Energy Drinks

Do you yourself drink energy drinks or allow your children to drink them?  Do you ever read at what they put into these drinks like Red Bull and Monster?  Have you ever bothered to read the nutritional label on these drinks?  The information will absolutely shock you!  What people don’t realize is that everything that enters your body should be nutritious.  When people eat garbage is only validates why America is the most overweight society in the world.   Energy Drinks give you an increase in energy very rapidly they are filled with sugar as well as caffeine.  These drinks can have quadrupled the amount of caffeine as a regular soda.  So what does caffeine do to the body?  Caffeine causes a host of problems like raises heart rate, causes dehydration, heartburn, stomach problems, fatigue, insomnia, raises blood pressure, causes weight gain, and irritability.  These energy drinks are not designed to quench your thirst like water, rather they dehydrate the body.  They actually cause dehydration because they can cause excess sweat production and frequent urination.  In addition, they cause an imbalance in electrolytes which help the heart to function properly.  A sudden rush of energy is generally felt after consumption.  This can cause a vicious cycle to your health.  Have you ever seen the Dr. Pepper sign?  It displays a 10, 2, and 4; this represents when Dr. Pepper believed you should drink it.  This advertisement is just plain ridiculous!  Consuming sugar can lower the immune system function, is linked to cause ADD, ADHD, Fibromyalgia, and yeast growth.  Everyone should absolutely reduce their daily sugar intake.  It’s important to get adequate sleep, get daily exercise of at least 20 minutes, eat nutritious foods, and taking a B-Complex vitamin. 

 Chiropractic Care

Do you receive Chiropractic care?  Chiropractic care is crucial for maintaining nervous system function.  If there is interference to the nervous system, the body cannot function at 100%.  Receiving regular Chiropractic care will boost the immune system function as well.  Taking Vitamin D3 supplements will also boost the immune system.  Chiropractors will restore the spinal column by removing the subluxation or mis-alignment that causes the disruption.  Subluxations can impinge nerve roots and cause irritation.  A chiropractor’s role is to restore structure and function.