what do you know about Energy drink?

I used to drink them like a mad man, now once or twice a week.

The Howling Wolves said:

Drink water- 8 glasses a day

I love this myth, had a great argument with my friend about it.

Let's just say you don't need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. If you are thirsty, drink, if not, you don't need to drink.

Kirsch said:

The Howling Wolves said:

Drink water- 8 glasses a day

I love this myth, had a great argument with my friend about it.

Let's just say you don't need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. If you are thirsty, drink, if not, you don't need to drink.

I have never heard that that is a myth! I have to see this for myself. was it started by the water companies or Aquafina?

snopes.com: Eight Glasses of Water a Day

It seems you have a valid argument here Kirsch. I have never heard a defense to the 8-glass rule.

Although, with people drinking soda's, coffee, and energy drinks all day as stated here, I would still think people need to drink more water.

^^^^ Read the whole snopes article. I was way off on this statement as well....

Thanks for this info Kirsch.

"..what do you know about Energy drink?"

Well I think most of them are trumped up nonsence.
You ever sit next to someone on a long drive after they have been drinking that jazz? Their breath smells nasty, like pepsi breath or fritos.

I don't have a can of Red Bull here to check the ingredients but I know that some of these drinks also contain Guarrana and extract of Kola Nut.
This is on top of the huge amount of caffeine.
Basically Guarana and Kola Nut are also sold as "legal herbal highs". They are both strong stimulants which, as they are natural products, have not had a great deal of research done on them.
I work in psychiatric care and have had to pick up the pieces after people have been taking these drugs.
At the very least these substances seem to be linked to cardiac arrhythmias and other heart problems.
My experience is that they can cause crippling panic attacks.
As others have said; eat and drink healthily and you shouldn't need this under researched junk. J

Kirsch said:

The Howling Wolves said:

Drink water- 8 glasses a day

I love this myth, had a great argument with my friend about it.

Let's just say you don't need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. If you are thirsty, drink, if not, you don't need to drink.

Tell that to someone who gets kidney stones! No myth, water is good for you. A Guy