Society dictates that we need to run at full speed, 24/7, 365 days a year. How we got here is beyond me. And in an effort to keep up the mind-numbing pace, someone decided to create a drink to boost us to the finish line. Unfortunately, sometimes that finish line is the emergency room at the local hospital.

Energy drinks have exploded on the scene in a myriad of labels and concoctions. All of which promise some level of alertness and acuity to help you finish that task or compete in that game. What some people are finding out is that it's putting their heart and blood pressure in the danger zone. There was even a report linking the consumption of an energy drink to a miscarriage.

Scary!

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