The Truth About "Energy Drinks"

The energy drink business is a billion dollar businessbody is physically stressed more acid is produced
and there are about 200 different drinks on theand the body will begin to convert sodium from
market today.the blood to potassium to maintain the delicate
Dee Rollins, R.D., PhD, dietitian with Baylor Regionalbalance of extra and intracellular fluids of the
Medical Center at Grapevine says, "400 milligramsbody.
of caffeine a day is the upper limit" of theThis will help maintain the slightly alkaline design of
recommended daily allowance. This can bethe body more efficiently and effectively. A state
worked out to roughly, 1 energy drink or 2 cupsof health, energy and fitness cannot be
of coffee. This can causes jitteriness, nausea, flumaintained without mineral salts especially sodium.
like symptoms and heart palpitations.Maintaining the alkaline design of the body is key
To add to the caffeine overdose that can causeto your energy levels and sodium is the key to
flu like symptoms you are drinking a liquid that isthat maintenance, in the second part of this article
close pure acid that has the ability to burn throughI want to begin to explain why.
metal. All energy drinks have a pH of around 2.5Minerals are essential for the body to grow, repair
to 3.5 think of what that is doing to our veins andand regulate all bodily functions and can be
arteries.categorized into major minerals minerals and trace
This means that instead of complimenting yourmineral. Sodium is one of the major minerals along
body it is causing it to ionize the acids with itswith calcium, magnesium and potassium.
elemental buffers such as calcium from yourA mentor of mine Dr Robert Young a
bones and magnesium from your muscles. Bringingmicrobiologist who studied over 20,000 live blood
a loss of energy not a gain in energy.samples has come up with an hypothesis about
With regard to the high that energy drinks givethese 4 major minerals. Its state that magnesium,
you, it is a reaction of releasing alkaline buffers topotassium and calcium are nuclear transformations
neutralize the acid and when the neutralizing isof sodium which simply mean sodium + something
over comes the energy low. To add insult to= magnesium, potassium or calcium.
injury the energy drinks also contain anotherThe word formula for this hypothesis is;
harmful acid, carbonic acid, which can be especially1) Sodium (11) + hydrogen (1) magnesium (12)
detrimental to diabetics and people suffering with2) Sodium (11) + oxygen (8) potassium (19)
high blood pressure.3) Sodium (11) + oxygen (8) + hydrogen (1) =
So what is the answer?calcium (20)
As you exercise your uses up a tremendousMagnesium help maintain body temperature,
amount of electrons to maintain the alkaline designpotassium regulate the delicate balance of extra
of the body. When electrons are consumed acid isand intracellular fluids and calcium helps keep your
produced and this acid need to be removed.bones strong.
This requires sodium bicarbonate to neutralize theFatigue and low energy levels come due a build up
increase in metabolic acid, by drinking bicarbonatesof metabolic acids from exercise or any physical
before, during and after exercise will reduce theactivity and dietary acids such as sugar and
amount of muscle soreness you experience. Thiscaffeine. By maintaining the alkaline design of the
approach will reduce lactic acidosis and increasebody you will be fit, healthy and energetic and
recovery time.without the foundational mineral of sodium you
As I have said before our body will do all it can tocannot maintain it's alkalinity.
maintain its alkaline design pH of 7.365. When your