Energy

1. In the early 1980s, an Austrian citizen MATESIC Dietrich (Dietrich Matesic) invented and began to use the drink, which a short time later he decided to produce on a commercial scale. Today, Red Bull covers about 70 percent of the market of energy drinks.

2. Energy are excellent for improving mood and stimulate mental activity. Everyone can find an energy drink on their own, they can be divided into two groups: some contain more caffeine (best suited to students and workaholics who have to learn and work at night), others contain more vitamins and carbohydrates (designed for active people who prefer to spend their free time in the gym).

3. Energy drinks contain complex of vitamins and glucose. Everyone knows the benefits of vitamins. The glucose, in turn, quickly enters the blood involved in oxidative processes and provides energy to the muscles, the brain and other vital organs. Action cups of coffee lasts 1-2 hours, while the impact of the energy drink lasts 3-4 hours. In addition, almost all energy drinks are aerated, is another difference from coffee.

4. These drinks can be used in strict accordance with the dosage. The maximum dose - is 2 cans per day. Overdose can lead to a sharp rise in pressure or a sharp increase in blood sugar levels. People suffering from heart disease and hypertension, generally do not use them. That is the reason for their official ban in France, Denmark and Norway, where these products are sold only in pharmacies.

5. The claim that energy drinks provide energy, is unfounded. Drink only opens the door to internal reserves of the body, that is the function of the key, or rather, the master key. We use our own energy resources, or to put it simply, we borrow energy from the body. Nevertheless, sooner or later, we have to pay the debt with interest, in the form of fatigue, insomnia, irritability and depression.

6. As with any stimulant caffeine in energy drinks, can lead to a nervous breakdown. Its effect lasts an average of 3-5 hours, after which the body needs rest. In addition, caffeine is addictive. Energy drinks in which glucose is combined with caffeine, it is very harmful to a young body.

7. Many energy drinks contain large amounts of vitamin B, which causes heart palpitations and tremors in the limbs. Fans of fitness should remember that caffeine, among other things, a strong diuretic effect. This means that they should not eat after exercise, as during physical activity the body loses a lot of fluids.

8. It also contains taurine and glyukoronolakton. However, levels of taurine in these drinks is several times higher than the allowable total content in food products, and the number of banks in two glyukoronolaktona daily rate exceeds 500 times. Even scientists still do not know exactly how these ingredients affect the body and how they interact with caffeine. Therefore, the safety of the use of such high doses of these substances has not yet been determined, this question needs further investigation.

9. Several rules of safe use of energy to health:
- Do not exceed the recommended daily dose, ie no more than two cans of an energy drink a day.
- Do not use them after strenuous workouts.
- Do not use pregnant women, children, adolescents, the elderly and people suffering from hypertension, heart disease, glaucoma and disorders of sleep.
- Energy can not be mixed with alcohol under any circumstances, and this is exactly what visitors are doing the clubs on a regular basis. Caffeine increases blood pressure, and alcohol only enhances the hypotensive effect. As a result of this mixture it is very bad for the heart, and there is a real risk of hypertensive crisis.

10. By the way, the body needs about 3-5 hours to get rid of caffeine. Thus, in this period, it is not recommended to use other caffeinated drinks (tea, coffee). Otherwise, the allowable dose can be exceeded.