Energy Drinks
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I’m aware it is often best to try get your nutrition from food but at the same time modern problems require modern solutions. Obviously I drink for the caffeine as well.
I’ve been drinking a lot of Red bull recently but I think it might have too much of certain B vitamins like pantothenic acid and b6.
Here’s the vitamins:
5.6mg of b6
25mg of b3
4mg of b5
5.1ug of b12
0.27 mg of b2Does anyone here drink energy drinks and have positive results? I recall I used to drink monster when I was younger and feel pretty good and I don’t get the same kind of feeling with redbull.
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@Jakeandpace i like to have a redbull sometimes but have to stop at half a can. More than that makes me jittery and sleepy at the same time. Half a can is just right and does the trick. Have never tried monster. And yeah, wish RB didn’t have b12 and had another acid not citric, but overall it seems to be a good quality product
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@Jakeandpace Before peating i would go through multiple red bulls a day. Craved them like crazy. Now with good nutrition and thyroid function i dont crave them
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RedBull is probably the best energy drink that is widely available.
I'm still trying to find a good energy drink that has real sugar and not a bunch of artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup, like Monster. Nearly all energy drinks sold nowadays are sugar-free.
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Red Bull is not an energy drink; it’s an exciting drink.
=> Refined sugar and caffeine in this soft drink, whose reaction has to be renewed every 4 hours. Ok for 2 or 3 drinks 150 ml (not 330 ml).
Do not make the confusion between energetic drinks (for sportsmen) and energizing drinks.
NB: As long you don’t overuse caffeine (400 mg max), there won’t be any problem (if you don’t suffer from palpitation or lithiasis). Red bull is 80 mg caffeine for a can (250 ml) and 27 gr sugar.
And it’s not a good idea to change refined sugar for artificial sweeteners as they influence the type of microbiota (aspartame, sucralose, etc.).
NB1: Taurine is not a stimulant but this amino acid is believed to prolong /facilitate the effect of caffeine.
NB2: When taurine is used in a magnesium supplement, taurine serves as a transporter and vitamin B facilitates retention in the cell. Of course, we still need to find an optimal form of magnesium in terms of assimilation!
My solution: In a ready-made drink, it will be difficult to find something at an affordable price, without yuck ingredients, beneficial to the brain and your mitochondria.
On the other hand, I can suggest a base for a smoothie. And it’s not just a green smoothie!
I can give details if interested -
How would you guys explain the association between red bull and heart attacks?
Stories of people who were addicted to energy drinks, and then one day they suffer a fatal heart event? -
@LucH Please do! How would you make a homemade energy drink?
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@GreekDemiGod My guess is that getting excess sugar and caffeine is no good if all you do is sit around on your computer
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@oliveoil said in Energy Drinks:
Please do! How would you make a homemade energy drink?
Smoothie 3 colors
3 times a day are required to get benefits from fruits and vegetables, according to Terry Wahls (for prevention of Alzheimer’s)
Figure: 3 kinds 3x a day:
- greens
- colored
- sulfur
When I want to get a moderate low-carb smoothie I combine one half mango (or ¼ medium banana) with berries. Preferably without or few seeds (like blueberries) but I try to alternate, in order to avoid problems when eating too often the same kind of foodstuff.
My basic fruits (2 fruits):
¼ banana or ½ mango
A low carb fruit: e.g. blueberries or a mix of frozen red mix berries.Liquid
Preferably orange juice + ½ lemon juice (50 ml)
If you add water, you’ll be nearly obliged to add honey (…). I try to avoid refined sugar. A 180-200 ml serving should never exceed 15-20 g of fructose. I aim for 50/50 fructose and glucose.Greens
Preferably 50 g of corn lettuce (mâche / salade de blé, in French). Contribute to a mild / smooth taste. But not every day! (Family of cruciferous vegetables. => Reload in selenium, then in iodine).
We have to manage excess oxalate too, if > 50 mg.Miscellaneous
2 or 3 cm of ginger root (spicy taste needed with greens)
1 g Matcha tea powder (EGCG)Supplements
a) For acid-base balance
Calcium citrate powder ¼ tsp (if deficit Ca. I target 850 mg; I correct if under 650 mg). Or when I put one or two portions (30 g) of frozen spinach (oxalate).
Magnesium bisglycinate 1 dose 2.5 g
Potassium citrate 2 doses 1.36 gb) Protein: 2 tsp collagen powder (10 gr): To compensate for the lack of protein or balance amino acids (eggs = rich in leucine)
c) L-glutamine ½ tsp (integrity of intestinal border brush). Not in case of dysbiosis (candida albicans suspicion).
d) Taurine ½ tsp (antioxidant for brain)
Useful links
*) How to make a delicious green smoothie. Video 5.21”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=552mPSVfFWo
=> Valya Boutenko explains the basic rules. For example how to avoid moss (greenery first), or the right ratio between fibers (soluble and insoluble fibers).*) How to make creamy smoothies
- with mango, papayas or banana.
- with yogurt or coco milk
- with cashew nuts or hemp
Source: http://www.smoothie-handbook.com/How-To-Make-Smoothies.html
*) Taurine
- Taurine for optimizing magnesium retention in cells.
- Taurine as anti-oxydant for brain.
=> What makes taurine so important (Video in English)
https://mirzoune-ciboulette.forumactif.org/t1840-quest-ce-qui-rend-la-taurine-si-importante#25227
=> Detox – neuromodulation – osmoregulation – etc.
https://mirzoune-ciboulette.forumactif.org/t1866-infos-sante-divers-sce-2#29009