columbo would say: I have been helped by some pharmaceutical pills and by some natural supplements. So far I have never suffered a reaction from natural supplements but have from pharmaceutical pills. Januvia, still being prescribed by doctors for diabetes, can give you pancreatic cancer.
What ingredients are affecting blood pressure and heart rhythm? Is it just the caffeine or something else? I like to drink a small can of Red Bull every day. Should I stop? What about Powerade Zero?
I have never used any of those drinks. I prefer wholesome fruit juices, milk, and other natural beverages. I do drink alcohol from time to time, but not to excess. My biggest addiction is to flavored (but unsweetened) seltzers or water. I drink various kinds of teas and an occasional cup of coffee (it has to be made from freshly ground beans, not pre-ground or instant.
thanks for the information, its good that I am no5t fond of drinking these energy driks…
Thanks Christian, any information about these so-called 'health drinks' are a boon to those of us that have our suspicions, but never quite sure. I haven't heard of the drinks named over here in England (pretty sure they must exist) but there are definitely energy drinks on the consumers market. You can bet your life that I/we (my wife) shall be informing our young grandchildren about them.
Keep up the excellent work that you and your colleagues do.
Laurence H. Stroud
What is the difference between these drinks & expresso or coffe drinks. Isn’t caffeine the primary ingredient that gives you the feeling of energy or is there other chemicals that are the problem? Should we have the same concerns with our coffee consumption?
I have been drinking the 5-hour type energy drinks in the the small bottles for about five years without any problems. I take a shot in the morning, once a day. This works well for me. I know that formulas for various energy drinks vary, most of which I think are not too healthy because of very high caffeine, high carb content, and stimulant herbs. Is the energy drink based on that or is it more amino acid based? If you’re going to take energy drinks, be discriminating: Do you want lot’s of physical energy or more mental energy? Also consider your immediate state in your body. If you’re already exhausted, don’t take an energy drink. That’s like beating a tired horse. It’s unfortunate that foolish people ABUSE energy drinks and give them a bad name. Be wise about using them.
So red bull can give you angel wings!
My niece, 15 and in high school, together with her friends, subjected themselves to blood pressure tests at school. Their teachers took the students' blood pressure then gave them one of these "booster" drinks, waited for a set time and then took their blood pressure again. The kids were horrified at the results. Thank you to the teachers who took the time to demonstrate and warn the youth of the dangers.
WHY THESE DRINKS ARE NOT BANNED WHEN ITS’ RESULTS ARE BEFORE US CLEAR.
APPARENTLY, EITHER GOVT DOES NOT HAVE THE COURAGE OR IS IN COMPLICITY WITH
THE MANUFACTURERS OF ENERGY DRINKS; COULD BE EXTRANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS.
where are the parents? oh, forgotten kids don't listen to them! therefore teachers have to demo
who said there are health drinks? it reads ENERGY DRINKS on the labels, rat poison , same as Gatorade.
Since when is an energy drink a health drink?
I suppose if your dying of thirst, it could be.
I DON’T BELEIVE THAT ANYONE CAN SUGGEST THAT THESE ARE HEALTH DRINKS, BUT THE COMPANIES THAT AGGRESIVELY MARKET THEM WILL NOT DISABUSE PEOPLE FROM THINKING THEY ARE, THESE DRINKS LIKE DRUGS ARE NOT SO MUCH UNHEALTHY ITS THE BODIES RE-ACTION TO THEM. EVEN SO CARBONATED DRINKS SHOULD BE AVOIDED LIKE THE PLAGUE.RATHER LIKE CIGGARETTES. THE COMPANIES THAT MAKE THEM FOR FAT PROFITS DO NOT CREATE JOBS OR WEALTH THEY DEPLETE THE WORLDS RESOURCES
INCIDENTALLY, WHILE TYPING THIS WHAT SHOULD POP-UP BUT AN ADVERT FOR LUCOZADE, NOW THIS SPYING IS MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING
We do not drink this so-called health drinks or energy booster a long time ago. They also contain drugs that are harmful to health. We need to spread this information to our relatives and friends.
Go to my site and review my post on 50 reasons to quit caffeine.. and… also read the book: Caffeine Blues: Harmful Dangers of America's #1 drug….
Go to my site and review my post on 50 reasons to quit caffeine.. and… also read the book: Caffeine Blues: Harmful Dangers of America's #1 drug…. also review the video I posted in the comment box by the harvard psychologist reading her chapter: Caffeine related Mental Illness… and another on Caffeine related sleep disorders.. plus review the bone deterioration video.. Spread the word..
Go to my site and review my post on 50 reasons to quit caffeine.. and… also read the book: Caffeine Blues: Harmful Dangers of America's #1 drug…. also review the video I posted in the comment box by the harvard psychologist reading her chapter: Caffeine related Mental Illness… and another on Caffeine related sleep disorders.. plus review the bone deterioration video..
Go to my site and review my post on 50 reasons to quit caffeine.. and… also read the book: Caffeine Blues: Harmful Dangers of America's #1 drug…. also review the video I posted in the comment box by the harvard psychologist reading her chapter: Caffeine related Mental Illness… and another on Caffeine related sleep disorders.. plus review the bone deterioration video..
Did anyone read the comment onthe 15 year old daughter and what the teacher did in her health class… He had them take their blood pressure readings and some drank an energy drink and then later they retook their blood pressure and their blood pressure was dangerously up there… Strive to teach ur children to never drink caffeine drinks and to treat them as poison.. so many that have high blood pressure it can be started by the culprit caffeine… and yet it ironically can lower your blood pressure when U keep it up.. then U take blood pressure meds on top and that is even worse to spike ur pressure inbetween.. … quit now.. drink water..
pharma approved
My post on 50 reasons to quit caffeine is reposted above..
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6537/Coffee-Legal-Poison-or-Precious-Medicine.html
As with all writers… the post was not to do anything but get noticed…words and phrases ,talking – change every day …change something to be Noticed and hope it is something positive…so obvious especially with Legislature.