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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Not All Vitamin Supplements Are Created Equal - Natural Multivitamins

By Veronica Carrillo

During my quest for a healthier lifestyle, I found it was very hard to get all the essential vitamins and minerals I needed. For one thing, I was extremely busy with two kids, husband and a full time job. Creating healthy meals three times a day with all the vegetables we needed was just close to impossible. That is when I discovered a quick remedy, vegetable and fruit juice!

What are energy drinks? Developed in the late 90's, energy drinks are a new alternative to traditional "pick-me-ups". They usually contain a blend of ingredients that act quickly to give you a boost of energy. These ingredients include many traditional items like caffeine and sugars as well as nutrient blends including B vitamins and sometimes other natural supplements. The sizes of these drinks usually range from 8-24 ounces.

Heat First off, many high level juicers are expensive, you can look to pay close to $800 for a top of the line juicer, and the truth about these centrifugal juice machines shocked me even more than the sticker price. A juicer like the Angel turns at amazing speeds, which in fact heats up the vegetables and resulting juice damaging the nutritional value! When you think about the speeds these juicers are turning at it is not so surprising, 1,000 - 24,000 revolutions per minute is bound to heat something up.

What are the ingredients? Some energy drinks contain a great deal of sugar, some do not. Usually, high sugar content comes from high fructose corn syrup. This gives you a boost of energy, but a big drain a few hours later. Some energy drinks contain sugar substitutes like Ace-K and Aspartame. Most energy drinks contain some amounts of B vitamins and especially B12- which, in liquid form, go to work quickly in your bloodstream which help with focus, concentration and energy. Next, you have caffeine. Oh no! They must have load of caffeine. Well, to be honest, most energy drinks have the same amount of caffeine that you would get in a cup of coffee, about 80-200mg. Caffeine is a stimulant that activates your adrenal glands to produce energy.

What happens when I drink one? This will vary from person to person, but based on my experience with the drink I take, the first thing that happens is an initial boost of energy from the caffeine. Then the B vitamins kick in and my mental focus does increase for a period of 3-4 hours. Also, if I am doing something physical, I tend to see an increase in stamina. After about 3-4 hours, the results start to wear off. Now again, this is my experience, everyone may experience something different. Now, I don't drink these everyday, but usually when I know I am going to have a long day I will have one to give me the boost I need.

Therefore, the nutrition facts label serves great importance as it is a nutritional guide for consumers in many of their food purchase decisions. - 17273

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