Contrasting Tea Wth Energy Drinks

Natural herbs have been utilized by the human race for their beneficial properties since the era of cavemen. Our ability to discover ways that plants, herbs and chemicals can help us has perhaps caused evolutionary leaps that have made us the most powerful species on Earth. Energy drinks are the latest trend in this consistent struggle to exploit our natural surroundings for ways to improve our lives. While teas such as organic white tea have been used for a long time, innovative herbs such as organic rooibos tea or tea with guarana have been shown to have beneficial effects on people who take them due to their large amounts of anti-oxidants.

There’s no doubt that having tea has a number of beneficial effects. But one of the ingredients in tea is caffeine, which is very rarely good for you and should only be taken in small doses. In today’s society, however, caffeine has become increasingly prevalent, and it’s socially acceptable to drink a dangerous amount of caffeine daily.

Products that stunningly large amounts of caffeine are currently available. Coffee, of course, is the most popular choice for those looking to get themselves up in the morning, or stay up a few extra hours before bed. A recent development in the world of caffeine has been energy drinks such as Red Bull. While these products are marketed as being beneficial for your health due to the presence of healthy herbs like guarana and taurine, the major effect the body feels from these drinks arises from the high content of caffeine contained in the liquid.

These drinks were originally sold in small cans, then a slightly larger bottled version was released. Now, a double-sized can is being marketed, along with “shots” of these drinks, that are a concentrated mix, fitting the level of caffeine in a normal can into a tiny bottle.

The effects these drinks have for those who choose to drink them can be quite serious, and nothing like the natural beneficial effects that can be felt with natural drinks. But this isn’t the first time such a product has been released. In the ‘90’s, a drink known as Jolt Cola became popular among those who wanted to stay up all night, either working as computer hackers or students who needed to study for a test. Of course, like any drug that hypes up the body in the way caffeine does, there is a serious “crash” effect which occurs. This is similar to the “crash” of any amphetamine type drug, in which the body has pushed itself to high levels of energy, and must now make up for it by shutting down and recuperating.

While the effects of natural herbs that come from tea are highly recommended, more concentrated drugs like energy drinks and coffee should be taken with caution, and although it’s quite common, drinking these unnatural products every day can seriously damage your health. If you ever start to notice yourself feeling sick, shaky or disorientated after drinking too much of these kinds of drinks, contact your doctor immediately. And of course, if you’ve become pregnant, don’t risk the lives of you and your baby by drinking heavily caffeinated drinks.

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