Advantages: excellent general tonic, effective mental and physical stimulant Disadvantages: none - although things might start to get sketchy if you drink far too much of the coffee
...such as ginseng and taurine, guarana has recently become a very fashionable word to bandy about. I’m sure you know the kind of thing I mean – stuff you get in energy drinks, the kind of things style magazines tell you are cool because they give you a buzz. The trouble is, none of them really tells you what these substances are actually about, and while in this case it’s not a particular problem, as guarana isn’t really hazardous, I think that all ... ...this area of the world, guarana has many varied and complementary effects. In the West it is largely known as a stimulant – its primary stimulatory constituent is actually natural caffeine (also known as guaranine in this context). However, this stimulatory effect is much greater than that of the equivalent dose of artificial caffeine, as the herb contains a range of other phenolic compounds, giving a holistic effect. These chemicals work on the ...
digitalburn 29.05.2001 (24.10.2001)
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Advantages: Easily available and natural Disadvantages: Innefective
Guarana is a much hyped herb,the Amazonian Natives swear by it.If you followed the hype then maybe you would too.
Guarana is available in a number of forms; loose powder or whole seeds (which you roast and grind yourself) available from a herbalist (such as Neals' Yard or Baldwins) .Alternatively there seem to be an ever-increasing amount of retail outlets in the high street selling it too,such as Boots and Holland & Barret.These shops mainly sell ... ...or as a supplement.It is also an ingredient in alcoholic drinks such as Red.
My first experiences with this herb began when I was at the Reading Festival several years ago. Feeling the effects of festival fatigue,me and a friend chanced upon some buzz gum at a head shop.I was after a bit of a cheap (and legal!) thrill so we bought a packet each.
We set about chewing a couple of pieces and awaited the effects.Can you guess what happened next?Yep,absolutely ...
mrbibbly 25.02.2001
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Advantages: Gives you more energy, made from natural ingredients Disadvantages: Can keep you awake – not good sometimes
...had my first intake of guarana when I bought some coffee called ‘Rocket Fuel’. I didn’t even read the ingredients before buying it but it looked like good stuff. Now you see normal coffee makes me go slightly wonky but this stuff was great, I was hyperactive all day long. I think it may have been a mixture of the caffeine and the guarana, and the fact that I had five cups. Couldn’t sleep that night. Now you are listening to ... ...I decided to research this guarana stuff and found out that it has many uses. Apart from keeping you awake it is also used for weight loss, not that I need to loose weight, I just thought that this was interesting.
I would definitely say it is a good substitute for Pro-Plus. Don’t have too much though or you will be awake for days.
After the coffee I found that you can buy guarana in tablet form, like a type of vitamin. You can get it from ...
annette_tr9 23.03.2001
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Advantages: much nicer than coffee ! Disadvantages: if you don`t take too much of it ,none !
...alkohol on a party ,and guarana desn`t suck so much water out of your body ! it is much better than any of those other coffein drinks you can get in a bottle to keep you awake ! you can take it with vitamin c and it will keep you awake faster ... it also has some good vitamins in it and stuff ... this is really good! ...
xsmoothx 03.10.2003
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