subject: How Exactly Do Natural Energy Drinks Work? [print this page] How Exactly Do Natural Energy Drinks Work?
Natural energy drinks seem to be the new fad. Almost everyone seems to be running in search of them. From the look of things, and if the current trends hold, it may not be too long before we get to a point where it will be very hard to market any energy supplement without labeling it as 'natural.' Almost all potential users of energy supplement seem to be very keen on getting 'natural' ones. This mostly has to do with the better safety profile that the said natural energy drinks are seen as having. But it also has to do with the host of other health benefits that the said natural energy drinks give, or at least promise, to their users. Through the natural energy supplement, you not only get energized, but also get to obtain a whole host of health benefits; largely depending on the herbal extract the natural drink is made from.One question that potential users of the natural energy supplement are increasingly asking their makers is, however, as to just how the drinks work, both in energizing their users, and in bringing to them the various health benefits associated with them. It is not an idle question. Yes, the things that the drinks promise are highly desirable, from a health point of view. But people want to be sure that the drinks can actually deliver on the same, and that they do so safely. You want health benefits, but definitely not at any cost to your health. There are compromises you won't want to make.So, how do the natural energy drinks work?Well, the various natural energy drinks work through a variety of mechanisms, in making possible the various health benefits they come with. The exact working mechanism will depend to a large extent on the ingredients that go into the making of the energy supplement.Focusing our attention entirely on the energizing benefit for the sake of this discussion, we see two mechanisms through which the natural energy drinks work - mostly depending on their ingredients.Where the core ingredients (the ones from which the drink draws its potency) are things like Acai berry, Ginseng and Ginko Biloba, what you are likely to be looking at, as a mechanism for working, would be a situation where the herbal extract increases the body's metabolic rate - leading to enhanced production of energy. In these cases, we have energy drinks that actually add to the actual amount of energy in the body, if we may put it in that simplest way. In other words, these natural energy drinks don't just make you feel more energetic, they actually make you more energetic - the distinction being in that that they actually increase your physiological energy levels.Where the core ingredients (the ones from which the drink draws potency) are things like guarana and yerba mate, what we are likely to be looking at, as a working mechanism, would be a situation where the formulation stimulates the brain, so that you end up feeling more energized. In a way, this is akin to what coffee does to you, and indeed, the core ingredient in these energy drinks, a substance known as caffeine, is the very same active ingredient found in coffee.
