Do power drinks, such as Gatorade and Powerade, have any influence on heart attacks.\n\nI have heard that power drinks make the ventricle of the heart pump faster, so when the heart pumps too fast, you have a heart attack.\n\nDo power drinks really help cause heart attacks?
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A heart attack is caused when the blood vessels of the heart can not feed the heart muscle or the the muscle is not being oxygenated.  Gatorade and Powerade I believe are low in caffeine if they have any at all.  They have electrolytes in them like Sodium and Potassium.  So if you overload or are taking a supplement of these you could get yourself in trouble.  They use Potassium Chloride in very high amounts as part of the Lethal Injection.  It stops the heart from contracting.  As far as causing a heart attack it would be very rare.  I don't think there is any factual evidence to support that these drinks can cause a heart attack.
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One symptom of a heart attack is that you can experience jaw pain which i suppose could go up to your teeth.  Considering your dad has a history of heart problems, he should probably get it checked out.  Best of luck!
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Some reviews:\nN0-Explode is a fun product. You will get CRAZY amped, but not much else. The Arginine works by dialating the blood vessels, but all of the caffine closes your blood vessels. You are left with paying 60 dollars for a caffine boost. Try a preworkout supp. like NOX-CG9, you will get much better results, albiet without the rush.\n\nI am in high school and have been working out for about 3 years. I have been working out with NO XPLODE for 3 months now and have had results right away. from not being tired, having edurance, and size...diffinatly size. I would recommed this to any one who takes working out seriously and is looking for a little bost.
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Not a heart attack. Welcome to the wonderful world of fibromyalgia. At least, that is what is sounds like. The pain in your chest, the muscles, or possibly the cartilage between your rips, ALl that pain, fibromyalgia. 6 month time not a heart attack warning. I bet you dont sleep well, right? I also will assume that you get bad migraines, or have in the past. I have it, and though I am no expert that is what it sounds like to me. First the good news, if that is by chance what you have, it wont kill you. Bad news, if that is by chance what you have, it wont kill you. Good luck. Email me if you want to talk.
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Anything high in iron helps to build red blood cells, but does nothing for blood pressure. Potassium can help lower blood pressure, but I have no idea if Guinness has a lot of potassium. She could get the same results with vegetables or vitamins, so it is probably an excuse. Nothing is wrong with drinking one beer a day, though. In fact, doctors now say that ONE alcoholic beverage per day can help prevent heart attacks in the same way aspirin does, by thinning the blood. However, more than ONE per day can be detrimental to a person's health. If she is having one a day, I wouldn't worry about it.
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I would recommend taking an energy drink with gingko which is supposed to help thinking. That means Go Fast, Guru, Kronik, Rockstar or Crunk. Of those Kronik tastes the best, Go Fast tastes the worst and Rockstar is the easiest to find. Guru is all-natural. I'd go with Kronik if you can find it since it tastes good and gives the biggest energy boost.
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water is better! Gatorade contains high amounts of sugar and electrolytes which are good for you in small amounts...especially when you have been sick and cannot keep anything down. If you drink too much, the sugar can actually be stored as fat(just like any juice)! So, drink water!
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In oral rehydration therapy, electrolyte drinks containing sodium and potassium salts are used to replenish the body's water and electrolyte levels after dehydration caused by exercise, diaphoresis, diarrhea, vomiting or starvation. So to answer your question yes, bulimia can cause in the depleation of your electrolyte count. Sports drinks such as Gatorade or Lucozade are electrolyte drinks with large amounts of added carbohydrates, such as glucose, to provide energy. Without sufficient levels of these key electrolytes, muscle weakness or severe muscle contractions may occur. However, Serious electrolyte disturbances, such as dehydration and overhydration, may lead to cardiac and neurological complications, and unless they are rapidly resolved will result in a medical emergency. Electrolytes keep you hydrated. This does not mean you need to drink Gatorade all the time. This only means that when your electrolytes are depleted it is a good idea to consume some, these are only in extreme circumstances that they are needed , exercising in extreme conditions over 5 or 6 hours (an Ironman or ultramarathon, for example) you will need to add a complex sports drink with electrolytes.
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I am not sure if you mean - can you administer a substance to yourself that would induce a cardiac arrest OR by thinking about it real hard, being in emotional distress, or by performing some extraordinary physical activity, could you induce cardiac arrest?\n\nYou could potentially administer any number of substances that would cause the heart to go into an arrhythmia, or go too fast, or stop...all potentially precipitating an arrest.  This could be done by mouth or by IV or via electricity.  \n\nIn terms of making it happen by running too hard or having an emotional event.  In short, you would need to have some heart disease there already in order for this to happen.  Therefore if you had a young healthy heart, it would be virtually impossible to induce a cardiac arrest by anything you did or by any amount of emotional distress.
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That happens to me too, after I make any sudden movements. I don't think you're going to drop dead from a heart attack any second now, but I do think if you don't do something about it it could lead to heart/chest problems later in life. I'm assuming it's your heart, unless you have a broken upper rib right in the middle of your chest. It's good that you've gone to a doctor to check things out, because you're better safe than sorry. If looking to be on the safe side, you should probably just drink lots of water and eat bananas or something because water flushes all of the bad toxins out of your body.
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Since caffeine and other methyxanthines act as competitive antagonists to adenosine.  This means that they bond to the same receptor site but fail to activate it.  As they are bound to the receptor, the true agonist is unable to bind and activate that receptor.   Similar to carbon monoxide, caffeine could have a higher affinity to the receptor thus attaching to the receptor longer and/or displacing adenosine from the receptor to attach.\n\nAs for the role of adenosine in dilation of blood vessels, I have only found that it dilates coronary arteries and constricts the the afferent arterioles of the glomerulus.
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Yes, they are actually really bad for you. Not only can the excessive amounts of sugar in them cause diabetes, but those drinks give you energy because they have caffeine and a substance called taurine. First of all, caffeine is what makes them so addicting, and it can stun your growth. Taurine, on the other hand, is a substance that increases your adrenaline. Your body produced adrenaline normally, but when it happens too often, it can greatly increase your risk of a heart attack. \n\nYou have two ways to do this. Either start cutting back gradually, since this will lessen your body's need for caffeine, or cold turkey. Whichever one you choose, just remember that for you to get over this addiction, is to have the WILL to do so. Best of luck!
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Been down that trail. 20 years of up to 5 --  20 ounce sodas a day. At first I cut down to cans, still 5 or so a day... Then, started cutting down on the amount of cans until I got to 1 a day, then I started pouring out part of that, meanwhile I started drinking hot green tea, and fruit juices that didn't have the high fructose corn syrup in them. Started taking vitamins. It finally became a ritual that I enjoy at both ends of the day. Gives me a minute of peace and calm while I drink it. (You can't imagine how much the vitamins and getting off the soda helped my stress level go down.) Green tea  is an antioxidant, fights cancer, wrinkles... so you can't go  wrong. Oh, I have to add a cap full or two of lemon juice to the tea, tastes better that way. Try Lipton Jasmine and Orange with Passionfruit. It is the best I've had so far. Good luck, stick with it, it's not easy. And if you fall off the "wagon" get back on, we're all up there pulling for you. (Took me a while of trying and failing, but I haven't had a soda all this year, and don't plan to. They stress me too much. Oh, and brush after drinking the lemon juice, the acid isn't good for your tooth enamel. --- But it is good for getting your bodies yeast under control. It turns alkaline in your body...So just drink up and brush.)
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It would take over 80 MONSTER energy drinks to kill someone from caffeine. So just drink your MONSTERS or Rockstars or w/e and just stay cool, chew gum to get the smell of alcohol off your breathe.
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Don't drink! 1st off\n\nYour heart isn't going to stop. you need to go to the doctor and have it checked out and then you will feel better. Are you taking your pulse yourself or have you been told by a doctor that you have a slow heart beat??\n\nWell my heart beats too fast and I get freaked out thinking I'm going to have a heart attack and after all these years I'm still here.\nSo unless you have been told by a doctor you have slow heart rate I wouldn't worry about it.\nJust chill and don't drink. Good lord you wouldn't be able to relax for feeling your heart...:)\nThat was suppose to be funnnny. \nReally I wouldn't drink!\n:)
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YES!!!  Absolutely.  Diet Coke, unless it's "caffeine free," has just as much caffeine as regular Coke, and caffeine increases heart rate which can trigger and/or intensify anxiety.  My boyfriend used to suffer from anxiety attacks, and he found that caffeine could trigger them. \n\nHere's the math:  Soda generally contains between 10-50mg of caffeine per serving--  but if you're having 64 ounces (or 5 cans) per day and there are 2 servings per can, that's 100-500mg of caffeine, which is equivalent to about 2 cups of caffeinated coffee... That's a significant intake, even by itself!\n\nSo I would suggest, based on that, to cut back your intake of caffeine per day.  I recommend switching to "caffeine free" diet coke.
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Both the sugar (or Diet Coke's sugar substitute) and the caffeine factor in your weight loss program. Obviously, excess calories from sugar won't help you, but be "empty calories" giving you little energy or satiety for the caloric intake.  \n\nCaffeine is known to raise heart rate and thus burn more calories in the process, however, it can be taxing your body. Caffeine isn't good for your adrenal system. The increased heart rate can make it react to the stress by releasing cortisol, or with an increase in insulin that can cause the body to store excess calories as fat. Caffeine can also inhibit proper function of your liver, involved in your metabolism and fat burning. \n\nI don't think you need to cut it out entirely, but you should really consider limiting your intake of your favorite drink while you are trying to loose weight. It's not so bad, though, because then when you do drink it, it will be a real treat. When you drink it less, it will seem to taste even better, too.