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My doctor told me I should stop drinking sodas and drink mostly plain water instead. The problem is that I hate drinking plain water. What’s really so bad about sodas?

The simple answer is that, even though sodas are mostly water, the rest of what’s in them is of little or no nutritional value. Both real sugar and artificial sweeteners present potential health problems, as do caffeine and artificial flavors and colors. Your body is best suited to process and use plain water, which it needs to function properly. Here are some facts about water and Coke:

Water
  1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (This may apply to as much as half of the world’s population.)
  2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
  3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
  4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
  5. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
  6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water per day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
  7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
  8. Drinking five glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%. Plus, it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%. One is even 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

COKE ... It's the Real Thing
  1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
  2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
  3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
  4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers, rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
  5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals, pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
  6. To loosen a rusted bolt, apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
  7. To bake a moist ham, empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
  8. To remove grease from clothes, empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info
  • The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
  • To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use the Hazardous-material place cards reserved for HIGHLY CORROSIVE materials.
  • The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you rather have a glass of water or Coke?

Women who are succeeding in kicking the soda habit and getting those eight glasses of water in per day have a few suggestions to help you make the switch. They recommend buying a water filter for your sink or in your fridge to make the water taste better. Add a wedge of lime or lemon if you like. They also suggest drinking it from a wine glass to add a touch of elegance.

This content was written by staff of HysterSisters.com by non-medical professionals based on discussions, resources and input from other patients for the purpose of patient-to-patient support.


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