Energy Drinks...Are They Bad For You?

Energy Drinks...Are They Bad For You?
There are over 70 million energy drinks served daily in the
U.S. Over 31% of U.S. teenagers say they drink energy
drinks. It's the #1 Drink of Choice among Teens worldwide.
The majority of energy drinks served today are filled with
caffeine filled with sugars filled with artificial
stimulants which trigger health problems and cause Energy
Drink "Jolt & Crash" What is the world saying? "Energy
Drink Market will grow 67% by 2010″ "Energy Drinks
were the #1 most profitable product from 2005 - 2007″
"Red Bull has grown 40% a year and is approaching a billion
a year in sales"

We are in a Crisis
An Energy
Crisis There is a growing problem around the world Every
day, millions subject their bodies to the Junk Drink
Tug-of-War Junk Drinks, while giving a boost, come with the
hidden danger of serious health issues Energy Drinks, as a
whole, are saturated with stimulants such as Caffeine and
Ephedrine which can elevate the heart-rate and
blood-pressure, deprive the consumer of sleep, and
dehydrate the body and not to mention the high cost NOW
There is an Enhanced Healthy Alternative Welcome to the
Revolution of Herbal Clean Energy.

If you want to stay healthy and have lots of energy, then
you better do something different than just drink energy
drinks! You must have a good night sleep, as well as eat
right and exercise regularly. Just do yourself and your
body a favor and start looking at lables on the foods and
drinks that you but in your body.

Do you like to have Energy Drink because it makes you feel
good? Then you need to look at the labels before you buy
them, make sure they don't have any Caffeine, these Energy
drink should have very low sugar, and no additives. It
would be great if all the energy drinks out there are 100%
natural, how about calories? If you are trying to lose
weight, then again you need to look at the labels on those
drinks to make sure it does not to your problems.

If you're not eating right and putting lots of junk food
into your body with all these empty calories, then you try
to loss wieght, but your body becomes accustomed to your
average daily caloric intake. When you begin decreasing
caloric intake, additional stress is placed on your body as
it attempts to adapt and become more efficient by
increasing your metabolic rate. The result? Fatigue,
irritability, and often times - headaches.

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Start Cooking with Chiles

Start Cooking with Chiles
Ever thought of including cooking with chiles in your daily
routine? Or, ever thought of how much chiles help your
heart health? Or, ever realized that chiles are now
credited with curing cancer? They have long been
recognized for their healthy benefits, even by the ancients.

For example the ancient Chinese until Modern times in the
1940's, reserved chiles as a pharmaceutical in the heavily
populated portions of China. Evidently they considered
chiles too precious to waste on the well.

Recent research released in Great Britain at the Cancer
Research UK reflects that capsaicin, the unique substance
found only in chiles has been found to kill cancer cells.
Capsaicin is the substance that also produces the spicy,
hot tingly sensation on the tongue and pallette and is
uniquely produced by chiles.

There is more research and testing to be done, however it
is good enough for me just to know that chiles have even
more healthy properties than I already knew. Capsaicin
works on cancer cells by binding to the protein within the
cancer cell mitochondria and triggering aptosis or death
of the cancerous cells.

The major message is to include chiles of some sort in your
regular diet. Researchers in Asia have found that eating
chiles a majority of the time increases one's healthy life
span and vigor.

One of the easiest ways to eat chiles is to sprinkle them
on food instead of salt. When coupled with fresh squeezed
lime instead of black pepper, the flavors of foods are
really enhanced.

Additionally, adding chiles to the foods you are preparing
from appetizers to desserts increases their health
benefits. This includes all the food
groups—vegetables, meats, fruits and baked goods.

Just think how much fun you can have, adding chiles to your
food?

To give you a start for busy days, I am including a
favorite really quick maindish soup, Chicken Tortilla
Chowder from my latest book, "Real Women Eat Chiles".

Chicken Tortilla Chowder

The hearty, full flavor and creamy consistency of this
chicken soup tastes like work, but this dish is actually
fast and easy to make. Cutting the chicken breast is the
most time-consuming part of the recipe. This is a versatile
dish that you can vary in many ways. Instead of chicken
breasts, you could use leftover roast chicken or turkey,
firm-fleshed fish or shellfish with fish stock, roast beef,
or ground chuck with beef stock.

Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes Yield: 2 servings

1, 14 ½ oz. can chicken broth, preferably low
sodium, with water added to make 2 cups

2 white or yellow corn tortillas, broken up

1 pound chicken breast, trimmed,cut into 1-inch cubes

3 scallions, thinly sliced (some reserved for garnish)

1 ½ tablespoons minced pickled jalapenos with juice

Optional Garnishes: Cilantro leaves Crushed red caribe
chiles Lime wedges

1. Place the chicken broth and water in a 3-quart saucepan
over medium heat. Add the tortillas and chicken. Cover,
reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring, for 5 to 6
minutes.

2. Add the scallions and jalapenos with juice. Stir to
combine well. Simmer for approximately another 5 minutes.
Serve garnished with the reserved scallion and, if desired,
the cilantro, chiles, and lime to squeeze on the chowder.

Per Serving: Calories 326, Protein 50g, Carbohydrates 14g,
Fiber 2g, Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 130mg,
Sodium 338mg.

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Jane Butel, the first to write about Southwestern cooking,
has published 18 cookbooks, several being best sellers. She
operates a full-participation weekend and week long
vacation cooking school, an on-line school, a cooking club,
a monthly ezine, a mail-order spice, cookbook, Southwestern
product business and conducts culinary tours and
team-building classes.
http://www.janebutel.com , 1-800-473-8226