The popular energy drink Red Bull is banned in Norway, Uruguay and Denmark because of the serious health risks associated with its use.A study conducted in 2008, at the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, tested the cardiovascular systems of 30 young adults one hour before and one hour after consuming one 250ml can of sugar-free Red Bull.Worryingly, the results showed that the ingestion of one can of Red Bull had an immediate detrimental effect on both endothelial function, and normal blood coagulation. Commenting on the findings, lead researcher Scott Willoughby said: “One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood systems) were no longer normal. They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease”.Willoughby said Red Bull could be deadly when combined with stress or high blood pressure, impairing proper blood vessel function and possibly lifting the risk of blood clotting which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. However, everyone should beware of its harmful effects as the study showed “normal people develop symptoms normally associated with cardiovascular disease”.

So ditch the coffee, sugary snacks, energy drinks and pills that are literally sucking the energy right out of you... leaving you feeling groggy and more tired than you were before.All that caffeine and sugar, on top of the chemical stimulants, stresses out your poor adrenal glands and upsets your hormone levels, which is a sure-fire recipe for burn out