It wasn’t too long ago when the idea of buying bottled water sounded like a joke or a silly indulgence exclusive to yuppies. But what once was trendy is now common, and consumers of all persuasions stock up on bottled drinks as readily as they pick up boxes of breakfast cereal. In the process, they face a dizzying array of beverages that claim to be as good as or better than H2O. Should you have the sports drink? The green tea mix? Something with vitamin supplements? Before you decide, take a closer look at their labels; you’ll see that these so-called health drinks are loaded with caffeine, sugar, and salt, as well as artificial ingredients, sweeteners, and dyes known to cause cancer. These are also the drinks that our children are drinking on a daily basis.
But you don?t have to give up convenient drinks that have become a part of your lifestyle. MD Drinks–created by a doctor (natch?) – aims to fill that gap, with drinks that not only taste good, but are specifically formulated to undo the damage from all the toxins that have bombarded our bodies, both what we?ve put in them and from the toxic environment.
MD Drinks started by taking on a condition that would be intimately familiar with millions of consumers: the common hangover. Using the secrets and techniques he picked up in his training as a surgeon, Dr. Hughes zeroed in on ways to goad the metabolism and inflammation triggers and, in effect, the hangover itself. After creating early samples of their anti-hangover/anti-air pollution elixir, they worked with a leading flavor house and concocted the scrumptious citrus/prickly pear mix that would become their first drink, Function Urban Detox, launched in November 2005.
But what would a doctor know about the beverage industry? As an undergrad at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Hughes saw his friend’s father launch the popular SOBE line of drinks, which would eventually serve as the basis for his own creation. With MD Drinks, Dr. Hughes has taken on a Harvard MBA as his business partner to help build the company.
Function Urban Detox, the drink that started it all, promises to soothe your hangover, but that’s not all. Yes, it contains a powerful antioxidant called NAC, and combined with other ingredients in the drink, it takes away the puffy eyes, dry skin, headaches, and muscle pain associated with a hangover. And its effects apply internally as well, where it helps your liver process and expel alcohol-derived toxins, re-hydrates your system, replaces vitamins needed to kick-start your energy, and slows your body’s intake of congeners, the inflammation-causing toxic by-products of alcohol fermentation.
But even if you’re a teetotaler, you can benefit from Function Urban Detox to protect your body from the harmful effects of pollution and bolster your immune system. NAC, the same antioxidant that works on your hangover, helps clear your lungs and sinuses, and it guards against free radical damage carried by airborne pollution such as cigarette smoke or car fumes. Meanwhile, your immune system will luxuriate in the bath of vitamins and nutrients already found in the drink.
In addition to Function Urban Detox, MD Drinks offers Function Brainiac and Function Youth Trip. Like Function Urban Detox, neither drink contains caffeine or other preservatives, and they can be imbibed daily for optimum effects.
As its name promises, Function Brainiac targets cognitive functions with its combination of soy phosphatidylserine, the antioxidant NAC (again!), ginkgo biloba, vitamin E, and zinc. While vitamin E, zinc, and NAC are all powerful antioxidants that benefit the central nervous system, soy phosphatidylserine and ginkgo biloba work on the brain, and they have been shown to improve cognitive functions. All together, they help boost your intelligence, memory, and mood.
Function Youth Trip works to keep you young, no matter what your age. Developed by dermatologists, Function Youth Trip works both inside and outside to maintain your youthful appearance and to bolster your connective tissues and bones. Function Youth Trip counters the effects of daily environmental pollutants and UV exposure, which in turn result in free radical damage to your collagen and elastin stores. This dreaded domino effect leads to the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as weakened connective tissue and bones. In addition to containing vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, biotin, calcium, and zinc, Function Youth Trip features a proprietary blend of rutin (buckwheat flavonoid), grape seed extract, and Acai essential oils, renowned for their ability to refresh collagen and elastin for a younger, healthier appearance.Next time you feel an urge to reach for that diet soda or energy drink, try something that will quench your thirst, taste good, and renew your system, all the way to the core. With three delicious and beneficial beverages to choose from, you and your body will drink up the doctor-developed line, and MD Drinks does it all without caffeine or preservatives. You may not be drinking directly from the fountain of youth, but it comes pretty darn close.FunctionDrinks.com
