Celiac Disease

Organic substances 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, new substances such as organic rooibos tea or tea with guarana can be seen to have beneficial effects on people who take them due to their large amounts of anti-oxidants.

There’s no question 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 drank on rare occasions. In current society, however, caffeine has become increasingly prevalent, and it’s socially acceptable to drink a dangerous amount of caffeine every day.

Products that are ridiculously high in caffeine are currently available. Coffee, without doubt, is the most popular choice for those looking to wake themselves up of a 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 drinks 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 first released in small cans, then bigger bottled drinks were sold. Now, a double-sized can is being marketed, along with “shots” of energy drinks, that are a condensed mixture, 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 from tea. But this isn’t the first time such a product has been released. In the ‘90’s, a drink known as Jolt Cola became trendy 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 the same as the “crash” of any amphetamine type chemical, in which the body has overextended 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 beneficial for its users, more unnatural substances like energy drinks and coffee should be taken with caution, and although it’s quite common, drinking these dangerous chemicals every day can seriously affect your health. If you ever notice you’re feeling particularly sick, shaky or disorientated after having excessive amounts of caffeine, contact your doctor immediately. And of course, if you’re pregnant, don’t put the life of you and your baby at risk by drinking heavily caffeinated drinks.

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