SHATTERED YOUTH! Mixing upper drinks with downer drinks...Don't do it!

Elvis Presley got into serious trouble with his body when he began to take uppers to wake him up and downers so he could sleep. Living on pills this way is not healthy. Most people realize this. What some people may not realize is that mixing strong alcohol with Guarana and other uppers may prove fatal.

Guarana and other uppers can be found in many energy drinks. Many energy drinks are also loaded with a lot of sugar - an upper in its own right. The idea of energy drinks, of course, is to provide you with more energy and in a hurry.

All forms of alcohol can be classified as downers. Alcohol makes one drowsy and less responsive hence it is not a good idea to drink and drive. Hence, also, it is a downer.

What do you think happens when we mix, say, six energy drinks with, say, six beers or six scotches? Well, death is possible. The combination can literally be a heart stopper. If you have drunk that many energy drinks in tandem with that many glasses of alcohol and got away with minimal damage to your system then you are lucky. Next time you may not be so fortunate.

Don't play Russian roulette with your drinks and your life! Just because you can buy energy drinks at the local supermarket doesn't mean they are completely harmless. Some are labeled one a day only for a reason. Just like most things that have an affect on your body, it is up for abuse.

Use energy drinks the way they were meant to be used and you are perfectly fine and safe. Drink alcohol the way alcohol should be drunk and you are fine and safe. Act dumb with alcohol and energy drinks and it could be lethal. Think about it and have a good and safe Christmas and a happy new year. 2009.

Let's plug away and make 2010 a much better year than 2009!

Well, 2010 was some year! Good in some respects. Not so good in others.

There are cans of drink out there right now that combine Vodka with Guarana. One can probably won't do you much damage but I wouldn't try six. It is possible that six might well prove dangerous, even lethal.

2011 hasn't been a great year so far for people living in Queensland and Victoria. It hasn't been a great year so far for those living in Christchurch, New Zealand or some parts of Japan. The year, however, isn't over by a long shot and aiming at good health remains important.