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Are Sugar-Free Energy Drinks Bad For You?
Are Sugar-Free Energy Drinks Bad For You?
I was recently asked about the potential dangers of sugar-free energy drinks and if they are bad for you. Yes, they are bad for you! I could just finish there, but I know you want a little more background information so I’ll keep going.
The Dangers of Energy Drinks - Become Aware of How You Are Fuelling Your Body
Energy drinks, often consumed for a quick boost, can pose significant health risks when consumed in excess. These beverages are typically high in caffeine, sugar and sodium, which can lead to adverse effects on the body.
According to the CDC, excessive caffeine intake (typically more than 400mg per day) can cause palpitations, tremors, agitation and gastrointestinal upset. Additional, large amounts of caffeine may lead to heart rhythm disturbances, increases in heart rate and blood pressure, as cited by the National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health.
Would You Like Insecticide in Your Coffee Sir?
Many people know about the dangers of aspartame now, but there’s always new artificial sweeteners coming out that claim to be ok. It’s just a matter of time before it becomes common knowledge that these new sweeteners are poisonous too. Like “Splenda” discovered by the insecticide industry and now in yellow little packets everywhere and put into cake mixes and the works… Basically anything artificial is going to be crap!
Do your own research and you’ll find many sweeteners are actually by-products of insecticide research. You can literally grab those yellow packs of sweeteners you get down at Starbucks and kill off ant colonies with them! Makes you think twice about stirring that into your coffee right?
A lot of these sugar-free energy drinks like Red Bull have other components in them that are shocking. Take taurine for example. This is an extract from bulls’ testicles that can cause all kinds of issues! Even the colouring in most of these drinks is toxic and is often made from Coal Tar. USA today reported that studies suggest that coal tar may cause Leukemia, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma. Teenagers and young adults have also had heart attacks and other issues from excessive consumption these energy drinks.
So it’s important to be mindful of the potential dangers posed by energy drinks, including trouble sleeping, anxiety, fast heart rate, increased blood pressure and jittery feelings. Awareness of these risks can empower us to make informed choices about what we fuel our bodies with.
The Only Sugar-Free Drink I Recommend
The only ‘sugar-free’ drink I recommend is water. Most of these ‘energy drinks’ that are marketed as sugar-free contain all kinds of artificial sweeteners that are actually highly toxic. When you take aspartame into a lab and heat it up (to just below body temperature) it becomes formic acid, formaldehyde and ethyl alcohol and literally becomes poisonous to the body. This can result in migraines, grand mal seizures and all sorts of things. So many people have health conditions due to artificial sweeteners then end up taking a bunch of medications for them when all they really need to do is drop the artificial sweeteners from their diet!
An Amazing Natural Energy Drink That You Can Easily Make at Home
Do you want the perfect energy drink? Make one the way people have for hundreds of years by using lemon and honey. I squeeze the juice of two lemons into a litre of water, add a pinch of sea salt or Himalayan salt then I add some honey or maple syrup which is really high in energy and minerals. Before all the gimmicky sports drinks were around bodybuilders would power themselves with lemon and honey.
Start making your own drinks because it’s cheaper and you can be in control of what you’re putting in your body. The point is to use something in its most natural form. Use things like honey, maple syrup, stevia (the green powder not the white one) or agave syrup. Or try infusing berries or fruits into your water. Get creative, have fun, and get away from the poisoning that’s happening and keep it natural.
Thanks for reading!
