Smart Energy Drink panel

Back panel of the smart energy drink  can including ingredient list. You’ll notice the  smart energy drink panel has not only all the ingredients, but also the ORAC fn values. The proprietary pure smart energy blend is part of the secret that takes this from an ordinary energy drink to a smart energy drink.

What’s not in the smart energy drink

You’ll notice that there is no artificial flavors or colors, no preservatives, no refined sugar. This smart energy is mostly natural juice. Also notice the Flavonoid values. They are high, which is unusual for a drink like this. If you are not sure how flavonoids help your health, do some research and discover how they are now being seen by researchers as what may be the reason behind all the positive health benefits people claim they are getting from various fruits such as blueberries, chocolate, wine, etc.

If you are looking to try a Smart Energy drink, this may be  a good place to start.

Quercetin Smart Energy Drink Ingredient Study

There’s a new study on the effects of smart energy drink ingredient, quercetin, by the Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. They found some great health benefits of quercetin which can be found in some energy drinks.

They were looking at the effects of quercetin on certain cells in the prostate. More specifically: cancer cells. Too early to make health benefit claims, but this study evaluating the effects of the dietary flavonoid quercetin certainly look promising. Quercetin inhibited cell proliferation and modulated the expression of genes involved in DNA repair, matrix degradation and tumor invasion, angiogenesis, apoptosis, cell cycle, metabolism  and glycolysis.

Uh, that’s good for quercetin, bad for cancer.

In fact, they said that this may be an “efficacious anticancer agent” …. “to be used in the future nutritional transcriptomic investigations and multi-target therapy to overcome the therapeutic impediments against prostate cancer.” Basically, it should be used in future studies of genes (RNA) to help with the killing of cancer cells (in the prostate.) Notice: you have to say in the prostate, because no one knows if it works on other cancer cells, because only prostate cancer cells were used in the study. That’s because they are scientists. I’m not.

Quercetin is a natural energy drink ingredient

So if it works on one, I say why not try it? It’s not like you need a prescription for quercetin. It occurs naturally in some fruits and vegetables and is also in energy drinks. What could hurt? But, because besides not being a scientist, I am also not a doctor. What do I know? Maybe it could hurt. But I’m guessing it may help.

At least look for quercetin in your energy drink.