| Red Bull, Does it Give You Wings? | | | | regulator. In fact, it is one of those chemicals in our |
| I was driving to work the other day, enjoying my | | | | brain that is responsible for a calm positive mood. |
| obligatory glass of morning stimulant. This morning it | | | | Perhaps the wings effect is referring to the fact that |
| was a can of Red Bull, I didn’t have time to | | | | the Taurine in Red Bull will make you calm and |
| stop at Starbucks, and I noticed that the primary | | | | clear-headed. There has certainly been data to |
| ingredient in Red Bull is Taurine. After hearing their | | | | demonstrate that Taurine is effective when dealing |
| commercial on the radio, I got to thinking. How | | | | with stress. Another ingredient that would indicate |
| exactly does Red Bull work, and does it really give | | | | that the "wings" tag line may refer more to your |
| you wings? Does it give you more energy? Does it | | | | mental state is the ingredient Inositol. This is another |
| make you more alert? | | | | compound that has been shown to have a positive, |
| Well, upon inspecting the ingredients and doing some | | | | calming, effect on your mood. |
| research, which wasn’t hard working as a bulk | | | | What about an energy boost? In looking at the |
| vitamin distributor, I found that the Red Bull wings | | | | ingredients, Caffeine certainly jumps out as a major |
| reference may be more geared to mental well being | | | | stimulant. Other than that, sugar is always effective |
| than to actual body energy. At least this may be the | | | | at providing a good short-term energy boost. These |
| case with Taurine. As it turns out, Taurine is an amino | | | | are probably the main ingredients that will make you |
| acid that is used in our body for a number of | | | | more "vitalized." |
| activities. A couple of which are to act as a neural | | | | So does Red Bull give you "Wings?" Well, the Taurine |
| regulator, and to protect heart function. Substantial | | | | and Inositol in it will certainly make you feel good. It |
| amounts of Taurine are also found in our eyes and | | | | has caffeine, so there should be a small energy |
| stomach bile. There is no doubt that Taurine is | | | | boost, and the other compounds listed can help with |
| beneficial, but I could not find any data that indicated | | | | your metabolism. Overall, it should have a positive |
| it would give you an energy boost. | | | | effect on your body, and at least make you feel a |
| After searching and searching, I realized that the | | | | little calmer and more energized. As for wings, well, |
| "wings" reference may be geared more toward your | | | | what would we do with them if we had them |
| mental state. As I indicated, Taurine acts as a neural | | | | anyway? |