It really works!
On Saturday night, I was to meet up with my Li’l Bro and a cousin for a late-night romp at one of Seattle’s neighborhoods. By 6pm, I was already feeling quite tired, having started the day with an early morning run. Add a fast-food Chinese dinner and I was inching my way toward Slumberville.
So, before I rendezvoused with them, I headed to a 7-Eleven convenience store to purchase one of those 5-Hour Energy drinks. I’ve always been weary of such products, afraid primarily that it contains ingredients that would make me later regret having imbibed it, but I was pleasantly surprised. Not only does it not have sugar (instead relying on the artificial sweetener called sucralose, which is the same thing that Splenda), it relies on vitamin B12 as its primary source of energy. Here’s a snapshot of the ingredients label that I got from this website.
Immediately after downing the shot (which, apparently, is what you’re supposed to do rather than sipping it), I was feeling more energetic and, indeed, three or four hours later, I felt like I could go on for another couple of hours. Alas, at 1am, when I got back to my sister’s place (where I was crashing for the night), I was ready for bed but didn’t feel any sort of “crash” that the product predicted I wouldn’t have.
For years, I’ve avoided Red Bull like the plague because I didn’t want to rely on any sort of energy drink in order to get though a day– especially since it contains caffeine, which I cannot have. Now that I’ve tried 5-Hour Energy, I think I’ve found the closest thing to the fountain of youth that I can get in a 2-ounce bottle.
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