kev wrote: you would think that 100 years after shysters got rich selling "cure all" elixirs that the public would have learned wouldn't you?
Lighten up, kev, and ask the more important questions: What's in it that is so different, and why should I believe it?
Of course it tastes better than other energy drinks, so if you're already in the market for a product such as this you'll be happy with the apple-pear flavor.
As for it's energy-drink appeal, it contains
Taurine (the same active ingredient as Red Bull and others) which is an amino acid found naturally in the brain, heart, and central nervous system. It helps to control blood flow and in several countries is successfully used to treat heart conditions. Look it up. You'll like learning about Taurine.
L-Carnitine is another amino acid that transforms fatty acids into energy in the body. It naturally increases energy levels and muscle strength.
Guaraná has been used for hundreds of years by Indians as a general tonic for the body and as a source of energy. Guaraná acts on the central nervous system to prevent fatigue and break down lactic acid from muscle stress.
Vitamin B-12 metabolizes carbohydrates, increases bodily energy and keeps blood cells healthy.
Ribose, a naturally occurring pentose sugar allows the body to quickly replenish lost ATP, the body's primary energy-carrying molecule. Taken Ribose before, during and after high-intensity exercise will help maintain high energy levels and provide peak performance.
Green Tea Extract has been widely used in China for hundreds of years. It's a natural anti-oxidant that helps the body cleanse itself of unhealthy cells and bacteria.
As for the libido-enhancing aspect of Energy 69,
Horny Goat Weed is a natural product that people have used to boost libido, enhance erectile function, and increase energy for more than two thousand years.
The
Damiana Leaf, grown mostly in Mexico and Central America, has been used for nearly half a millenium as an enhancer to lovemaking. It is thought to act as an aphrodisiac, antidepressant, tonic, diuretic, antitussive, and mild laxative. It has been used for such conditions as depression, anxiety, sexual inadequacy, debilitation, bed-wetting, amenorrhea, gastric ulcers, and constipation. In Mexico, the plant also is used for asthma, bronchitis, neurosis, diabetes, dysentery, dysmenorrhea, dyspepsia, headaches, paralysis, nephrosis, spermatorrhea, stomachache, and syphilis.
Guarana has been used for over 350 years as a stimulant, for pain relief, and recently to stop smoking. It's first wide usage developed in the Amazon Basin where the Maué Indians were found using it as a daily tonic/stimulant.
Why is it different? It might not be. But you have a choice in what you drink, and Energy 69 is the choice of many adults.
Why should you believe it is powerful? You shouldn't believe me any more than you should believe the weatherman, a minister, or a car salesman. Instead, you should try it for yourself and see if it makes you feel better, stronger, healther, and more virile. If so, then you can believe. If not, than move on to another product or don't buy into these products any more.
But don't cut down the entire forest simply because you've once or twice seen an ugly tree. "Shysters" aren't getting rich "selling cure all elixirs" as you say. It's just a drink that comes in a can for £1.