Comments on Weird Soda Review: Neurobrands Neurogasm

I stumbled upon this soda at a local walgreens.. O...

2010-04-01T13:15:33.566-07:00

I stumbled upon this soda at a local walgreens.. Of course, being a marketing major, the advertisments drew me in.. Neurogasm?! woohoo.. and I immediatly broke into a small daydream of wondering if it was possible for the brain to actually have a "gasm.." I like the warning on the back that states this is not for small children under 12 or for pregnant woman. Intresting.. The Neuro Trim was alright, nothing too fancy, I didnt really feel anything.
Today I have been sipping on the Neurogasm, and I must say, that I must be one of the many of the people with magnesium deficiency because I'm feeling this. Now, I am on sinus congestion medicine, so maybe there is a medicine interaction, but I must say my cheeks are warm and my head is feeling a little fuzzy.
So in conclusion, I must say that the extra Arginine and maybe the boost of Inositiol has stirred up some pleasant mood boosting feelings.. I will mostly likely return to buy a few more when i'm not on cold medicine and see if I get the same results.. :)

Definitely agree. I think we should start referrin...

2010-01-09T14:31:17.439-08:00

Definitely agree. I think we should start referring to other common elements and compounds with grandiose titles.
"Silicon dioxide, the sine qua non of sand"
"Bismuth, prince of elements beginning with B"
"Sulfur, the element whose isotopes provide a frisson of excitement to the periodic table"

*grin*

I wasn't passing judgment on the nutritional impor...

2010-01-05T21:09:04.738-08:00

I wasn't passing judgment on the nutritional importance of magnesium but rather the odd logical correlation of it being an essential mineral of Earth as though that somehow makes it a good thing to put in a soda. I would have no quibble if they were promoting their soda as containing an essential substance for humans, but no, they're framing their blurb around it being important in the Earth.

I would say not. Magnesium is an important ion in ...

2010-01-05T12:13:08.489-08:00

I would say not. Magnesium is an important ion in physiology, and we do need a regular supply of it. Apparently, magnesium deficiency is not that uncommon. However--like with many nutrients--it is plentiful in vegetables.
I'm not aware of any short-term "revitalizing" effect of magnesium (although I remember seeing a poster about how administration of large amounts post-stroke might help protect brain function), so I don't see any reason why having it in a soda would be particularly splendid.

And yes...why it would be Earth's "essential mineral" is beyond me.

Okay. I'll admit that I was intrigued enough by t...

2010-01-05T02:14:25.689-08:00

Okay. I'll admit that I was intrigued enough by the company name of Neurobrands to wonder what else they sold. Apparently they're only a soda company and not purveyors of neurological encyclopedias who decided to make a soda.

Anywho...as I was poking around their site, I was struck by their blurb about another flavor, NeuroAqua which states, "From the heavens to your body. Pure Adobe Spring water with the Earth's essential mineral, Magnesium. A perfect combination to revitalize."

Magnesium eh? That's a bit of an obscure choice to be singled out as the earth's essential mineral. And is the psudeo fact a that it is earth's essential mineral a compelling reason as to why I should wish to consume it via a soda?