Should Energy drinks be banned?

This morning I was listening to the radio, they discussed so called ‘energy drinks’ and if they should be banned. Supposedly some Australian schools have stopped selling them to students… I couldn’t believe my ears! Why the hell would you sell ‘energy drinks’ at a school in the first place? We all know they are pumped with caffeine and sugar, have absolutely no value and make kids hyper to an extend of serious heart problems. We wouldn’t serve espresso coffee to students why would we give them Redbull, V or Mother which have as much if not more caffeine? This is absolutely wrong and these drinks should have an age limit or be banned all together.

They are drugs, just as bad if not worse then alcohol. People get addicted, and if you have more then two or three you could have serious heart problems. Why not sell them in bottle shops with alcoholic beverages? If people old enough to understand the consequences want to drink them then fine, but giving them to children and teens that have absolutely no idea about the risks is irresponsible to say the least. This is putting kids at a great risk and even young adults that have it can experience health problems.

Mixing these ‘energy drink’s with alcohol is an even greater health risk, since the two ingredients seem to neutralize each other; at least this is what appears to the consumer when in fact the body is going ballistic with the mixed signals of lots of energy from the caffeine and perceived relaxation from the alcohol.

When I grew up I wasn’t even allowed cola or coffee, these ‘energy drinks’ are far worse in many ways then cola.

The other day when I drove to the gas station to fill up the car on my way to work I saw three different young adults all with a V (energy drink) in their hand. What do they think this is; morning coffee? It is by no means a healthy drink and to have it as breakfast to start your day is just not a good idea at all.

Here is my thought on ‘energy drinks’. These drinks do not provide you with energy; they only simulate the energy you already have in your body. Any stimulant only wakes up the energy that is already available in your body. So it wouldn’t give energy to a dead body, as the energy comes from within the body not from the stimulant itself. That might sound ok if you forget about one very important thing. The body has only a limited supply of energy, and even though we keep energy levels up by eating healthy food and exercise we are slowly using up all of our energy, which you could call live force. Once the life force is used up you are dead. So by stimulating your body to feel energetic you actually shorten your life. When you are tiered you don’t need a coffee or ‘energy drink’, you need rest and sleep. So instead of giving yourself a 'kick' every morning consider going to bed earlier and taking up yoga or meditation to get more resting time to balance your life and keep as much life force for as long as possible.

Gee, all this writing has made me tiered I am going to make myself a coffee… just kidding!