What does Feather FLOW™ drink for golfers do to my teeth?

The acidity of the drink directly affects its shelf life. The pH of Feather FLOW™ is 3.6 – 3.7. This is about the same as the pH of soft drinks, sport drinks and energy drinks. This pH level safeguards the quality of Feather FLOW™ giving it a best before date of one year from bottling.
We recommend that, in addition to Feather FLOW™, you drink water or mineral water during your golf round. This way the effect of acidity on your teeth decreases.
Feather FLOW™ contains also green tea. Scientific research shows that green tea helps increase oral hygiene.

(Inhibition of acid production in dental plaque bacteria by green tea catechins. Hirasawa M, Takada K, Otake S. Caries Res. 2006;40(3):265-70)

Can diabetics drink Feather FLOW™?

This drink is suitable for diabetics as well. The magnesium, green tea and Pycnogenol® contained in Feather FLOW™ drink for golfers all help maintain sugar metabolism and blood sugar level.

(1. Oral magnesium supplementatioin imporves insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic subjects with insulin resistance. A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial. Guerreo-Romero R, Tamez-Perez HE, Gonzalez-Gonzalea G, Salinas-Martinez AM, Montes-Villareal J, Trevino-Ortiz JH, Rodrigues-Moran M. Diabetes Metab. 2004 June;30(3):253-8.
2. Effect of green tea on blood glucose levels and serum proteomic patterns in diabetic (db/db) mice and on glucose metabolism in healthy humans. Tsuneki H, Ishizuka M, Terasawa M, Wu JB, Sasaoka T, Kimura I. BMC Pharmacol 2004 Aug 26;4:18
3. French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol® lowers dose-dependently glucose in diabetes type II patients. Liu X, Zhou H-J, Rohdewald P (2004). Diabetes Care, 27(3):839.
4. Effect of Pycnogenol treatment on oxidative stress in streptozoitin-induced diabetic rats. Maritim A, Dene BA,Sanders RA, Watkins JB. (2003) J Biochem Mol Toxicol, 17:193-199
5. Inhibitory effect of Pycnogenol on generation of advanced glycation end products in vitro. Zhan TM, Han CH, Han YW, Gong H, Zhan EY, Zhang Y. (2003) Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin, 19:437-440.
6. Pycnogenol® for diabetic retinopathy: A review. Schönlau F, Rohdewald P (2002) International Ophthalmology, 24:161-171.)

Is that graph true?

The graph on the Feather FLOW™ label helps visualize the fact that the drink gives you even supply of energy throughout the game. This is based on the fact that L-Carnitine utilizes fat as a source of energy. Your energy carries you further. Pycogenol®, in turn, helps maintain sugar level while fructose releases energy evenly.
Feather FLOW™ drink for golfers has been designed so that all ingredients act together as a whole. The sum of its parts is larger than the sum of each individual ingredient put together.

(1. The Effect of L-Carnitine on Fat Oxidation, Protein Turnover and Body Composition in Slightly Overweight Subjects. Klaus D. Wutzke and Henrik Lorenz. Metabolism, Vol 53, No 8 (August) 2004, pp 1002-1006
2. Effects of Oral L-Carnitine Supplementation on In Vivo Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation in Healthy Adults. D.M. Müller, H. Seim, W. Kiess, H. Löster, T Richter. Metabolism, Vol 51, No 11 (November) 2002, pp 1389-1391)
3. Oral magnesium supplementation improves insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic subjects with insulin resistance. A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial. Guerreo-Romero R, Tamez-Perez HE, Gonzalez-Gonzalea G, Salinas-Martinez AM, Montes-Villareal J, Trevino-Ortiz JH, Rodrigues-Moran M. Diabetes Metab. 2004 June;30(3):253-8.
4. Effect of green tea on blood glucose levels and serum proteomic patterns in diabetic (db/db) mice and on glucose metabolism in healthy humans. Tsuneki H, Ishizuka M, Terasawa M, Wu JB, Sasaoka T, Kimura I. BMC Pharmacol 2004 Aug 26;4:18
5. French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol® lowers dose-dependently glucose in diabetes type II patients. Liu X, Zhou H-J, Rohdewald P (2004). Diabetes Care, 27(3):839.
6. Effect of Pycnogenol treatment on oxidative stress in streptozoitin-induced diabetic rats. Maritim A, Dene BA,Sanders RA, Watkins JB. (2003) J Biochem Mol Toxicol, 17:193-199
7. Inhibitory effect of Pycnogenol on generation of advanced glycation end products in vitro. Zhan TM, Han CH, Han YW, Gong H, Zhan EY, Zhang Y. (2003) Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin, 19:437-440.
8. Pycnogenol® for diabetic retinopathy: A review. Schönlau F, Rohdewald P (2002) International Ophthalmology, 24:161-171.)

How much caffeine does Feather FLOW™ contain?

Feather FLOW™ contains no added caffeine. The caffeine contained in the drink comes from green tea and guarana. A coffee cup (1.25 dl) of filter coffee contains about three times as much caffeine as a bottle of Feather FLOW™.

Is Feather FLOW™ a sports drink or an energy drink?

Feather FLOW™ is neither a sports drink nor an energy drink. It is a foodstuff intended for particular nutritional use (Decree 662/2000, Ministry of Industry and Trade, based on EU directive 398/1898 as amended by directives 84/1996 and 41/1999). This means that is has been designed for a particular use: as a balancing performance drink for golfers. There are two kinds of foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional use. The conventional ones contain mainly ordinary ingredients such as chocolate, oat flakes, sugar, nuts, and dried fruits. The other category is the category for formula products. Formula products are products whose ingredients constitute mainly of pure or concentrated carbohydrates, protein and/or fats. Formula products are aimed mainly at sportsmen and other special needs groups. Formula products can be used to substitute meals partially or completely. Feather FLOW™ drink for golfers has been classified by the Finnish Food Safety Authorities as a formula product. When you drink Feather FLOW™, you drink a formula product.

Can the bottle be recycled?

Feather FLOW™ drink for golfers is packed in 0.5 litre PET bottles. Beginning January 2008 PET bottles can be returned for recycling. These bottles will not be refilled. They will be recycled as raw material for new products. The deposit for Flow bottles and other PET bottles will be 0.20 €.
Currently, 90 % of drink cans sold in Finland are returned. This is an exceptionally high figure internationally speaking. Flow Drinks challenges everyone who buys Flow to help meet this return rate.
Until PET packaging can be returned for recycling, you can recycle your bottles along with other packaging made of similar raw material. Some larger shopping malls have bins labelled “energiajae” for this purpose. Should you wish to recycle you bottles, you can drop them into one of these.

What does Feather Flow mean?

In addition to feather referring to feathers, the things birds are covered with, it also refers to hitting a long, high that drops lightly on the green, with little roll (http://en.mimi.hu/golf/feather.html). It also refers to hitting, throwing, passing, or shooting softly and usually with precision (www.m-w.com).

Flow is a concept proposed by the Hungarian born psychologist, Mihaly Csiksznetmihalyi. Flow is a mental state of operation in which a person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing, characterized by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement and success in the process of the activity.

Feather FLOW™ helps you achieve this mental state in golf.

This concept is not related to the phrase “to go with the flow” which means “to conform”.