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back at my fav coffee shop & today it’s all about organic chemistry and biochemistry

BOOK EXCERPT of the WEEK: Ginkgo is in THOUSANDS of products, not just energy drinks. What does it do? 🤓In Chinese medicine, extracts from the leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree improve memory and concentration, treat anxiety and depression, and alleviate headaches, dizziness, and tinnitus (ringing in the ears). 🤓 HOW DOES GINKGO DO all these wonderful feats? TWO STRONG THEORIES: 🤓theory 1 - Ginkgo increases blood supply by dilating blood vessels, reducing blood viscosity, and decreasing the density of free radicals that wreak havoc on the body. 🤓theory 2 - PLACEBO EFFECT! If someone told you "Take this, it will improve your concentration and calm your anxiety" your subconscious is already onboard! 🤓Wait, what?!? GINKGO IS A LIE??? ⚡📚🤷🏼‍♀️Tune in next week for the answer to that question (spoiler alert: it's complicated)... If you enjoy these excerpts, you should DEFINITELY check-out (#libraryjoke) my book: "Are You a Monster or a Rock Star: A Guide to Energy Drinks- How They Work, Why They Work, How To Use Them Safely" available on Audible and Amazon and wherever books are sold, in all formats. 🤓💚📚🔬☕⚡🎧📖📕 #bookstagram #bookexcerpt #authorsofinstagram #scienceofenergydrinks #energydrinkingredients #ginkgo #anxiety #concentration #lies #chinesemedicine #foodscience #foodscientist #biochemnerd #scientistswholift #nerdswholift (at Pewaukee, Wisconsin)

Biotin is really boring. Biotin only knows how to do one thing. Biotin helps our bodies derive energy from fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. New research suggests more than 2,000 human genes depend on biotin for expression. However, all of these processes and mechanisms described above involve delivering carbon dioxide from one place to another. This is not to say biotin is not important, of course it is. For example, a fatty acid chain that is 3 carbons long is really hard to metabolize. It’s more difficult than three people trying to walk side-by-side down a narrow sidewalk. If you have four people, you can double-up and walk in two rows of two. After biotin slaps on another carbon dioxide molecule to make the chain an even number of carbons long, it’s a lot easier for our bodies to continue that metabolism reaction. . To learn more about the reactions where biotin gets to be the hero, get your copy of MY BOOK: “Are You a Monster or a Rock Star: A Guide to Energy Drinks — How They Work, Why They Work, How to Use Them Safely”...MY BOOK IS NOW ON AUDIBLE – woohoo!!!  🤓💚🔬⚡☕ #biotin #boring #boringbasicbiotin #bvitamins #energydrinkingredients #scienceofenergydrinks #ingredients #energydrink #biochemnerd #bookstagram #bookexcerpt #readme #readthebook #audiobook #author #audible #amazonbook #amazonauthor (at Huntington Beach, California)

This puppy metaphor will help you remember WHAT B5/PANTOTHENIC ACID DOES: ✔Pantothentic acid helps form Coenzyme A. ✔Coenzyme A is essential for metabolism of carbs, protein, fat, and alcohol. ✔When these food molecules break down, they end up as ACETATE. ✔Ace🐶tate may come from the metabolism of carbohydrates, fat, alcohol, or protein, just like a dog may come from the pet store, the pound, the street, or a neighbor. ✔Coenzyme A is like the 🤓person🤓 who brings a dog, in this case acetate, to the park. ✔Regardless of where it came from, a healthy dog wants to go to the park. If you bring it to the ➡️PARK and let it run, you'll see a 💥burst of energy💥. ✔In a similar fashion, 🤓coenzyme A🤓 has to bring ace🐶tate to the ➡️KREBS CYCLE, which results in a 💥huge release of energy💥 Get your copy of "ARE YOU A MONSTER OR A ROCK STAR: A GUIDE TO ENERGY DRINKS- HOW THEY WORK, WHY THEY WORK, HOW TO USE THEM SAFELY" available on Amazon (link in bio) and wherever books are sold #energydrinkingredients #vitamins #b5 #pantothenicacid #energy #metabolism #puppymetaphor #nutrition #foodscience #amazonbook #bookstagram #book #bookquotes #author #booknerd #readme #authorsofinstagram #bringyourdogtothepark #krebscycle #biochemistry #biochemnerd #acetate #coenzymeA (at Huntington Beach, California)