FRS Health Energy System

Energy drinks have been hyped up (and have gotten us hyped up) for a long time now. It seems like soda (or pop, depending on where you're from) is being driven out of the soft drink market by energy drinks. However, the amount of sugar, caffeine, and calories in these drinks makes them less than appealing to many athletes and health-conscious individuals.

What's worse is the diet versions of these energy drinks aren't much better. Sure, they might have less (or 0) calories, but they're loaded with artificial sweeteners and other nasty gunk you probably don't want to be putting in your body.

Enter the FRS Health Energy System. Instead of boring you with my pitiful recap of how the FRS Health Energy System was created, I'm just going to let you read the explanation straight from their website,

"FRS was originally formulated, tested, and refined by leading scientists as a fatigue fighting and general health drink. It was then discovered by endurance athletes who found that it boosted and sustained their peak athletic performance while helping to keep them healthy. Now FRS healthy energy is used by anyone who wants a sustained healthy energy boost.

The key ingredient in FRS is Quercetin. (pronounced: KWAIR-suh-ten)

Quercetin is a natural antioxidant found in the skins of apples, blueberries, and onions. It protects the adrenaline that your body naturally creates to give you energy for small daily tasks like staying awake at work and big events like running a marathon."

If you ask me, that's pretty cool. These guys weren't in the market to create an energy drink. They were scientists, trying to help cancer patients get over the failed immune systems and fatigue associated with chemo therapy. That's pretty darn sweet. If you there's anybody you can trust about what to put in your body, it's a team of doctors who are trying the help cancer patients.

Low-Calorie Ready to Drink Can
--one 11.5 oz. can, 25 calories per serving

Low-Calorie Powder
--14 packets, 10 calories per serving

Soft Chews
--30 chews, 40 calories per serving

Low-Calorie Concentrate
--one 10 oz bottle, 20 calories per serving

FRS is now offering a free two week trial of the FRS Health Energy System. You get to sample all of their products (though, unfortunately, not all of their flavors) for free, and if you like the FRS Health Energy System you can get set up on their recurring shipment program. You can change the amount and type of products you order, as well as the flavors (any changes are likely to cause a change in the order price, obviously).

If for some reason you decide you don't like it (i.e. if you just want to take advantage of the free trial to get some cheap energy drinks, or if you are just curious if this stuff even works) all you have to do is cancel within 14 days (that's why they call it a two week free trial) and you won't be rebilled. Pretty sweet.

I think it says a lot about how good this stuff is that they're willing to send you over $64 worth of product for just the cost of shipping. Even if you're not an athlete the FRS Health Energy System is a great idea for you. Think about it, you'd be replacing your $5/day latte habit with a healthy energy drink that has only a tiny amount of caffeine. You get an energy boost and you get to save money. What more could you want?

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The FRS Health Energy Drink and other products in the FRS Health Energy System, (like the soft chews, powdered drink mix, and concentrate) contain quercetin, green tea catechins, B vitamins, and s little bit of caffeine (equivalent to between 1/4 and 1/2 a cup of coffee). These four ingredients work together to provide you with energy in a way that is different from all other energy drinks and sports drinks I've found.

Quercetin and green tea catechins are powerful antioxidants (up to 100 times more powerful than vitamin C at protecting your body from free radicals), which promote your general health by protecting your cells from damage caused by toxins, pollutants, and oxidants (a by-product of your body's natural energy burnig processes). Quercetin has also been shown to block the effects of an enzyme called COMT (I looked up the long name for it and got discouraged because it means nothing to me).

It seems that COMT prohibits your body from efficiently using its own natural adrenaline, so, by blocking COMT, querceting allows your body to more efficiently use adrenaline. You don't need to jolt yourself with a huge does of caffeine or sugar to be more alert and energized, all you need to do is allow your body to effectively use the adrenaline it already makes. I really like this idea because it means I don't have to pump my body full of excess hormones (which adrenaline is) or caffeine to feel awake.

But wait, didn't I say that the FRS Health Energy System contains caffeine? Yes, I did, and it does. But the caffeine in FRS is a very small amount (equivalent to 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of coffee) and is intended to help your body more quickly take up the other ingredients.

Finish of this ingredient list with a shot of vitamins B (which themselves are known to be provide an energy boost), C and E (which also act as antioxidants) and you have one pretty darn good energy drink.