Most people have turned to questionable energy sources when the day gets long or you have to put in some long hours after the kids go to bed. However, while you might down the occasional latte, energy drink , or can of soda, it is unlikely that your unhealthy habit has reached the levels that you will soon read about.
Negative Health Effects of Red Bull
Red Bull has gotten lots of flak in recent years, most of it well-deserved. After all, the ingredients list for a can of Red Bull reads like a crazy science experiment, full of chemicals and preservatives you may have never heard of before.Even drinking red bull on an occasional basis can have negative impacts on your health. This energy drink can cause restlessness, jitters, liver damage, and bone weakness. Find out what can happen when someone’s Red Bull habit takes over their lives.
The Story of Lena Lupari
What happened to Lena Lupari seems like something out of a cautionary expose or a science fiction novel, but it’s all true.Lupari is a mother of three who relied on energy drinks to make up for how busy she was with three children, supplementing her energy drink intake only with fast food or a packet of instant pasta.
Each day, Lupari consumed 28 cans of Red Bull. That works out to 2,240 mg of caffeine every single day—the recommended upper limit for adults is 400 mg per day. That doesn’t even take into account the sugar and chemicals that she must have been ingesting in 28 cans of Red Bull.
When she started to experience constant migraines and headaches, Lupari turned to painkillers rather than dropping the energy drink habit. Her habit has caused her to gain so much weight that she has developed idiopathic intracranial hypertension, which causes the headaches and the vision loss she has suffered.
The only solution now is for Lupari to lose almost 100 pounds and completely drop energy drinks from her diet. As a result of her June 2015 hospitalization, Lupari has lost 28 pounds and stopped drinking Red Bull. However, she still has 70 pounds to go before she’ll experience relief from the blindness and constant headaches that her energy drink habit has left her with.
Kick Your Energy Drinks to the Curb
Sometimes, seeing the extreme results of a bad habit can make it easier to get rid of it completely. I doubt you’re drinking 28 energy drinks per day, but do you really need to be drinking any?
The fact is that energy drinks can do serious damage to your body, and you’ll be doing yourself a huge favor if you get rid of them completely and teach your body to rely on whole foods, rest, and water.
If you have come to rely on energy drinks to get you through long days, you may need to do some adjusting of your schedule. Rarely are people so busy that they cannot get a proper amount of sleep. It is often an issue of prioritizing and time management.Though this may require some work, it can pay off in spades for years to come.
Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11782369/Woman-going-blind-after-drinking-28-Red-Bulls-every-day.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3183663/28-cans-Red-Bull-day-making-blind-says-jobless-26-stone-mother-wants-NHS-pay-weight-loss-surgery.html
http://www.offbasepercentage.com/2012/09/josh-hamiltons-vision-problems-caused.html
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