Article by Craig Burton. Craig is a prominent European based holistic health and fitness coach and founder of 3D Personal Training Systems. Craig is a Sports Science graduate with postgraduate accreditations in nutrition, massage, athletic training, and corrective exercise therapy.
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Soft Drinks – the Drinks of Champions?
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the most heavily promoted and “coolest” products around are soft drinks. Millions are spent on superstars advertising coke, pepsi and the like. We know they are not healthy but how damaging is that innocent – and many would say satisfying – can of coke to our health?
In the following article I will outline:
1. The current soft drink epidemic
2. The ingredients
3. The physical cost from soft drink ingredients
1. The current soft drink epidemic
In the U.K. in 2004 nearly 14 billion litres of soft drink were consumed. The 2004 total soft drinks figure represents an increase of 47% over the past ten years. (1)
In Australia soft drink consumption increased by over 30% in the 10 years to 1999. 50% of 16-18 year olds consumed soft drinks every day. (2)
These well loved beverages account for more than a quarter of all drinks consumed in the United States. More than 56.9 billion liters were sold in 2000 – that works out to at least one can per day for every man, woman and child. Soft drink consumption among children and adolescents rose 41% between 1989-1991 and 1994-1995, mostly displacing milk and juice, the leading sources of many vitamins and minerals in the American diet. (3)
2. The ingredients
One can of soft drink has about:
• 10-13 teaspoons of sugar
• 30 to 55 mg of caffeine
• And additionally it is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites
3. Physical costs from soft drink ingredients
• Sugar: Soft drink manufacturers are the largest single user of refined sugar in the United States. It is a proven fact that sugar increases insulin levels, which can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, premature aging and numerous other negative side effects including associated tooth disease problems.
• Caffeine: Caffeinated drinks cause many nervous system reactions including the jitters and insomnia. High caffeine use is associated with high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood cholesterol levels, vitamin and mineral depletion that potentially leads to disease.
• Aspartame: This chemical is used as a sugar substitute in diet soda. There are over 92 different health side effects associated with aspartame consumption including brain tumors, birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders and epilepsy/seizures. Further, when aspartame is stored for long periods of time or kept in warm areas it changes to methanol, an alcohol that converts to formaldehyde and formic acid, which are known carcinogens. Please see February and March Peak Performance editions to read more on this deadly product.
• Phosphoric Acid: May interfere with the body’s ability to use calcium, which can lead to osteoporosis or softening of the teeth and bones. Phosphoric acid also neutralizes the hydrochloric acid in your stomach, which can interfere with digestion, making it hard to utilize nutrients. (4)
• Benzene: Recent random government testing of soft drinks found five of them contaminated with levels of benzene (which is a cancer-causing chemical linked to leukemia) that exceeded federal standards set for benzene in drinking water. Benzene is able to form in beverages that contain vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and the preservatives sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate. Exposure to heat and light can trigger the formation. (5)
Looking at the consumption statistics and related health consequences I have no doubt soft drinks are one of the main reasons from a nutritionally perspective why many people suffer health problems. Aside from the negative effects of the soda itself, drinking a lot of it is likely to leave you with small appetite for whole foods that your body needs to function at its best.
Your 3d Coach
Craig Burton
References
(1) http://www.researchandmarkets.com/ reportinfo.asp? report_id=302947.
(2) http://www.nutritionaustralia.com.au/SNAC/ soft-drink-final-paper.pdf
(3) Squires, S, The Incredible Statistics and Dangers of Soda Pop, 2001 http://www.mercola.com/2001/mar/10/ soda_pop_dangers.htm
(4) Mercola, J, The Real Dangers of Soda to You and Your Children, mercola.com, 2003 http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/9/soda_dangers.htm
(5) Soft Drinks: Disease in a can, bloomberg.com, May 20, 2006
Originally posted 2010-01-17 12:30:43. Republished by Ancient Post Promoter
Why Energy Drinks “Suck”
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- a clip I have found explaining the dangers and the effects of energy drinks. It also clarifies why they do not work… On the other hand, another stupid advertising follows at the end of a “miraculous” energy drink that in reality will just get you hooked on it and steal money from your pocket. Save your bucks! Note: I do NOT endorse the product that is featured at the end, just ignore the last 2 minutes of the message. … stress cortisol “caffeine drink” “energy Coke” ginseng “coffee …
Originally posted 2010-01-26 12:35:40. Republished by Ancient Post Promoter
Energy Drinks: Can it Cure Parkinson’s Disease?
Posted by: | CommentsTreating Parkinson’s disease with caffeine, as discussed in medical research, has started many heated conversations. I can’t help but reckon that caffeine has a high cost, even if it does help. Over doing caffeine takes away your dopamine, as I illustrate in my book titled, “The Truth About Caffeine”. An individual will continue to want larger quantities of caffeine, no matter what amount he started consuming. When the body gets used to caffeine it cancels its effect, like any drug, needing a growing consumption to regain its potency. Even still, a lot of caffeine can cause harm and take away life.
Caffeine is the most well loved brain stimulant that helps to release dopamine, which provides motivation, alertness, and emotional highs. Similar to various drugs, caffeine is sought after for a quick surge of dopamine, as it stimulates our brain. As the chief neuro-transmitter, dopamine performs as a messenger for the brain, taking care of the vitality levels, vigilance, acuity, ability to respond, spontaneity and similar functions. Added to this, dopamine is in control of addiction to stimulates.
The body’s growth of dopamine manufacturing brain cells is greatly diminished, as dopamine gets depleted with a massive consumption of caffeine. Then, comes a feeling of being exhausted and worn out. Yet, more caffeine is consumed returning the rush of vitality. This is the how the process of the reduction of dopamine nerve cell works.
Dopamine declines with age, but caffeine and other stimulants accelerate the dopamine decline and speed up the process of the brain aging. Parkinson’s disease is the result of a serious reduction of dopamine nerve cell. Parkinson’s disease suffers can benefit with dopamine flow stimulated by caffeine. Even so, about seventy to eighty percent of dopamine nerve cell become permanently lost previous to becoming aware of its symptoms.
Caffeine leads to the development of other health problems. As caffeine speeds up the production of our anxiety hormone, our adrenal glands become depleted. It only takes a single cup of a caffeinated drink to start the brain’s pituitary glands to release a signal to at the adrenal glands to let out the hormonal anxiety chemicals cortisol and adrenalininto the bloodstream.
Whenever you’re in a perilous situation, your anxiety hormones are released, sending a blast of warmth throughout your body. The quick “pick-me-up” from caffeine really comes from a anxiety hormone. As a effective stimulant as well as an irritant, caffeine alerts the body’s defense mechanisms which send out our anxiety hormones. Later on, this defense response gets worn out.
Relentless fake adrenalin sent by caffeine consumption, wears out the glands until they can not release enough hormones. The caffeine consumer starts to increase larger amounts, adding additional anxiety on the glands, that can’t keep up with the demands of the addiction. As these actions continue, the results will show.
Eventually, caffeine consumers deplete their adrenal gland. Everyday overproduction of anxiety hormones, which are toxic in excess, eventually changes the blood composition, which, in turn, negatively affects proper function of the immune, endocrine, and nervous systems.
The consequences might be one or all of these situations; repeating fatigue, heightened blood sugar and insulin levels, weight gain, higher blood pressure, irritation, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorder, common viral infections, ulcers, thinning of the skin, bone loss, thyroid problems, and other disturbing messages of health deterioration.
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Marina Kushner is the founder of the Caffeine Awareness Alliance and author of Truth About Caffeine, explores the historical and social impact of the drug throughout the ages while offering healthy alternatives to its usage. . {{{More information is available at worthwhilecause(at)yahoo.com|
Originally posted 2009-11-13 16:19:16. Republished by Ancient Post Promoter
Can Caffeine in Energy Drinks Treat Parkinson’s Disease?
Posted by: | CommentsMany arguments started when a medical study indicated that caffeine can contribute to helping victims of Parkinson’s illness. It seems to me, that caffeine is going to cause harm, no matter how it may help. Over doing caffeine takes away your dopamine, as I illustrate in my book titled, “The Truth About Caffeine”. Many people that have just an average quantity of caffeine, become prey to its addictive nature and greatly expand their usage. In order for caffeine to be able to keep stimulating us, we require larger amounts to bypass our body’s learned tolerance. Though massive ingestion of caffeine entails hurt and can lead to death.
As our brain is stimulated from the ever so well loved caffeine, dopamine is let out providing us with alertness, motivation and uplifted feelings. Dopamine is shot out of the brain, like all sorts of potent drugs, delivering its well loved stimulating effect. Dopamine delivers messages for brain, as a neuro-transmitter, responsible for our reaction time, vitality output, alertness, spontaneity, caution, and similar message functions. Even so, dopamine in addition, determines stimulant addiction.
The body’s growth of dopamine manufacturing brain cells is greatly diminished, as dopamine gets depleted with a massive consumption of caffeine. Then, comes a feeling of being exhausted and worn out. Then, to regain that excellent feeling, more caffeine is ingested. The outflow of dopamine neurons keeps going while caught in this cycle.
As our body becomes older, our level of dopamine diminishes naturally, which goes even quicker with caffeine. Parkinson’s illness is the result of a serious reduction of dopamine neurons. Due to caffeine’s stimulating effect on dopamine output, people with Parkinson’s illness can benefit. Previous to seeing any signs of this diseases, 70 to 80 percent of dopamine neurons have vanished.
Caffeine leads to the development of other health problems. While caffeine accelerate the production of anxiety hormones, the adrenal glands become exhausted. A single caffeinated drink is plenty to start the brain, pituitary gland, sending messages to the adrenal gland to let out the anxiety hormones adrenalin and cortisol directly into our bloodstream.
Stress hormones release results in a feeling of a sudden blood rush, which we usually experience in stressful or perilous situations. The burst of vitality we get from caffeine is really a anxiety hormone rush. Caffeine is a powerful stimulant along with being an irritant that questions the body’s defense system to respond by releasing our anxiety hormones. The defense system, after some time, loses its strength.
Relentless fake adrenalin sent by caffeine consumption, wears out the glands until they can not release enough hormones. Looking to experience the former adrenalin jolt, a caffeine user starts to increase his caffeine ingestion, placing more pressure on the glands, which cannot cope with the addict’ demands. The logical results of this cycle will become apparent.
The adrenal gland of heavy caffeine consumers becomes emptied, as the time goes on. To much production of the anxiety hormones everyday, turn poisonous, and later on alters the makeup of the blood. This ends up hurting the operation of the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems.
The consequences might be one or all of these situations; repeating fatigue, raised insulin and blood sugar levels, weight gain, higher blood pressure, irritation, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorder, common viral infections, ulcers, thinning of the skin, bone loss, thyroid problems, and other disturbing messages of health deterioration.
Marina Kushner is the founder of the Caffeine Awareness Alliance and author of Truth About Caffeine, explores the historical and social impact of the drug throughout the ages while offering healthy alternatives to its usage. . {{{More information is available at worthwhilecause(at)yahoo.com|
Originally posted 2009-12-13 04:05:53. Republished by Ancient Post Promoter
this is what happens when u mix energy drinks with enrgypils
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lol this is what happens when u mix to many energy drinks with energy pills u get ME singing barbie girl!