Entry #9 Drink for Thought

 Hello Everybody!

Let this one sink in for a moment.

     What do you think or feel when you see this? Maybe it makes you want to stop your friend from drinking them. Or maybe it makes you laugh. It stopped me for a moment. I love energy drinks, specifically Red Bulls. I would absolutely drink them more than once a day if I could. The thing is, caffeine gets me pretty easily and I would be so shaky, and my heart would be racing so much that I would not be able to function very easily if I drank too much. 

     According to the CDC, energy drinks can be described as A beverage that typically contains large amounts of caffeine, added sugars, other additives, and legal stimulants such as guarana, taurine, and L-carnitine. Many people drink energy drinks several times per day. Some do it for the caffeine, while others do it for the flavors. Either way, it can be extremely dangerous to drink them too often. The contents of many of these drinks can lead to heart problems, along with dehydration and anxiety.

Unfortunately, there are a many people who will think like the person in the comic, and just drink "one more", over and over because they need to stay awake, love the taste, etc. This character did not know that energy drinks could be harmful, only that they shouldn't drink too many (not that it followed that), but you can. 

     There are several resources you can use to find any information on this topic if you want to. Keep in mind that I am not in favor of ridding ourselves of energy drinks, just con trolling how many we drink. Let me know your thoughts on this in the comments. :-)

Signing off,

Zila